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Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers' Favorite
Unexpected Encounters of a Draconic Kind and Other Stories is an eclectic collection of short stories by Beka Gremikova. Following her mother's footsteps, a woman braves a treacherous jungle to collect dragon scales to help feed her family until the next summer. Despite her misgivings, a woman undergoes a skydiving session at the behest of her work friend, but it leads to revealing her darkest secret. A young clown receives a shocking request from the resident tiger of a magical circus and reluctantly agrees to make her wish come true. A veteran Magickal Protections Officer brings her newbie junior partner on her first mission, but she disobeys orders. Two sea 'bastards', half human-half mermaid, stand in front of the waves, ready to be embraced by the ocean, only for one to hesitate and fail her ultimate test.
Unexpected Encounters of a Draconic Kind and Other Stories is truly a diverse collection of tales, traversing several genres, such as science fiction, fantasy, mystery, folklore, and more. These stories evoke a wide range of emotions and feelings in the reader. Author Beka Gremikova gifts readers with twenty-two short stories, each bringing its own dose of humor, heartbreak, tragedy, and inspiration. This anthology is made for a wide range of readers. I was impressed by how much plot Gremikova puts into each of her stories, especially considering the minimal page count of each one. If you're a short story fan, this book is an absolute must-read. Although I enjoyed them all, the tales with supernatural and fantasy elements are my favorites. Overall, this is a fantastic short story collection, and I highly recommend it.
