The Lover
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- Create Date：2023-10-24 04:19:42
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- ISBN：B0C9JYHY1D
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Summary
During a brutal winter， a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods， in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia， the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic。
Judith knows her sister， Alice， is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from wishing for love。 When a handsome and gentlemanly hunter appears in their village， seeking lodging from the cold， she believes her lover has finally arrived。 He does， indeed， choose to stay—but as Alice’s husband， not her own。 When another stranger comes out of the woods， looking every bit a vagrant， he offers Judith something mysterious and enticingly strange。 Against reason and decency， she welcomes both men into her life， in different ways。 As forbidden longings ensnare each of them， an unrelenting winter storm and an evasive wolf on the prowl have everyone on edge…and ravenous。 By spring thaw， will any of their hungers be satisfied？
Judith knows her sister， Alice， is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from wishing for love。 When a handsome and gentlemanly hunter appears in their village， seeking lodging from the cold， she believes her lover has finally arrived。 He does， indeed， choose to stay—but as Alice’s husband， not her own。 When another stranger comes out of the woods， looking every bit a vagrant， he offers Judith something mysterious and enticingly strange。 Against reason and decency， she welcomes both men into her life， in different ways。 As forbidden longings ensnare each of them， an unrelenting winter storm and an evasive wolf on the prowl have everyone on edge…and ravenous。 By spring thaw， will any of their hungers be satisfied？
Reviews
Jhayla Harruff
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I LOVED this short story！ It was fun and twisted。
Savanna Paige
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A shirt， sweet， but creepy fairytale。 Nothing too special but kept me occupied。 This was apart of Amazon’s first reads for the month of October。 “Love！ What a simple word that could not encompass her feelings， so deep and turbulent she feared she’d drown just by looking at him。 Her every waking hour was yearning; the nights were sleepless sorrow。 From the first moment he’d spoken to her， she’d loved him， then had to endure the agony of his loss。 Now she knew a new agony， both the pleasure of his A shirt， sweet， but creepy fairytale。 Nothing too special but kept me occupied。 This was apart of Amazon’s first reads for the month of October。 “Love！ What a simple word that could not encompass her feelings， so deep and turbulent she feared she’d drown just by looking at him。 Her every waking hour was yearning; the nights were sleepless sorrow。 From the first moment he’d spoken to her， she’d loved him， then had to endure the agony of his loss。 Now she knew a new agony， both the pleasure of his embrace and the weight of sin。” 。。。more
Valerie
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"love！ What a simple word that could not encompass her feelings" "love！ What a simple word that could not encompass her feelings" 。。。more
Daniele
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The fairy tale story was a fun read！
Angielovesart06
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Flew through this so fast XD a flamboyant short story， with a bit of a jaw dropping ending but she slayed HAHAHA
Zhenya Kurochkina
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This short story was a great October read！ It’s mysterious and reminds me a bit of Untamed Shore。
Cath
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I went for a short story in an attempt to sort my reading slump out。。。 Aaaaaaaaah！ perfection！I really love things that feel like Grimms Fairy tales （I used to read this as a kid - it was basically glued into my hands）。 This story has that feel， there's a bit of romance， but only in the same way that there is in some of Grimms - super quick read， I really loved the style and the feel - Can we have a whole novel in this style please？Short stories to the rescue！ If you love fairy tale retellings， I went for a short story in an attempt to sort my reading slump out。。。 Aaaaaaaaah！ perfection！I really love things that feel like Grimms Fairy tales （I used to read this as a kid - it was basically glued into my hands）。 This story has that feel， there's a bit of romance， but only in the same way that there is in some of Grimms - super quick read， I really loved the style and the feel - Can we have a whole novel in this style please？Short stories to the rescue！ If you love fairy tale retellings， this one is for you！ Might I dare suggest it's a take on Red Riding Hood？！ 。。。more
Steff Mother of Sphynx
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3。75 ⭐️ a little taster for when I get around to picking up one of her full length novels （I have most of them！）。
Jess
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This story feels like a Grimms' fairytale。 The suspense and dark atmosphere made this a quick read。 The ending was also quite satisfying。 This story feels like a Grimms' fairytale。 The suspense and dark atmosphere made this a quick read。 The ending was also quite satisfying。 。。。more
Tofu
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As promised， it is a short story。 The synopsis tells you exactly what's going to happen， and the ending is obvious from very early in the story。 Not bad， just not very satisfying。 As promised， it is a short story。 The synopsis tells you exactly what's going to happen， and the ending is obvious from very early in the story。 Not bad， just not very satisfying。 。。。more
Maria
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really really quick and enjoyable read。 i enjoyed the writing style but nothing revolutionary。 just a good， silly time
Chaela
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3。5 stars rounding upI liked this short story！ I enjoyed the writing and the fairy tale feeling that it had。
Abi Franklyn
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Boy， this was bad。 Luckily， it was free and it was short。 It saves me the trouble of wondering if I would enjoy this author’s writing。 I would not。 Immature， at best。
Ashley Wendt
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This was my first SMG book and I loved it。 In it's short 40 pages it was atmospheric with well written characters and a page turning plot。 Perfect quick dark fairy tale vibes for spooky season。 This was my first SMG book and I loved it。 In it's short 40 pages it was atmospheric with well written characters and a page turning plot。 Perfect quick dark fairy tale vibes for spooky season。 。。。more
Amanda （In A World Of Pages）
