The quick cut: A boy 499 years into a 500 year curse with the Ferryman finds himself torn when he finds himself unable to help capture the last soul he needs before living again.
A real review:
When our lives change in ways we didn't want, it can push us to do insane things in response. For Zan, this included making a deal with the Ferryman and working on the river Styx.
499 years ago, Zan made a deal with the Ferryman to be reborn again. He will get a change to live again if he successfully brings souls to the Ferryman to consume. It's been a deal he's kept doing successfully until one boy continued to evade his capture. Can Zan make it all 500 years? Or will the allusive Bastian change his mind?
I didn't expect this story to tug as hard on my heartstrings as it did. This story really did an amazing job at showing how grief and survivor's guilt can cause a life to be completely upended. The ending also felt so fitting and satisfying that I was pissed it was over.
Zan made a deal and has been the most successful person to come to an agreement with the Ferryman. He never anticipated having to struggle to make it to the end, especially considering he is one month away from being reborn. It just shows how the right person really can completely change your priorities.
Bastian went through one of the worst traumas you can think of: being the driver in an accident that killed his mother. He never should have survived, which is what keeps bringing him to Zan. His interactions with Zan help him process the trauma and truly realize he has a life worth living.
These two have an amazing chemistry and the way they go from enemies to confidants is brilliant. Zan tries to do his job and keeps finding himself being stopped. The way it starts as just the job to actually getting to know each other is important. They each learn something important from the other in a way that changes their lives forever.
A moving story about loss and grief.
My rating: 4.5 out of 5
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