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francesp's review
4.0
A really solid anthology that kept me reading, but did unfortunately suffer from a lack of thorough editing. Despite some extra words, incorrect word usage, missing apostrophes and in one case inconsistent character names, the stories were all engaging and entertaining. In almost all instances it was easy to forgive the spattering of errors and fully embed in the tale.
A few were rougher than others, but most were solid, fun stories featuring animal characters. My personal standouts were:
Come the Storm, which tells of the unlikely friendship between natural enemies in a time of need.
Tatch's Tale, probably my favorite for its delightfully humorous portrayal of the kobold's life.
Bond of Spirit, for tight writing and engaging storytelling with very few noticeable errors.
Lastly, In the Days of the Witch-Queens which had a far more brutal feel to it than the rest but used language beautifully and was written in the undeniable style of the classic sword and sorcery story.
Overall, a fabulous and diverse collection of anthropomorphic stories that will probably not be the right book for the grammar nazi, but will be sure to entertain those of us who can forgive a little goof or two for the sake of the action.
A few were rougher than others, but most were solid, fun stories featuring animal characters. My personal standouts were:
Come the Storm, which tells of the unlikely friendship between natural enemies in a time of need.
Tatch's Tale, probably my favorite for its delightfully humorous portrayal of the kobold's life.
Bond of Spirit, for tight writing and engaging storytelling with very few noticeable errors.
Lastly, In the Days of the Witch-Queens which had a far more brutal feel to it than the rest but used language beautifully and was written in the undeniable style of the classic sword and sorcery story.
Overall, a fabulous and diverse collection of anthropomorphic stories that will probably not be the right book for the grammar nazi, but will be sure to entertain those of us who can forgive a little goof or two for the sake of the action.
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