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Today I chose to read this short story from this months Amazon first reads。 It was actually one I would have liked to continue a little more。 I’m not usually one to read short stories often but I found this one to be interesting。 This short story is about a woman searching for love but finding it in the wrong places。 Will she one day realize her great love is actually living amongst the trees？ It reminds me of a dark grimms fairytale。 Just a reminder it is only a short story so only 42 pages。 Ke Today I chose to read this short story from this months Amazon first reads。 It was actually one I would have liked to continue a little more。 I’m not usually one to read short stories often but I found this one to be interesting。 This short story is about a woman searching for love but finding it in the wrong places。 Will she one day realize her great love is actually living amongst the trees？ It reminds me of a dark grimms fairytale。 Just a reminder it is only a short story so only 42 pages。 Keep that in mind。 。。。more
JoyReaderGirl1
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In a time long ago， near a forest deep and dark， lived sisters Alice and Judith， the former a widow needing a replacement father for her children， and the later a romantic dreamer desiring a perfect lover to rescue her from the drudgery of daily life， in this gothic short-story， “The Lover，” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia。 Both women seem to get their wishes when a handsome hunter， Nathaniel， appears on the scene。 But as this tale of love and duplicitous deceit unfurls， darker， stranger， ravenous event In a time long ago， near a forest deep and dark， lived sisters Alice and Judith， the former a widow needing a replacement father for her children， and the later a romantic dreamer desiring a perfect lover to rescue her from the drudgery of daily life， in this gothic short-story， “The Lover，” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia。 Both women seem to get their wishes when a handsome hunter， Nathaniel， appears on the scene。 But as this tale of love and duplicitous deceit unfurls， darker， stranger， ravenous events transpire in the depths of the snowy winter。JoyReaderGirl1 graciously thanks Amazon First Reads， Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia， and Publisher Amazon Original Stories for this advanced reader’s copy （ARC） for review。 。。。more
Dez the Bookworm
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What a wicked little fairtale。This story immediately reminded me of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales。 If you like that sort of vibe， you'll mostly enjoy this。This is a short story to be read in one sitting and the moral is twisted。 The writing is decent but I felt it was a little stiff and a few things in the story were off for me， which is why I took off a star。 Follow a young maiden as she tries to understand her destiny and how she fits into her own world。 She's supposed to find her lover accor What a wicked little fairtale。This story immediately reminded me of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales。 If you like that sort of vibe， you'll mostly enjoy this。This is a short story to be read in one sitting and the moral is twisted。 The writing is decent but I felt it was a little stiff and a few things in the story were off for me， which is why I took off a star。 Follow a young maiden as she tries to understand her destiny and how she fits into her own world。 She's supposed to find her lover according to an omen of sorts but what she finds is more than she expected。 。。。more
Steve Klassen
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Short and a lot of fun to read。 And the ending was awesome。
taylor
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very intriguing story， and the end！ YUP！！！
Whitney
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The Lover is a short story and I’m just not sure what to make of this story。 It was extremely hard to get into this story。 Just the way it started was weird and it gets really repetitive by having the same line several times。 I actually got so turned off that I had to step away and then try again several days later。 I think this story had the potential to be good but there were just so many issues that it didn’t succeed in my opinion and I can’t recommend this to anyone to read。
Shelby
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I didn’t love Mexican Gothic by this author but I saw the cover on the Amazon First Reads list and had to try it out。 I felt similarly about this book as I did Mexican Gothic - while it was intriguing and I really wanted to know what was going to happen， I just didn’t feel too moved or impressed in the end。 It did take me a little bit of thought to understand the ending and I like that it made me think。 This has a clever ending but not super memorable。
Alyssa
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Short but wonderful。 I've never read anything else by this author。 I believe I've been missing out。 Grab this one next time you're waiting for an appointment/have a free lunch break。 You won't regret it！ Short but wonderful。 I've never read anything else by this author。 I believe I've been missing out。 Grab this one next time you're waiting for an appointment/have a free lunch break。 You won't regret it！ 。。。more
claud
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more of a short story than a novella or novel but super interesting reimagining of a fairytale ft werewolves and just desserts ， perfect for a quick october afternoon read
Dani Creasey
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so lovely and wonderful
Trisha Rhynes-Speir
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Eh。 。 。 It's okay glad it was short Not my type of story， but I thought I would give it a try because I thought about getting one of her other books。 Eh。 。 。 It's okay glad it was short Not my type of story， but I thought I would give it a try because I thought about getting one of her other books。 。。。more
Brittanie
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Let me start by saying this is NOT my style of book。 While I didn’t like it， I don’t think it deserves less than 3 stars because honest it’s a well written storyline， even though I feel like I did need something more。 It was very predictable as well。 I choose to read this because it’s the same author from Mexican Gothic and I wanted to get a feel for her style， but I think I may pass on that since I don’t think it’s my style of book either。 *Received for free as a part of Prime Reading*
Mickaela
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Mmmm that ending was SCRUMPTIOUS
Camra
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-- Amazon First Reads --Such a fun little story。 Silvia Moreno-Garcia is such a great author， big fan。
Rick Brose
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The Lover follows the beats of many classic fairy tales。 Moreno-Garcia is a great writer， but nothing feels very new or interesting here。 It just kind of fell mid-tier for me。
Kelsey
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Hell yeah girl get it
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