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deearr's review
5.0
I have begun to look forward to each offering from editor Rhonda Parrish and World Weaver Press, as their compilations of short stories have yet to disappoint. “Grimm, Grit, and Gasoline,” a mixture of Dieselpunk, Decopunk, and fairy tales, is no exception.
There are nineteen stories from different authors, and none of them disappointed. Yes, there are some I enjoyed more than others, but I never experienced the feeling that a tale was lacking and that I would be better served to skip to the next one. There were more fairy tale adaptations than I expected, though I found them to be creative and not entirely dependent upon the original story.
Some of my favorites included “The Rescue of Tresses Malone,” a detective/gangster setting mixed with a fairy tale brought to life by Alena Van Arendonk. Nellie K. Neves combined wartime adventurers and dieselpunk with a fairy tale, “As the Spindle Burns.” I also enjoyed the twists and turns in Jack Bates’ mystery story, “Bonne Chance Confidential.” And how could anyone resist the enticing title from Patrick Bollivar, “A Princess, a Spy, and a Dwarf Walked into a Bar Full of Nazis.”
This book is chockful of strong, heroic women who are given interesting plots to wind their way through. Creative ideas will keep readers turning the pages all the way to the end. Five stars.
My thanks to Editor Rhonda Parrish and World Weaver Press for an advance complimentary ebook of this title.
There are nineteen stories from different authors, and none of them disappointed. Yes, there are some I enjoyed more than others, but I never experienced the feeling that a tale was lacking and that I would be better served to skip to the next one. There were more fairy tale adaptations than I expected, though I found them to be creative and not entirely dependent upon the original story.
Some of my favorites included “The Rescue of Tresses Malone,” a detective/gangster setting mixed with a fairy tale brought to life by Alena Van Arendonk. Nellie K. Neves combined wartime adventurers and dieselpunk with a fairy tale, “As the Spindle Burns.” I also enjoyed the twists and turns in Jack Bates’ mystery story, “Bonne Chance Confidential.” And how could anyone resist the enticing title from Patrick Bollivar, “A Princess, a Spy, and a Dwarf Walked into a Bar Full of Nazis.”
This book is chockful of strong, heroic women who are given interesting plots to wind their way through. Creative ideas will keep readers turning the pages all the way to the end. Five stars.
My thanks to Editor Rhonda Parrish and World Weaver Press for an advance complimentary ebook of this title.
jameseckman's review
3.0
It's not the first collection of short stories with fairy tales as a theme. This is an OK collection with a few decent stories, some of the stories are pretty rough while some longer ones are quite good. I probably would have written a kinder review if I hadn't just finished a much better collection of shorts by [a:Seanan McGuire|2860219|Seanan McGuire|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1245623198p2/2860219.jpg]. A borderline decent book.
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