Green Fuse Burning

Life was like a language I couldn't speak.

I've been meaning to read this for WAY too long, and I'm glad I finally did. I listened to the audiobook narrated by the author and it was lovely! I love grief-themed horror stories and this one portrayed it beautifully. While the more horror-centric elements of the plot lost me at times, I kept being drawn back in by not only the protagonist's commentary on grief and loss, but also by her own mental struggles with simply existing. I thought the ending felt a little bit rushed and wouldn't have minded the novella being longer, but overall, I really enjoyed it.

I read a final copy borrowed from the library, but for the sake of disclosure, I was also gifted an early review copy. All thoughts are honest and my own.

✨ Representation: sapphic Mi'kmaq main character, sapphic side character, portrayal of a sapphic relationship

✨ Content warnings for: grief, loss of a parent, terminal illness, suicidal ideation, erasure of Native culture, climate crisis descriptions, parental abuse (brief)