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 ARC Review: Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall 
 I've been musing on this all morning - what to say, how to explain how much I loved this short piece. All I can come up with is this: 
 This story is hauntingly beautiful and it will stick with you after you finish. Excellently written, Alexis Hall brings this world and the characters therein to life wonderfully. 
 5/5 stars.