Reviews

The Mammoth Book of Irish Romance by Penelope Neri, Claire Delacroix, Margot Maguire, Susan Krinard, Jennifer Ashley, Sue-Ellen Welfonder, Sandra Newgent, Cat Adams, Cindy Miles, Trisha Telep, Jenna Maclaine, Patricia Rice, Dara England, Cindy Holby, Ciar Cullen, Helen Scott Taylor, Shirley Kennedy, Kathleen Givens, Pat McDermott, Roberta Gillis, Nadia Williams

wynwicket's review

3.0

A mixed bag of short romance stories: some bad, some good, mostly cheesy, one delicious. Sadly it seems most of these romance writers' definitions of "Irish" involve some cliche combination of Druids and fairies, with the heroine inevitably being captured by one and rescued by the other. With one notable exception: Roberta Gellis's beautifully-written take on Irish mythology--her Queen Medb stands out as the strong-willed, sexual being from the legends rather than the cookie-cutter hearts-and-flowers heroines from the majority of the other stories.