That was freaking beautiful.
So short, but also surprisingly weighted: "Exodus 20:3" is a novella brimming with yearning and hope and it left me feeling so happy and buoyant and just a tad melancholic. It was absolutely lovely story with an even lovelier prose: I'm not a picky reader so I usually don't take much heed of the storytelling style, if it's lirical or refined enough, but Freydís Moon's prose was magical and sweeping and it literally sucked me into the story. The atmosphere was equally impressive. It's a blend of eerie and enchanted and dreamy, a bit like a fairy tale, or, given the subject of this novella, maybe a bit like a biblical one, with its epic-like quality, the life-changing, mind-altering weight to it.
Diego, the trans protagonist of this novella, had the perfect kind of voice for this novella: in his own right he's equally magical, and impressive and miraculous. The story is a very short one, so easy to devour, but in less that 100 pages the author manages to portray a character journey that feels pretty much monumental: Diego's lost and alone and near enough at his wits' ends, but thanks to his mind-altering meeting with Ariel, he ends up finding purpose and hope and acceptance and love. I loved his story and I loved their love story and I loved how they were together.
So yes, it'a a fairly profound and epic story of biblical proportions. But it's also a very sensual, mouth-watering sexy tale of seduction and devotion with a hefty, hefty, side-dish of monster f***ing. Get me an author who can do both, right? *fans herself*
So, all round chef kissing: I absolutely adored this novella. It's out now, so go and do yourself a favour and BUY IT.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.