I’m probably biased, because I’ve been a fan of Vernon’s work for ages now, from back when I first discovered her Digger comic online, and this story has just what I love about her work, whether it is her art or her stories. But there is Rhea and her helpful hedgehog, and that’s just great. Lord Crevan’s house is all manner of wrong, from the golem-birds that warn you to “be bold, but not too bold”, to the inhabitants, there is a palpable sense of “nope” from Crevan. And The Seventh Bride certainly delivers on both fronts. Creepy, strangeness, but also adorable awesomeness. Kingfisher is her pseudonym) then you’ll have a fair idea of what to expect from this story. If you’re at all familiar with Ursula Vernon (T. Not that the hedgehog can talk, but he manages to communicate through body language. Luckily she is not alone, she has a hedgehog for company, and for occasional guidance. A life from one, a death from another, and usually not for himself to use, but if he thinks a gift might be served better elsewhere then he will take it from his wife and sell it on.

Crevan doesn’t kill his wives, he steals from them, something different from each. That general outline is probably ringing some Bluebeard related bells, as well it should, but this is not just a retelling of that Bloody Chamber. He is not in when she arrives, but she is welcomed by his other wives.

She does as Lord Crevan has commanded and leaves her home to visit his home.

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