A review by curiouslibrarian
Happily Ever After by John Klima
5.0
This is a wonderful collection of retold fairy tales. Very few of the stories failed to hit their mark with me, which is rare indeed. The stories are well chosen and varied, with authors I know and love, as well as plenty of others I've never read. I tried to limit myself to only one story per day (which meant it took a long time to read, but was very worth it that way).
All that being said, if you are a fan of the Datlow and Windling collections ([b:Snow White, Blood Red|141024|Snow White, Blood Red|Ellen Datlow|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387746798s/141024.jpg|135922] and [b:Black Heart, Ivory Bones|81038|Black Heart, Ivory Bones|Ellen Datlow|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388675482s/81038.jpg|78241] in particular) you may be disappointed. All but one of the stories in this book are reprints, and about half come from the Datlow and Windling collections (those two most heavily, but some of the others as well).
But if you don't mind rereads of old favorites mixed in with wonderful new-to-you stories, it really is a well put together collection.
All that being said, if you are a fan of the Datlow and Windling collections ([b:Snow White, Blood Red|141024|Snow White, Blood Red|Ellen Datlow|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1387746798s/141024.jpg|135922] and [b:Black Heart, Ivory Bones|81038|Black Heart, Ivory Bones|Ellen Datlow|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388675482s/81038.jpg|78241] in particular) you may be disappointed. All but one of the stories in this book are reprints, and about half come from the Datlow and Windling collections (those two most heavily, but some of the others as well).
But if you don't mind rereads of old favorites mixed in with wonderful new-to-you stories, it really is a well put together collection.