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4.0
Guilds and Glaives edited by S.C. Butler
****3.8****
Actual rating of twelve books (two I skipped so I didn't count them towards my overall rating) came out to 3.79 so I rounded up to 4.
A very interesting assortment of short stories. Lots of both Guilds and Glaives present.
My favorites from this anthology are:
Book Six:
Footprints of the Hound by Violette Malan 4.5 Stars
This book is the reason I bought the anthology. I wanted more Dhulyn and Parno and Malan didn't disappoint!
Book Seven:
The Witch That Wasn't by Leah Webber 5 stars
A hilarious case of, told with humour, both engaging and clever. Really liked this one.
Book Nine:
Blood and Onyx by R.K. Nickel 4.5 stars
Just plain cool body swapping blood magic. Give me more!
Book Thirteen:
Assassinsssss by Jason Palmatier 4 stars
I didn't really expect to like this one about teenage assassins and BAFE (Best Assassin Friend Ever!) but it was actually pretty interesting and funny to boot!
Book Fourteen:
Those Who Look Back by Amelia Sirina 4.5 stars
Such and interesting concept for a magic system, I'm not actually 100% sure I understood it all but I would love to read more on this and get a better grasp of it.
While short stories aren't normally my thing, I'm glad Ms. Malan wrote for this anthology because I got some really fun reads out of it aside from hers. Lots of the other books were enjoyable as well but I've only listed my favorites (ones above 4 stars) here.
****3.8****
Actual rating of twelve books (two I skipped so I didn't count them towards my overall rating) came out to 3.79 so I rounded up to 4.
A very interesting assortment of short stories. Lots of both Guilds and Glaives present.
My favorites from this anthology are:
Book Six:
Footprints of the Hound by Violette Malan 4.5 Stars
This book is the reason I bought the anthology. I wanted more Dhulyn and Parno and Malan didn't disappoint!
Book Seven:
The Witch That Wasn't by Leah Webber 5 stars
A hilarious case of
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mistaken identityBook Nine:
Blood and Onyx by R.K. Nickel 4.5 stars
Just plain cool body swapping blood magic. Give me more!
Book Thirteen:
Assassinsssss by Jason Palmatier 4 stars
I didn't really expect to like this one about teenage assassins and BAFE (Best Assassin Friend Ever!) but it was actually pretty interesting and funny to boot!
Book Fourteen:
Those Who Look Back by Amelia Sirina 4.5 stars
Such and interesting concept for a magic system, I'm not actually 100% sure I understood it all but I would love to read more on this and get a better grasp of it.
While short stories aren't normally my thing, I'm glad Ms. Malan wrote for this anthology because I got some really fun reads out of it aside from hers. Lots of the other books were enjoyable as well but I've only listed my favorites (ones above 4 stars) here.
pers's review
4.0
Another truly excellent anthology collated and edited by the Zombies Need Brains team. I particularly liked the following stories (and wanted either sequels or prequels, and will definitely be looking for other stories by the authors concerned): Ashley McConnell - The Charter; Leah Webber - The Witch That Wasn't; Gini Koch - The Three Assassins Of Lord Slaughter; Violette Malan’s - Footprints Of The Hound; and Jenna Rhodes' Rainbow Dark.
(There were two stories I started but couldn't finish for different reasons, but I see no need to 'name and shame' the authors. What didn't work for me almost certainly works for others.)
(There were two stories I started but couldn't finish for different reasons, but I see no need to 'name and shame' the authors. What didn't work for me almost certainly works for others.)
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