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serena_dawn's review against another edition
5.0
I requested and received this as a NetGalley ebook.
I have tried my best below to say something about all the stories, but I loved quite a few of them and don't want to spoil them! I don't think I missed one, but I might have - if I did, my bad, it was all memorable but I feel a little too full of all the good stories perhaps. I liked that they were set in times that felt fluid, it could all have happened a hundred years ago, or maybe just yesterday.
Snow White Learns Witchcraft
A short story on what plans Snow White makes after looking into the mirror later in life.
The Orgess Queen
She wonders what each would taste like, Helios, Aurora and the Sleeping Beauty her husband "woke".
The Rose In Twelve Petals
Madeline casts a spell on another sleeping beauty-to-be Alice, her more modern day tale told in twelve parts like tarot. I like this one and hope there might be more. I like that Madeline was sympathetic and might have waited for her to wake.
Thorns and Briars
A good girl who knows how to keep her heart safe.
Rose Child
A sad story of small wild children in a garden, and the gardener who sees them and learns why they can't be tended to.
Thumbelina
Well...why wouldn't you like to be small?
Blanchefleur
Ivan becomes a apprentice to Owl, Lizard and Wolf, led by a white cat his dear cousin and his fairy aunt into the dangerous business of Dragon slaying and kingship. More please!
Mr. Fox
The many faces of men and the dangerous tools of courting are more alike than you might think.
What Her Mother Said
Red Riding Hood's instructions.
Snow, Blood, Fur
What if Red Riding Hood's wolf was a werewolf, or Rosie a witch able to make his fur skin turn her own?
The Red Shoes
The dancing Red Shoes as a desire to write, or not.
Girl, Wolf, Woods
The girl who meets the wolf is more generous than Red Riding Hood and met perhaps a kinder fate.
Red as Blood and White as Bone
The woodcutter's daughter Klara has many tales to tell, of wolves, princesses, war and deals done in the wood.
The Gold Spinner
The beginning of the adventure of the Miller's daughter and her touch of gold.
Rumpelstiltskin
We can not part the saint from the thief within ourselves, but a look at what might Rumple and Stiltskin do because he could.
Goldilocks and the Bear
She gets the life of a happy women, our girl thief Goldilocks.
Sleeping With Bears
Roselie marries a bear and Blanche follows in her sisters footsteps.
The Stepsister's Tale
What if Cinderella's step sister became a podiatrist, fighting shoe fashions for the sake of the bones and beauty of women's feet.
The Clever Serving Maid
Who switches places with a princess and walks away free to go where she pleases.
Seven Shoes
A witch's deal with a girl who wants to write books.
The Other Thea
A witch must find her shadow in Mother Night's castle in the Other Country or fade, I quite loved it and hope there's more some day!
The Sensitive Woman
A reminder to have care, that others suffer too.
The Bear's Wife
A sort of Cupid and Psyche to the Bear and his wife, where the wife, abandoned because of dripping wax, chooses to follow him into the woods, rather than going home and marrying another man.
The Bear's Daughter
A sort of Hades and Persephone take, where the Bear daughter is a child of winter north and summer south.
A Country Called Winter
The Queen of Winter grows up in America not knowing who she is. Taking to college life and literature until she discovers she is Queen of Winter, Snow Queen Vera or Veriska, and a part of the balance of the seasons chosen by Lady Moon. I would like to read Rudi meeting Vera, or Kay and Edrik the Ice King of Trollheim meeting, or if they meet Gerda again.
How to Make it SnowI
Holle, a kind girl, makes it snow for the old woman.
Diamonds and Toads
What be more useful to come out of your mouth? Diamonds or frogs? Does it depend on who you are? What you do? Or perhaps both are useful in unexpected ways.
The Princess and the Frog
They switch places with a kiss, the princess and the frog, and are happier did it.
Conversations with the Sea Witch
I truly liked this take on the little mermaid, Melusine grown old, and the sea witch who is perhaps wiser to cherish friendship over power. I hope to read something of the story of Eglantine her granddaughter and the Sea witch who is partly octopus.
The Nightingale and the Rose
The rewards of art and love and sacrifice, Mother Night and home.
