Little Knife
Ratings18
Average rating3.4
This is the third Ravkan folktale in the series, but it wasn't as good as the previous two. Leigh is talented at writing fairytales, but this one fell a bit short. However, there are some amazing sentences that can be great quotes. The river a real one though for saving the girl from all those men.
honestly loved the fact that i couldn't guess what the story was about from its title.things we learn:-Semyon's terrible at naming who names a river 'little knife' please--Little knife is infact, extremely cool.“Will you remain here with the father who tried to sell you, or the Prince who hoped to buy you, or the man too weak to solve his riddles for himself? Or will you come with me and be bride to nothing but the shore?”like the other stories in the grishaverse, it did not end the way i expected it to. [a:Leigh Bardugo 4575289 Leigh Bardugo https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1534446099p2/4575289.jpg]'s writing never fails to surprise me. and since i love anything that catches me offguard, i absolutely love all her books.“She lived in happy solitude, and grew old, and never worried when her beauty faded, for in her reflection she always saw a free woman.”These short stories can be treated as standalones since they don't really have any connection to the actual novels and are a great way to get into [a:Leigh Bardugo 4575289 Leigh Bardugo https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1534446099p2/4575289.jpg]'s books. You should absolutely pick it up whether you have read the grisha trilogy and six of crows or not.
Short story - sort of a fairy tale set in a fictional town / forest (inspired by Russia). Quick, easy read.
Free to read on tor.com.