Short Story Saturday: Broken Paper Hearts by Seanan McGuire

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Series: InCryptid #0.13
Author: Seanan McGuire
Released: February 23, 2015
Received: Patreon

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Broken Paper Hearts is the thirteenth short in Seanan McGuire’s Jon/Fran stories – part of the larger InCryptid series. It should have struck me that this number is an unlucky one long before I picked it up to read.

Oh my god. How is it possible for a mere fourteen pages to mess me up so badly? This short story had me crying my eyes out. More than that, it had me feeling down and glum for the entire day. I regret reading this one so early in the morning!

I knew that this moment was coming, and yet it still tore my heart out. I’m blaming Seanan McGuire’s writing there. She does an exceptional job of storytelling and of making us actually care about her characters.

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About Liz (AKA Cat)

I am an avid animal lover, photographer, reader, and much more. While my photography blog is feeling a bit neglected at the moment, the other sites I'm involved in are going strong. ✧I review books, comics, and basically anything else in the literary world over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks (of Books). ✧I review comics and books, as well as write content for Word of the Nerd. ✧I review comics for Monkeys Fighting Robots. ✧I write content for Screen Rant and CBR. ✧I write book reviews for The Review Crew.
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