Crystal
Eyes
Only
the title story is same as before, the rest of the stories have
changed, this year the stories are all about magic, and most of them
are light. Quite light in comparison to my stories of previous year!
There
are stories about magical beings, things good and bad magic can do
and sometimes if not always what happens to them who meddle with
magic.
Don’t
forget to share your views after reading.
WORDS LEFT BY READERS (ABOUT THE
PREVIOUS ISSUE)
Crystal
Eyes – Review by Troy David Loy
Crystal
Eyes: In the title story, Prabhat has collected an unusual find at a
curio shop, and has recurring dreams
of a young woman from long ago. He discovers a trap laid by an evil
magician, a tantric, to take or to destroy the woman of those dreams.
This one has a sad ending, but very well done.
Ye
have been warned 2: First, in Warning 11, a young girl gets attacked
by giant monster Snapdragons after trying to pick them, then in
Warning 12, "The Smell from Hell," there are the unpleasant
results of a curse of red ice (Yew!), in Warning 13, a seemingly
deserted house gets scoped by movie producers, only to prove actually
haunted, and NOT available to rent for shooting! In Warning 14,
"Scarecrow Nights," cats and other local pets must be kept
indoors on certain nights, or they are never seen again! In Warning
15: “Howler Nights,” a small town must vacate the vicinity on
certain nights of the year, or get no sleep. In Warning 16, "You
will see her only once!" a local pleasure house offers girls
whose Faces May Not Be Seen, or dire things await the beholder! In
Warning 17: "Peep through keyhole and ye shall be hexed!" A
peeping Tom gets his "reward" for being more curious than
he should. These were fun!
Reality
Fairytale exposure 1: Snow:
Young
Trinca finds a magic book in a secondhand shop, and strikes up a
friendship of sorts with it, as it tells her twisted versions of
otherwise familiar stories beginning with a new take on Snow White.
This is different! Appetite whetted!
In
Reality Fairytale exposure 2: Cinders:
Trinca
hears another story from her magic book, this time an unusual version
of Cinderella, and in my view, a much more interesting one. I liked
these two stories especially, and would like to see others in the
same vein in future books, perhaps with Indian fairy tales as well,
as those would be fun!
Over
all: I've enjoyed the previous version of this book, and this edition
is even better!
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