Two anxious young lovers lost in the woods. A beckoning mansion in a dark clearing. A short modern-day retelling of Hansel and Gretel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin.
It's bad enough that Hazel and Gray have defied the demands of Hazel's foul stepfather. The Monster has forbidden their romance. Now they've awakened in the forest, phones dead, hours past curfew. But not far away is a grand estate in the middle of nowhere. The door is open. In this short story about choosing your own path, the fury of the Monster that awaits them back home may be nothing compared to what lies ahead.
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The house looks inviting enough.
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(Amazon Original Stories, 15 December 2020, ebook, 30 pages, borrowed from @AmazonKindle, #PrimeReading)
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I really enjoyed this original take on a well-loved fairy-tale, Hansel & Gretel. It's one of my favourite fairy tales and although this is a very modern take on it there are still echoes of the original tale to be found such as the creepy woods, sinister parental figure and the beckoning house. This story gets pretty dark at times especially when Hazel wakes up in the strange house and discovers just what dark horrors await. I really enjoyed this.