Mirror, Mirror
Snow White and the winter of old age, or not...
I have tried my best below to say something about all the stories, but I loved quite a few of them and don't want to spoil them! I don't think I missed one, but I might have - if I did, my bad, it was all memorable but I feel a little too full of all the good stories perhaps. I liked that they were set in times that felt fluid, it could all have happened a hundred years ago, or maybe just yesterday.
Snow White Learns Witchcraft
A short story on what plans Snow White makes after looking into the mirror later in life.
The Orgess Queen
She wonders what each would taste like, Helios, Aurora and the Sleeping Beauty her husband "woke".
The Rose In Twelve Petals
Madeline casts a spell on another sleeping beauty-to-be Alice, her more modern day tale told in twelve parts like tarot. I like this one and hope there might be more. I like that Madeline was sympathetic and might have waited for her to wake.
Thorns and Briars
A good girl who knows how to keep her heart safe.
Rose Child
A sad story of small wild children in a garden, and the gardener who sees them and learns why they can't be tended to.
Thumbelina
Well...why wouldn't you like to be small?
Blanchefleur
Ivan becomes a apprentice to Owl, Lizard and Wolf, led by a white cat his dear cousin and his fairy aunt into the dangerous business of Dragon slaying and kingship. More please!
Mr. Fox
The many faces of men and the dangerous tools of courting are more alike than you might think.
What Her Mother Said
Red Riding Hood's instructions.
Snow, Blood, Fur
What if Red Riding Hood's wolf was a werewolf, or Rosie a witch able to make his fur skin turn her own?
The Red Shoes
The dancing Red Shoes as a desire to write, or not.
Girl, Wolf, Woods
The girl who meets the wolf is more generous than Red Riding Hood and met perhaps a kinder fate.
Red as Blood and White as Bone
The woodcutter's daughter Klara has many tales to tell, of wolves, princesses, war and deals done in the wood.
The Gold Spinner
The beginning of the adventure of the Miller's daughter and her touch of gold.
Rumpelstiltskin
We can not part the saint from the thief within ourselves, but a look at what might Rumple and Stiltskin do because he could.
Goldilocks and the Bear
She gets the life of a happy women, our girl thief Goldilocks.
Sleeping With Bears
Roselie marries a bear and Blanche follows in her sisters footsteps.
The Stepsister's Tale
What if Cinderella's step sister became a podiatrist, fighting shoe fashions for the sake of the bones and beauty of women's feet.
The Clever Serving Maid
Who switches places with a princess and walks away free to go where she pleases.
Seven Shoes
A witch's deal with a girl who wants to write books.
The Other Thea
A witch must find her shadow in Mother Night's castle in the Other Country or fade, I quite loved it and hope there's more some day!
The Sensitive Woman
A reminder to have care, that others suffer too.
The Bear's Wife
A sort of Cupid and Psyche to the Bear and his wife, where the wife, abandoned because of dripping wax, chooses to follow him into the woods, rather than going home and marrying another man.
The Bear's Daughter
A sort of Hades and Persephone take, where the Bear daughter is a child of winter north and summer south.
A Country Called Winter
The Queen of Winter grows up in America not knowing who she is. Taking to college life and literature until she discovers she is Queen of Winter, Snow Queen Vera or Veriska, and a part of the balance of the seasons chosen by Lady Moon. I would like to read Rudi meeting Vera, or Kay and Edrik the Ice King of Trollheim meeting, or if they meet Gerda again.
How to Make it SnowI
Holle, a kind girl, makes it snow for the old woman.
Diamonds and Toads
What be more useful to come out of your mouth? Diamonds or frogs? Does it depend on who you are? What you do? Or perhaps both are useful in unexpected ways.
The Princess and the Frog
They switch places with a kiss, the princess and the frog, and are happier did it.
Conversations with the Sea Witch
I truly liked this take on the little mermaid, Melusine grown old, and the sea witch who is perhaps wiser to cherish friendship over power. I hope to read something of the story of Eglantine her granddaughter and the Sea witch who is partly octopus.
The Nightingale and the Rose
The rewards of art and love and sacrifice, Mother Night and home.
