Orfeia

This feels like something Patricia McKillip could've written, except for the prose, which is simpler and feels very contemporary.

It particularly reminded me of a book by McKillip I finished quite recently (SOLSTICE WOOD), which was essentially a fae story set in the modern world, just like this one. The difference being that ORFEIA is much more recent and is also very deliberately set in the world of today (with Fitbits and smartphones) while also retelling the story of Orpheus in a somewhat interesting way.

It's a short, good and refreshing story, even if it felt like there was something missing to make this a truly great read. I love fairy tale retellings, but ultimately I never managed to fully connect with this and I just don't think it will stay with me. It's a very inoffensive, kind of forgettable book.