The Keeper by A.G. Henley

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Title: The Keeper: A Brilliant Darkness Story
Author: A.G. Henley
Series: Brilliant Darkness #1.5
Published by: Indie
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 45
Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult, Fantasy
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's COYER Quarantine Edition
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My rating:

Blurb:

Peree knows what he’s doing as the new Keeper of the Water Bearer, Fennel.

He knows Fennel’s Sightless. He knows that means the Scourge can’t hurt her when she gathers fresh water for her people. He knows how to wield his bow and arrow to kill piles of the revolting flesh-eaters as they swarm around her. He’ll motivate her, distract her, do anything he can to keep her working. And most important, he'll make sure his people get every drop of their share of the water she collects. Peree knows his duty is to his people and his people alone, and not to the Water Bearer.

What he doesn’t know is that he's falling in love with her.

THE KEEPER is a 45-page long companion story to THE SCOURGE, Book 1 of the Brilliant Darkness series. It is a retelling of the first few chapters of THE SCOURGE from Peree's point of view.

4 stars — I might be in the minority, but I kind of love alternative POV short stories.  I love getting in the head of another major character and seeing things through their eyes.  And that’s what this short story from Peree gave me.

The problem?  It was too short.  It just made me want more.  It did answer a question I had that was seriously burning me, so there’s that!  But getting this taste just made want to know what he was thinking at each point along their journey.  I’m greedy.  😛