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A review by thatdecembergirl
Robots vs. Fairies by Navah Wolfe, Dominik Parisien
4.0
There are several weird ones in this book of short stories that I just cannot get into, but some stay with me like a haunting ghost. The thing is, I LOVE robots. I love watching gundam series, I adore all the mechas in [b:Magic Knight Rayearth I, Vol. 1|1188248|Magic Knight Rayearth I, Vol. 1 (Magic Knight Rayearth I, #1)|CLAMP|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388176506l/1188248._SY75_.jpg|60533], I watched Pacific Rim in theatres for like... FIVE times when it was showing. They are freaking cool. However, it's only after I read this book that I realized one thing: compared to robots, maybe I prefer fairies more (because the stories I love best are mostly stories about fairies).
Bread and Milk and Salt by Sarah Gailey (Fairy): ★★★★★
Oh god, I LOVE this. A fairy who tried to prey on a human since he was a boy, and yet years later, she is captured by him instead. The ending is weird and so bleak but I'm not complaining. This story has the coolest scene I've ever read in fairy-themed stories.
Ironheart by Jonathan Maberry (Robot): ★★★★★
The first robot tale that made me veeeery close to bawling into tears. It tells a story of a young war veteran who laments and regrets his decision to join the army, because now he is weak and in pain and crippled and cannot support his family as he wants to and his medical bills drain the household finance. This is just too real and I AM HURTING just reading it. The ending has a little bit of magic sprinkled around and I am genuinely grateful of that.
Just Another Love Song by Kat Howard (Fairy): ★★★★
A banshee who becomes a street performer and another who forms a ragtag band of kidnapped magical creatures. Fascinatingly weird and somehow feels close.
Second to the Left, and Straight On by Jim C. Hines (Fairy): ★★★★
If Peter Pan has his horde of Lost Boys, then Tinker Bell can have her Found Girls. A little bit sinister twist on the tale of Peter Pan. It has its fumbling moments, but overall, I like it.
All the Time We've Left to Spend by Alyssa Wong (Robot): ★★★★★
Another robot tale in this book that steals my heart, and it STEALS like a robber, taking everything without leaving anything behind. This is a story about regret and attempted redemption, and how fetishes on (long gone) idols and celebrities can be a source of money in a society that celebrates humanlike robots oh-so-unapologetically.
Adriftica by Maria Dahvana Headley (Fairy): ★★★★★
A Rolling Stone journalist who married a quirky wife (who is not so human after all) in a dried, nearing-its-demise world closely follows a young band that turns out to be a bunch of.... beings touring around the globe looking for his wife.
The cover of this book deserves a five-star review, though.
VERY, VERY PRETTY.
Bread and Milk and Salt by Sarah Gailey (Fairy): ★★★★★
Oh god, I LOVE this. A fairy who tried to prey on a human since he was a boy, and yet years later, she is captured by him instead. The ending is weird and so bleak but I'm not complaining. This story has the coolest scene I've ever read in fairy-themed stories
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(that is, wings-ripping scene, dear Lord that shit goes HARD)Ironheart by Jonathan Maberry (Robot): ★★★★★
The first robot tale that made me veeeery close to bawling into tears. It tells a story of a young war veteran who laments and regrets his decision to join the army, because now he is weak and in pain and crippled and cannot support his family as he wants to and his medical bills drain the household finance. This is just too real and I AM HURTING just reading it. The ending has a little bit of magic sprinkled around and I am genuinely grateful of that.
Just Another Love Song by Kat Howard (Fairy): ★★★★
A banshee who becomes a street performer and another who forms a ragtag band of kidnapped magical creatures. Fascinatingly weird and somehow feels close.
Second to the Left, and Straight On by Jim C. Hines (Fairy): ★★★★
If Peter Pan has his horde of Lost Boys, then Tinker Bell can have her Found Girls. A little bit sinister twist on the tale of Peter Pan. It has its fumbling moments, but overall, I like it.
All the Time We've Left to Spend by Alyssa Wong (Robot): ★★★★★
Another robot tale in this book that steals my heart, and it STEALS like a robber, taking everything without leaving anything behind. This is a story about regret and attempted redemption, and how fetishes on (long gone) idols and celebrities can be a source of money in a society that celebrates humanlike robots oh-so-unapologetically.
Adriftica by Maria Dahvana Headley (Fairy): ★★★★★
A Rolling Stone journalist who married a quirky wife (who is not so human after all) in a dried, nearing-its-demise world closely follows a young band that turns out to be a bunch of.... beings touring around the globe looking for his wife.
The cover of this book deserves a five-star review, though.
VERY, VERY PRETTY.