Review of Emma Francois, “To the Moon, Not Back,” Luna Station Quarterly 63 (September 2025): 105-126 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.
This was a beautifully heart-wrenching story of deep love and betrayal. I felt sympathy for Beatrix, the narrator, every step of the way, even when I could tell, right from the start, that The Boy was never going to be The One for her. Didn’t make her pain any less real, didn’t make it hurt any less, didn’t make her anger any less righteous, or her desire for revenge any less justified.