Fake You Don’t See Her: The Invisible Girl
Jill Girardi and Lydia Prime, eds.
Kandisha Press (September 30, 2025)
Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy
False eyelashes; lip plumper; dewy sprays to make our pores and skin look youthful; contouring make-up; photograph prepared basis; eyebrow threading; Botox; girdles; corsets; push-up bras; bras to reduce our dimension; coloration blocked garments to make us look slimmer and extra engaging; footwear so tall we are going to shrink our Achilles tendons simply to indicate off our calves in an inviting manner; spray on tans; spray on pantyhose; diets; cleanses; Pilates; goat yoga; canine yoga; scorching yoga; single strand scorching oil hair remedies. Ladies are obsessive about the way in which they appear due to the promoting business presenting them with an unhealthy, unattainable aim forcing us to do issues males would by no means do to themselves. We simply need to be seen. As. Stunning. For. Who. We. Are. And we’re uninterested in all of the gimmicks and the newest make-up suggestions and health club fads and weight-reduction plan fads. We’re uninterested in all of it. And we’re uninterested in being drained too. We need to be seen, however we don’t need anybody to know the lengths we go to get there.
To me, Fake You Don’t See Her represents how arduous ladies, whether or not human or supernatural work to be seen by everybody and liked. Three tales stood out on this assortment. In The Blood We Stay by Nicole M. Wolverton tackles the subject of menopause and getting older in vampires. Afterbirth by Charlotte Brookins discusses what number of ladies really feel undesirable and invisible to their husbands after giving start. And The Waitress illustrates how envious your co-workers will be of your magnificence, till they discover the reality behind it and understand how ugly you actually are.
This ebook performs a recreation of cover and search. You will notice us, however you received’t. And should you do see us, you won’t like what you get. But when we’re seen we are going to really feel highly effective, energized, and able to tackle the world. This assortment belongs on any girl’s and any man’s bookshelf. Everybody might take a lesson or two from the bloody good tales on this tome.
About Nora B. Peevy
Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s physique. Please ship assist or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submissions reader, is a co-editor for Alien Solar Press, the most recent reviewer for Hellnotes, and has been revealed by Eighth Tower Press, Bizarre Fiction Quarterly,
and different locations. Normally, you’ll find her on Fb asking for assist escaping from her human physique or to get tuna. Tuna is sweet. Cats like tuna.
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