moon_raccoon's review
1.0
Extremely badly edited: there is a giant gap between each writer's ability to write and their take on fairytales. Some stories were absolutely amazing, and some were incredibly badly written and unsubstantial.
This book would have benefited from a better selection of similarly-skilled authors, a better selection and direction of stories, and CONTENT NOTES.
Choosing a werewolf/detective/kidnapping/cult/rape/wtf-is-going-on neverending rambling mess of a story as first choice when starting this anthology was a very odd choice.
I really really tried to just skim the stories to find the ones I could love but got discouraged quickly and had to put it aside unfinished. There is no logical sense to the order and selection of the stories, no listing or descriptions to help me navigate the book; it was a chore to read through.
This book would have benefited from a better selection of similarly-skilled authors, a better selection and direction of stories, and CONTENT NOTES.
Choosing a werewolf/detective/kidnapping/cult/rape/wtf-is-going-on neverending rambling mess of a story as first choice when starting this anthology was a very odd choice.
I really really tried to just skim the stories to find the ones I could love but got discouraged quickly and had to put it aside unfinished. There is no logical sense to the order and selection of the stories, no listing or descriptions to help me navigate the book; it was a chore to read through.
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