talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0


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hailstorm3812's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I had fun with this. If you like Arthurian retellings this is enjoyable. Since it's an anthology it varies in quality and vibes from story to story but I enjoyed most. I will shout out MAYDAY by Maria Dahvana Headley, as it is by far the best. 

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frantically's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

Above all, this was a mess. Some of the stories were truly spectacular — Mayday by Headley managed to get me SO invested in reading a simple list of objects and when Plummer publishes her first romcom, I'll be there at midnight buying a copy. But most of the other stories were either too short (not related to length but really ALL of the stories should've been like...1-2 pgs. longer), too long or simply way too removed from the Arthurian legends to be put into this book. News flash: Just because you make something race-bend or queer, that doesn't automatically make it a fantastic retelling. As other reviewers have said, I would have loved some short afterwords by the authors on their pieces.

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