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Best collection of short stories I’ve ever read. The white road in particular is going to stick with me. Each story is a fun retelling of a niche fairy tale with a futuristic spin. I loved reading them, and couldn’t put the book down once I’d picked up a story.

catwhisperer's review

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slow-paced

3.5

monkeywaffle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jesseyarnall's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Did not enjoy. Characters were not interesting and overall was boring.

jodi39's review

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3.25

Skinder's Veil is great

blueberryhotel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

so glad i finally got around to reading a kelly link book because this was brilliant! doing a short story collection of reimagined fairy tales could easily veer into cliche or heavy-handed, but link has such a prolific imagination and expansive way of approaching this retelling concept. i think she succeeds in that she works from the perspective of considering each original fable’s themes and overall tone rather than trying to replicate exact plotlines or transpose age-old stories into modern-day iterations. so cleverly written, so haunting; her writing propels the reader forward, hungry to uncover the secrets in the story. the twists are never easily predictable, the prose is vivid and creative. i love that one of the authors who blurbed the book on the back cover called these “Linkian fairy tales” because they truly feel singular and i’m excited to read more of kelly link’s work to hear more of her voice and style.

sequentialstate's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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