Companions on the Road

 

Companions on the Road by Tanith Lee

Genres: Fantasy, Novella, Horror, YA, Scifi, Magic

Publishing date: Nov 1, 1975 by Random house UK

My copy: Physical, purchased at a used book store

This is the kind of book half stars are made for. Companions is two novellas by 

Tanith Lee. The first story felt like a parable and I really liked where it was going.

 The second one was interesting and I enjoyed following Oaive on her hero's 

journey. My problem is with the endings. Both endings felt too "and everyone 

lived happily ever after". I don't hate happy endings but they just didn't feel like

 the proper conclusions to the stories being told. They were creepy and, the

 first especially, felt more like horror than fantasy. Maybe that's just me though.

 I'm going to find another of Tanith Lee's books, preferably a full length novel, 

and try that out. Lee's writing is beautiful and I really did enjoy how she wove

 her tales just not how she finished them off.