This is a fun anthology of darker turning fairy tale interpretations. The darkness is pretty variable – in some cases, it’s just using themes that are considered dark. And like most anthologies, some of the stories are definitely better than others. There were two different interpretations of the Morrigan that I enjoyed, and “Magic After […]
I know I’ve mentioned before that I get a really stubborn streak about not reading books that get crazy popular, and this book definitely fits that definition. As time went on, I started to see more “this really isn’t what the hype makes it out to be” reviews, and one of my friends (whose taste
Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir Read More »
In the world of this series, humans live in what we would call North America at the sufferance of the terre indigenene – the Others who lived here before humans ever found the land. Their treaties give them full control of the lands they have shared with humans, and humans occasionally need to be reminded
Vision in Silver – Anne Bishop Read More »
This is a lovely fairy tale, told in a very specific narrative style that might take a little getting used to if you’re not used to it, but gives the story a lot of richness. Paama has returned home because her marriage has failed. The local gods take this as an opportunity – they take
Redemption in Indigo – Karen Lord Read More »
This story is set in Elizabethan England, among the stationers and artists in London – the people that are able to see the fairy court when it comes to London to fight a battle that’s been long in the making. We have Alice, a widowed stationer – the only woman belonging to the guild. Her
Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon – Lisa Goldstein Read More »
In this second book of this series, the focus shifts a bit from Princess Alyrra, to her attendant, Rae. Rae ended up in the capital city to see her cousin through her pregnancy, but her cousin and cousin’s husband quickly realize that Rae would make an excellent attendant to the new Princess. The princess ends
The Theft of Sunlight – Intisar Khanani Read More »
This was a fun story – novella sized. Miss Mnemosyne Seabourne is on the older end of the marriage market in the Tea Cup Isles (in a Regency-ish alternate version of England with more islands and magic), but she’s rich enough that she can afford to wait for the right husband. She’s been invited to
Tea and Sympathetic Magic – Tansy Rayner Roberts Read More »
I really enjoyed this – the last story in Catalina’s arc. There’s a terrible attack on a government figure, and the Warden of Texas ends up out of commission as well, which puts Catalina in charge of the investigation. Turns out Alessandro’s enemy Arkan is behind it all, and a Russian prince manages to get
Ruby Fever – Ilona Andrews Read More »
Read for LibraryThing EarlyReviewers. I really enjoyed this book – it’s a really nice twist on the princess being rescued by a prince trope. I really like that we get both Esme and Rory’s points of view. Esme’s been told all her life that she’ll be a queen (even though she’s a peasant), so when
The Rogue and the Peasant – Amberley Martin Read More »
Konrad is the Malykant – the chief servant of the Malykt, god of death. He’s charged with bringing to justice murderers, for trying to take the Malykt’s job into their own hands. This book is made up of four distinct stories, which I really liked. They have an Eastern European flavor to the names, and
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