Mirror, Mirror
Snow White and the winter of old age, or not...
lisa_h71's review against another edition
4.0
Very nice collection of fairy tale retellings, both poems and short stories. Favorites include Rose Child, Red as Blood and White as Bone, and Conversations with the Sea Witch.
tharina's review against another edition
3.0
Around the Year in 52 Books 2021: A book set in a made-up place.
sarrie's review against another edition
4.0
This is a rating for the short stories alone in this book. I don't particularly click with poetry, and there is quite a bit in this collection. It was not bad, not at all, but that is definitely not something I feel comfortable putting a number on. The short stories however were great, and I did enjoy almost all of them.
renee7995's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this collection of stories & poems. Once again, I love the twists on various fairy tales. I really enjoyed the two stories entitled Blanchefleur & Red as Blood & White as Bone (I would give each of these stories 5/5 stars if rating them separately). Overall, I would give this collection 3.75/5 stars (rounded up to 4/5 stars)!
ravenclawlibrarybooks's review against another edition
4.0
If you’re looking for fairytales (both old and new) told with old-world charm in a modern, feminist voice, this is the collection for you .I loved the woman in each of these stories – there’s so much power in them
.Thank you to NetGalley, Mythic Delirium Books and Theodora Goss for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
.Thank you to NetGalley, Mythic Delirium Books and Theodora Goss for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
seitenhain's review against another edition
4.0
Theodora Goss ist eine der... hexigsten Personen, die ich nicht persönlich kenne. Sie trägt mit Vorliebe wallende Röcke aus Second-Hand-Läden und sieht immer das magische im Alltag.
Diese Leidenschaft hat sie nun auch in Buchform gebracht: "Snow White learns Witchcraft" ist eine Anthologie aus "was passiert nach Und Sie Lebten Glücklich", Gedichten und alternative Sichtweisen auf klassische Märchen (vollständige Liste mit Links im Blog!).
Insgesamt eine wirklich magische Lesereise. Ich liebe es, altbekannte Geschichten aus neuen Perspektiven zu betrachten und auch Nebencharakteren eine Stimme zu verleihen. Dora hat genau das meisterhaft umgesetzt - wie auch in ihrer feministischen Athena-Club-Trilogie, die ich wohl als nächstes zuende lesen muss!
"Fairy tales are another kind of Bible, for those who know how to read them."
Diese Leidenschaft hat sie nun auch in Buchform gebracht: "Snow White learns Witchcraft" ist eine Anthologie aus "was passiert nach Und Sie Lebten Glücklich", Gedichten und alternative Sichtweisen auf klassische Märchen (vollständige Liste mit Links im Blog!).
Insgesamt eine wirklich magische Lesereise. Ich liebe es, altbekannte Geschichten aus neuen Perspektiven zu betrachten und auch Nebencharakteren eine Stimme zu verleihen. Dora hat genau das meisterhaft umgesetzt - wie auch in ihrer feministischen Athena-Club-Trilogie, die ich wohl als nächstes zuende lesen muss!
"Fairy tales are another kind of Bible, for those who know how to read them."
mabookyard's review against another edition
3.0
My Rating : 3.5
I was really excited to read this collection of stories based on few of my favorite fairytale stories of all time! This book is essentially a collection of aftermath stories/poems if you can call it that, and it was very intriguing! Some of the stories really dealt with a lot of emotional and political issues with the original fairy tales and how the characters are coping after the ending. Plus not to mention few of them were really dark ( Which I absolutely loved) My only disappointment was that some stories were too short to get a complete understanding and I wish the chapters were long. Other than that, this book was definitely something all fairy tale lovers should read!
Thank you Netgalley for the review copy. Detailed review will be up soon !
I was really excited to read this collection of stories based on few of my favorite fairytale stories of all time! This book is essentially a collection of aftermath stories/poems if you can call it that, and it was very intriguing! Some of the stories really dealt with a lot of emotional and political issues with the original fairy tales and how the characters are coping after the ending. Plus not to mention few of them were really dark ( Which I absolutely loved) My only disappointment was that some stories were too short to get a complete understanding and I wish the chapters were long. Other than that, this book was definitely something all fairy tale lovers should read!
Thank you Netgalley for the review copy. Detailed review will be up soon !