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Kill Your Darlings

by L.E. Harper

Book Details

Publisher:Shivnath Productions
Published:2023-05-24
Pages:296
Format:BOOK
Language:en
ISBN:9781792366604

Reading Info

About This Book

"INKHEART meets INCEPTION in this allegorical masterpiece." Fantasy author Kyla knows dreams don't come true. Isolated and grappling with debilitating depression, she copes by writing about the realm of Solera. Fearless heroes, feisty shapeshifters, and mighty dragons come alive on her pages. She adores her characters, but she doesn't believe in happy endings. And if she can't have one, why should they? Kyla's on the verge of giving up on everything when she wakes one morning, magically trapped

Our Review

INKHEART meets INCEPTION in this allegorical masterpiece where a fantasy author's despair literally consumes the world she built. Trapped in her own creation, Kyla is forced to confront the bleakness she wrote into Solera, a realm now buckling under the weight of her depression. The fearless heroes and mighty dragons she once adored now face the consequences of her hopelessness, making for a darkly immersive fantasy that questions the very nature of creation.

What makes this story so compelling is its raw, unflinching exploration of mental health through a high-concept fantasy lens. The narrative powerfully blurs the line between creator and creation, forcing Kyla to decide if she can save her characters from the ending she believes they deserve. Readers who appreciate deeply psychological fiction and meta-narratives about storytelling will find this a profoundly resonant and cathartic read about fighting for light in the darkest of places.

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Fiction

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Fiction