Title: Tiny Forgotten Wishes
Author: Janky Fluffy
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: June 20, 2024
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal
Length: 58 pages
Source: I received a free copy from the author
Rating: 3 Stars
Blurb:
Content Warning: Death, a cult, ableist characters. I won’t discuss any of these topics in my review.
Review:
Think of this collection like a sampling platter of different worlds and characters. A nibble here and there may fill you up.
Trolls aren’t very common in modern fantasy stories from what I’ve observed, so “Leftover Food for Wellness” piqued my interest. Figuring out why someone would purposefully seek one out in this day and age didn’t take very long, but it did give me food for thought as the arrogant main character made one bad decision after the next. I’ll leave it up to other readers to discover what those choices were and how they turned out for him, but I liked seeing his reaction to getting his wish. There’s definitely something to be said for making wishes come true…even the ones that never should have been made in the first place.
As intrigued as I was by the premise of “A Pretty Apocalypse,” the plot holes in it made it difficult for me to remain invested in what was happening. Social media has downsides to be sure, but I wasn’t convinced that this alone could cause society to collapse. While all of the stories in this collection were purposefully written to be short and sweet, this was one of multiple examples I thought would have been better if there had been more time to explain what was happening in them.
“Another Curse of Unlimited Wishes” was refreshing. Of course genies should have the chance to fall in love the way humans do! There were a few fun twists in this one which was a little surprising given how short it was. I will tip my cap to the author for pulling that off and for finally making the genie the main character of this sort of tale. That doesn’t happen often enough in this genre for my tastes, so I was glad to see it here.
Tiny Forgotten Wishes was my first introduction to this author’s work, and I look forward to reading more in the future.