A review by toystory242
The Starlit Wood by Catherynne M. Valente, Margo Lanagan, Garth Nix, Karin Tidbeck, Sofia Samatar, Dominik Parisien, Stephen Graham Jones, Marjorie Liu, Navah Wolfe, Kat Howard, Genevieve Valentine, Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar, Daryl Gregory, Aliette de Bodard, Seanan McGuire, Charlie Jane Anders, Theodora Goss, Naomi Novik, Jeffrey Ford
4.0
Overall, I really loved this collection. There were so many stories that of course there were going to be those I loved and those I didn't love so much, but I was surprised at the amount of 5 star stories I had inside! I'm feeling really inspired by all of the retellings as well!! <3
I updated with each story I finished, so here is my final ranking of all of them!
18. Some Wait by Stephen Graham Jones (2/5)
17. Pearl by Aliette de Bodard (2/5)
16. When I Lay Frozen by Margo Lanagan (2.5/5)
15. Giants in the Sky by Max Gladstone (3/5)
14. Familiaris by Genevieve Valentine (3/5)
13. Underground by Karin Tidbeck (3/5)
12. Penny for a Match, Mister? by Garth Nix (3.5/5)
11. The Super Ultra Duchess of Fedora Forest (3.5/5)
10. In The Desert Like a Bone by Seanan McGuire (3.5/5)
9. The Tale of Mahliya and Mauhab and the White-Footed Gazelle (4/5)
8. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (4/5) --This was the only story I didn't say anything about in my updates because it's the last one I read, but I really enjoyed this story. I'm SO excited that it's being turned into a full-length novel! Maybe with some romance?? :DDD I can't wait!
7. The Thousand Eyes by Jeffrey Ford (4/5)
6. Badgirl, the Deadman, and the Wheel of Fortune (4.5/5)
5. Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar (5/5)
4. Even the Crumbs were Delicious (5/5)
3. Reflected by Kat Howard (5/5)
2. The Briar and the Rose by Marjorie Liu (5/5)
1. The Other Thea by Theodora Goss (5/5)
I updated with each story I finished, so here is my final ranking of all of them!
18. Some Wait by Stephen Graham Jones (2/5)
17. Pearl by Aliette de Bodard (2/5)
16. When I Lay Frozen by Margo Lanagan (2.5/5)
15. Giants in the Sky by Max Gladstone (3/5)
14. Familiaris by Genevieve Valentine (3/5)
13. Underground by Karin Tidbeck (3/5)
12. Penny for a Match, Mister? by Garth Nix (3.5/5)
11. The Super Ultra Duchess of Fedora Forest (3.5/5)
10. In The Desert Like a Bone by Seanan McGuire (3.5/5)
9. The Tale of Mahliya and Mauhab and the White-Footed Gazelle (4/5)
8. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (4/5) --This was the only story I didn't say anything about in my updates because it's the last one I read, but I really enjoyed this story. I'm SO excited that it's being turned into a full-length novel! Maybe with some romance?? :DDD I can't wait!
7. The Thousand Eyes by Jeffrey Ford (4/5)
6. Badgirl, the Deadman, and the Wheel of Fortune (4.5/5)
5. Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar (5/5)
4. Even the Crumbs were Delicious (5/5)
3. Reflected by Kat Howard (5/5)
2. The Briar and the Rose by Marjorie Liu (5/5)
1. The Other Thea by Theodora Goss (5/5)