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Like any anthology, it has its good stories and its bad. I found myself disliking more stories than I liked.

I’m a fan of MR Carey and was not disappointed, but also I only found one other author whose works I want to check out.

I hoped more stories were about actual curses, but I’d say about half of them seemed like dark takes on fairy tales or stories of monsters rather than actual active *curses*

Favorites:
Listen (Jen Williams)- A cursed bard brings the dead to life.

Henry and the Snakewood Box (MR Carey)- A simple man uses and then becomes the pawn of an all-powerful wish-granting demon. Charming story.

Wendy, Darling (Christopher Golden) - Peter Pan’s Wendy as an adult; struggling with ghosts from her past. Nice dark twists.

Again (Tim Lebbon)- A woman is cursed to die over and over again, as she tries each time to reunite with her partner.

bibliolaurus's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Good collection of short stories about re-imagined and new fairy tale curses. Favourites include: Henry and the Snakewood Box by M.R. Carey, Listen by Jen Williams, and Faith & Fred by Maura McHugh.

ferly_ree's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

xlindsreadsx's review against another edition

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3.0

I am not usually one for short stories but enjoyed this and the stories where alot darker than I expected and also defo gave me some new authors to look into

alva7604's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

4.25

It is a collection of stories, so some are hit or miss, but the variety is good and the majority of the stories are quite enjoyable

courtlytea's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

luccinda's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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