Runescribe by Megan Derr
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Recommendation
A beautiful short story that follows Tyri and his plea with the universe. He is blindly (pun intended) thrown in the path of Rathte and his life changes forever. I wanted more of this story. It was so sweet and has so much potential to be an amazing book. Loved the characters, especially his sister Vessie, and really enjoyed their interactions. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy this cute tale!
Excerpts
Tyri yelped as he was swept up off his feet and flailed briefly before finally managing to throw his arms around the stranger's neck. So close, the cloak still mostly, awkwardly wrapped around him, he was struck by hints of the stranger's cologne – night jasmine, anise, musk. Mercy. He wanted to roll around in that scent.
Rathte swept him up, quite literally off his feet, and kissed him back with an ardent heat that left Tyri shivering. When they eventually broke apart, both panting and flushed, he said "I have never been more grateful to have knocked someone over."
Publisher synopsis
Near-blind without his glasses, regarded as a burden to his family, Tyri left his clan to attempt a career as a runescribe in the city, taking his mute sister Vess with him so she doesn't grow up tormented as he was.
But finding a job proves more difficult than he anticipated, and his last hope to avoid being thrown out on the streets depends on the interview he has that morning.
A morning that comes crashing down on him by way of a thunderstorm and the stranger who runs into him and destroys his glasses…
Review published January 1, 2019