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mrswhodunnit's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it idc how prepotent it was if it has Arthurian elements and cathedrals I am there
kittlyn's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the stories were infinitely better than others. Once, Future was probably the best in the collection.
ifeellikebutterjr's review against another edition
5.0
Tales I didn’t know I wanted and didn’t want to leave.
e_d_ivey's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t love every story, but I’m glad stories like these exist.
saguaros's review against another edition
3.0
This could have been a 4 stars collection but for some reason I hit a wall with it and it took me weeks to feel like coming back to it. Something along the way made me lose interest, but I can't say what--it might not have been the book itself. I'm also realising that I dislike novellas/novelettes in my short stories collections. To me, they cut the flow. I skipped both of them, though I know I'll come back later to read them. I did love several of the stories, especially the ones about saints.
Faves:
A Life in Fictions
The Saint of the Sidewalks
All of Our Past Places
Saints' Tide
Returned
The Calendar of Saints
The Green Knight's Wife.
Faves:
A Life in Fictions
The Saint of the Sidewalks
All of Our Past Places
Saints' Tide
Returned
The Calendar of Saints
The Green Knight's Wife.
booksoffox's review against another edition
4.0
I am already planning my re-read. There were really atmospheric and beautiful stories in this one. They way that each of this stories were told kept me intrigued. One in particular was a total 5 stars and although it was one of the longest of them all I just wish it was a whole book. Once, Future was just perfect...
aphelia88's review against another edition
5.0
From the Introduction: (unnumbered)
"Writing, for me, is an act of faith. When I sit down to write, I have to believe in what I am writing. Any hesitation, any loss of faith, and the story breaks down, falls apart. I have words scribbled on pages - maybe even beautiful words - but without belief, they're not a story. And the faith doesn't end there. I have to believe that the story will find an audience. That somewhere out in the world, there is a reader who will also believe in that story, and in that act of belief is where the miracle occurs: the story becomes real."
I bought Kat Howard's book [b:Roses and Rot|23524322|Roses and Rot|Kat Howard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1462518531l/23524322._SY75_.jpg|43127391] (my review) on a whim, because of the cover quote from [a:Neil Gaiman|1221698|Neil Gaiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg], who is an author I love. I also really enjoyed her [b:An Unkindness of Magicians|32735037|An Unkindness of Magicians (An Unkindness of Magicians, #1)|Kat Howard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480964652l/32735037._SY75_.jpg|53324911] (my review) too.
With this collection, Howard has officially become an Author I Love
"Writing, for me, is an act of faith. When I sit down to write, I have to believe in what I am writing. Any hesitation, any loss of faith, and the story breaks down, falls apart. I have words scribbled on pages - maybe even beautiful words - but without belief, they're not a story. And the faith doesn't end there. I have to believe that the story will find an audience. That somewhere out in the world, there is a reader who will also believe in that story, and in that act of belief is where the miracle occurs: the story becomes real."
I bought Kat Howard's book [b:Roses and Rot|23524322|Roses and Rot|Kat Howard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1462518531l/23524322._SY75_.jpg|43127391] (my review) on a whim, because of the cover quote from [a:Neil Gaiman|1221698|Neil Gaiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg], who is an author I love. I also really enjoyed her [b:An Unkindness of Magicians|32735037|An Unkindness of Magicians (An Unkindness of Magicians, #1)|Kat Howard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1480964652l/32735037._SY75_.jpg|53324911] (my review) too.
With this collection, Howard has officially become an Author I Love
never4get's review against another edition
3.0
Extremely well written. Disturbing short stories that play on your mind long after you've finished reading. An amazing range of mythical ideas in Kat Howard's head displayed for us.
queen_kitty's review against another edition
5.0
What an absolutely stunning collection of short stories!