violetduckie's review
Returned to library. This book is very long, I only got through the intro
annie2002's review
slow-paced
1.0
One or two of the stories in this are good including the last two but the rest are pretty awful. Overall a waste of time.
shelf_love's review
3.0
GoodReads First Read Giveaway
Initial impression...
I like that the stories so far are a mixed bag. The first story was traditional vampire (think Twilight) while the next story was more a Siren like creature. This book being 474 pages long that definitely will help keep you entertained and not reading the same story over and over.
Though above I say I like that its a mixed bag, I also don't like it. This book is "Vampire Stories by Women" I don't consider a were-cat like creature that slashes a young girl to then lap up her blood as a "vampire". The book could have been a series of collections of short stories by women for vampires, were animals, sirens etc.... it would be a little less overwhelming.
*update*
So finished the book... my initial impression holds true. The stories continue to vary from the traditional vampire to other creatures of the night. The last couple stories even make being a vampire more of contagious disease.
Some stories were good, others cheesy and others just boring.
Initial impression...
I like that the stories so far are a mixed bag. The first story was traditional vampire (think Twilight) while the next story was more a Siren like creature. This book being 474 pages long that definitely will help keep you entertained and not reading the same story over and over.
Though above I say I like that its a mixed bag, I also don't like it. This book is "Vampire Stories by Women" I don't consider a were-cat like creature that slashes a young girl to then lap up her blood as a "vampire". The book could have been a series of collections of short stories by women for vampires, were animals, sirens etc.... it would be a little less overwhelming.
*update*
So finished the book... my initial impression holds true. The stories continue to vary from the traditional vampire to other creatures of the night. The last couple stories even make being a vampire more of contagious disease.
Some stories were good, others cheesy and others just boring.
lsneal's review
3.0
The usual mixed bag of a collection. I liked the chronological-by-story-setting organization, and the history of women writers and vampire stories at the beginning of the collection.
bitterindigo's review
4.0
The best of these were very, very good. The one about Oscar Wilde was sort of interesting, I just prefer the more modern takes, although I realize the debt they owe to the classic form. I found The Unicorn Tapestry obscurely annoying and I can't really figure out why. Stand-outs were The Power and The Passion by Pat Cadigan, Greedy Choke Puppy by Nalo Hopkinson, and the last three stories in the book (I read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown again happily at every opportunity). Father Pena's last dance had some images so striking that they're still vivid in my mind. Solid collection.
jen1110's review
3.0
Bumping up to 3 stars from 2 because of the closing story by Cat Valente. Stellar, as always.
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