Reviews

Overall rating: 3.5

1. The Blood of Imuriv by Renee Ahdieh: ★★★★
I mean this is Renee we're talking about, she didn't disappoint. Also I want a continuation of this story.

2. Jack by Ameriie: ★★

3. Gwen and Art and Lance by Soman Chainani: ★★

4. Shirley and Jem by Susan Dennard: ★★

5. The Blessing of Little Wants by Sarah Enni: ★★.5

6. The Sea Witch by Marissa Meyer: ★★★★
This was basically the origin story of the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid and I love it.

7. Beautiful Venom by Cindy Pon: ★★★★.5
This wasn't what I expected at all!! Medusa's origin that deal with the 'ideal' standards of beauty and rape culture.

8. Death Kneel by Victoria Schwab: ★★★★★
THIS WAS SO GOOD-

9. Marigold by Samantha Shannon: ★★★.5

10. You, You, It's All About You by Adam Silvera: ★★★★.5
ajndsadudsj I was looking forward to this one and i didn't expect anything less from Mr. Silvera honestly, he delivered like I knew he would.

11. Julian Breaks Every Rule by Andrew Smith: ★★★

12. Indigo and Shade by April Genevieve Tucholke: ★★.5

13. Sera by Nicola Yoon: ★★★★

grimmwinters's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a great mix of retellings of classic fairy tales and myths. You have to love a good villain and the authors did a great job at creating villains you love to hate.

emmavanweert's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a really fun and easy read. Some stories I liked better than others, but they were all interesting. Some of the booktubers' parts were fun, some were very unnecessary.

aylisif's review against another edition

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Naaaaah I’m good. This book has been sitting on my shelves for years and it’s just now that I pick it up and… I am ready to move on

mckenzierichardson's review against another edition

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3.0

For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CylceOverall, I enjoyed this collection. As with any book of short stories, there are going to be stories that really resonate with you and stories you don't care about all that much.By far, my favorites in this book were Victoria Schwab's "Death Knell" and Samantha Shannon's "Marigold". "Death Knell" was one of the most beautifully written stories I have ever read and I enjoyed it immensely. Immediately after reading it, I insisted on reading it aloud to my husband (who is not a big reader) and he also loved it. "Marigold" is also very good and I liked the exploration of women's oppression and perspectives on evil presented in it. I also enjoyed Soman Chainani's "Gwen and Art and Lance", which surprised me because I'm not a huge fan of stories told through email/text. This one did a great job of pulling the reader in and I loved the the modern reinterpretation.Aside from those, most of the stories were just okay. I don't think there were any that I really hated, but many of them just didn't interest me that much. I will say that I do not like psychopath stories so that made some of them immediately distasteful for me. But overall, the stories were well-written. I just mathed out my ratings for each individual story and the majority of them were 2 stars for me. Many of them started with a good idea, I just didn't really that they pushed it far enough. The average rating was 2.7, which I bumped up to 3 stars.I did really like the idea of Booktubers challenging authors on specific stories. It was interesting to see the author's interpretation of the challenge and some of them really excelled at it.An interesting collection that had a few truly amazing stories in it. Also, that cover is gorgeous.

belladistef's review against another edition

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3.0

Some stories stuck more than others; as to be expected with a collection like this. But it really challenged and expanded my thoughts on villains, and I really liked how it all fit together. I reckon I might check out some of the authors I haven't heard of who's story I enjoyed :)

daria_nedelcu19's review against another edition

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3.0

The Blood of Imuriv by Renee Ahdieh ★★★☆☆
Jack by Amerie ★★★☆☆
Gwen and Art and Lance by Soman Chainani ★☆☆☆☆
Shirley & Jim by Susan Dennard ★★☆☆☆
The Blessing of Little Wants by Sarah Enni ★★★★☆
The Sea Witch by Marissa Meyer ★★★★☆
Beautiful Venom by Cindy Pon ★★★☆☆
Death Knell by Victoria Schwabb ★★★★★
Marigold by Samantha Shannon ★★☆☆☆
You, You, It's All About You by Adam Silvera ★☆☆☆☆
Julian Breaks Every Rule by Andrew Smith ★★★★★
Indigo and Shade by April Genevieve Tucholke ★☆☆☆☆
Sera by Nicola Yoon ★★★★★

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