grrr8_catsby's review against another edition
3.5
A collection of 20 short stories, Cursed is filled with quality entries and never once feels padded for content.
griesskopf's review against another edition
3.0
Took me ages to finish and left me all in all a little disappointed, although it had some nice stories.
Castle Cursed -
As Red as Blood, as White as Snow 2/5
Troll Bridge 2/5
At That Age 3/5
Listen 4/5
Henry and the Snakewood Box 4/5
Skin 4/5
Faith & Fred 3/5
The Black Fairy's Curse 3/5
Wendy, Darling 5/5
Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie 4/5
Look Inside 4,5/5
Little Red 1/5
New Wine 4/5
Haza and Ghani 3/5
Hated 2,5/5
The Merrie Dancer 3/5
Again 4/5
The Girl from the Hell 1/5
Castle Waking -
Castle Cursed -
As Red as Blood, as White as Snow 2/5
Troll Bridge 2/5
At That Age 3/5
Listen 4/5
Henry and the Snakewood Box 4/5
Skin 4/5
Faith & Fred 3/5
The Black Fairy's Curse 3/5
Wendy, Darling 5/5
Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie 4/5
Look Inside 4,5/5
Little Red 1/5
New Wine 4/5
Haza and Ghani 3/5
Hated 2,5/5
The Merrie Dancer 3/5
Again 4/5
The Girl from the Hell 1/5
Castle Waking -
lore_fier's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
The difficult thing with collections of short stories is that you will never like all. The switch between nice ones and boring or confused ones, makes it hard to enjoy it overall.
Their were some really nice ones and it started well with Henry's short story. But the second one by Gaiman was weird. A book full of different narating styles, genres, curse interpretation.
In the end half of them were nice. 2,5⭐
Their were some really nice ones and it started well with Henry's short story. But the second one by Gaiman was weird. A book full of different narating styles, genres, curse interpretation.
In the end half of them were nice. 2,5⭐
kmcfarlain85's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
cadence1500's review against another edition
3.0
*Castle Cursed: 4/5
*As Red As Blood, As White As Snow: 2/5
*Troll Bridge: 3/5
*At That Age: 3/5
*Listen: 4/5
*Henry and the Snakewood Box: 4/5
*Skin: 3/5
*Faith & Fred: 1/5
*The Black Fairy's Curse: 4/5
*Wendy, Darling: 3/5
* Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie: 1/5
*Look Inside: 1/5
*Little Red: 3/5
*New Wine: 1/5
*Haza and Ghani: 4/5
*Hated: 1/5
*Merrie Dancers: 5/5
*Again: 3/5
*The Girl from the Hell: 1/5
*Castle Waking: 3/5
*As Red As Blood, As White As Snow: 2/5
*Troll Bridge: 3/5
*At That Age: 3/5
*Listen: 4/5
*Henry and the Snakewood Box: 4/5
*Skin: 3/5
*Faith & Fred: 1/5
*The Black Fairy's Curse: 4/5
*Wendy, Darling: 3/5
* Fairy Werewolf vs. Vampire Zombie: 1/5
*Look Inside: 1/5
*Little Red: 3/5
*New Wine: 1/5
*Haza and Ghani: 4/5
*Hated: 1/5
*Merrie Dancers: 5/5
*Again: 3/5
*The Girl from the Hell: 1/5
*Castle Waking: 3/5
aparker89's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
A fun mix of completely unique tales and reimaginings of classic fairy tales! This book has a story for everyone- this collaboration has introduced me to new authors that I had never heard of and I can't wait to read more of their works!
miepsy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
larkais's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
I thought this anthology stuck the landing for me. I thought the writing style was compelling across them all and none of them overstayed their welcome. There was no overly long short story and I'm grateful for that. I did not take this as a fairy tale but rewritten to be darker, this is simply a book of fairy tales because the originals were dark enough to match the tones here especially since it opens with Bluebeard.
They had solid endings that wrapped up the story nicely. Some other people commented they didn't like the purple prose, but this sort of flowery, metaphorical, fantasy writing is exactly up my alley. I think the descriptions were great and immersive for a fairy tale.
My stand out favourites were As red as Blood and as White as Snow by Christina Henry, New Wine by Angela Slatter, and Again by Tim Lebbon.
I thought all of them had interesting nuggets!
They had solid endings that wrapped up the story nicely. Some other people commented they didn't like the purple prose, but this sort of flowery, metaphorical, fantasy writing is exactly up my alley. I think the descriptions were great and immersive for a fairy tale.
My stand out favourites were As red as Blood and as White as Snow by Christina Henry, New Wine by Angela Slatter, and Again by Tim Lebbon.
I thought all of them had interesting nuggets!