A review by valhecka
The Underwater Ballroom Society by Tiffany Trent, Stephanie Burgis
5.0
Really wonderful collection of stories, varying from tone poems of a sort ([a:Cassandra Khaw|13994108|Cassandra Khaw|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1481239072p2/13994108.jpg]'s "Four Revelations...") to heists ([a:Shveta Thakrar|5097748|Shveta Thakrar|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1543548224p2/5097748.jpg]'s "The Amethyst Deceiver") to clubbing gone magical ([a:Ysabeau S. Wilce|133908|Ysabeau S. Wilce|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1319486647p2/133908.jpg]'s and [a:Laura Anne Gilman|168090|Laura Anne Gilman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1254740511p2/168090.jpg]'s contributions) to post-fairy tales ([a:Y.S. Lee|2868833|Y.S. Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1272895430p2/2868833.jpg]'s "Twelve Sisters") to historical and alternate-universe historical fiction with a flair for the fantastic (stories by [a:Iona Datt Sharma|17648243|Iona Datt Sharma|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1540049397p2/17648243.jpg], [a:Jenny Moss|2013272|Jenny Moss|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1242587416p2/2013272.jpg], [a:Tiffany Trent|345572|Tiffany Trent|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1279853483p2/345572.jpg]). I loved all of the stories and have a lot of interest in the last novella's series by [a:Patrick Samphire|4351137|Patrick Samphire|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1614808197p2/4351137.jpg].
The anthology first caught my eye because it holds the prequel to the Harwood Spellbook series by [a:Stephanie Burgis|2172337|Stephanie Burgis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493999709p2/2172337.jpg], which I LOVE. The prequel is just as lovely as the other novellas.
If you enjoy steampunk, clockpunk, punk punk, adventures, fairytales, fairies of any variety, folklore, gorgeous writing, and sweet romances (including at least one between women), please consider this anthology!
The anthology first caught my eye because it holds the prequel to the Harwood Spellbook series by [a:Stephanie Burgis|2172337|Stephanie Burgis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493999709p2/2172337.jpg], which I LOVE. The prequel is just as lovely as the other novellas.
If you enjoy steampunk, clockpunk, punk punk, adventures, fairytales, fairies of any variety, folklore, gorgeous writing, and sweet romances (including at least one between women), please consider this anthology!