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thero159's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
alisonb's review against another edition
4.0
Have yet to read Armstrong's adult novels, and I was extremely ignorant of the characters with whom she was expounding upon. Yet, I enjoyed this collection immensely and look forward to getting to know her characters better in their fully developed stories.
hemloc's review against another edition
4.0
Eight reasons to read Tales of the Otherworld:
1) The anthology opens with the story of Aaron's death and rebirth. He's a very minor character in the main series, but I always enjoyed when he showed up. Getting a short story from his POV was an unexpected treat.
2) The next story is about how Eve met Kristof and their relationship. I liked seeing Eve alive and at the beginning of her career. As much as I love the relationship, the romance elements annoyed me a little because they took the focus away from Eve making a nuisance of herself in the world of dark magic.
3) Logan's story is the shortest of the lot but is interesting because it's a whole new view of the Pack and life as a werewolf.
4) Beginnings shows Clay and Elena meeting and falling in love. It gives a great look at their relationship but also their personalities.
5) It always surprises me how much I love Lucas's POVs.
6) Ghosts is gorgeous and haunting. If I didn't already love Jeremy, I would after reading this story.
7) Wedding Bell Hell is funny and adorable.
8) The final story gives us a case, more Paige/Lucas, a huge development in their relationship that will affect the future of the supernatural world
Four drawbacks to Tales of the Otherworld:
1) I'm not generally one for short stories. I like spending more time with the characters and experiencing plots that are more convoluted and life-threatening. After each story, I felt like I needed more and only felt satisfied after finishing the two longer ones.
2) I think the Eve and Kristof story would have been better had it been told from Kristof's POV because Eve's POV doesn't give any new insights into her character.
3) A lot of the stories in this series, not just the anthology, feature coffee shops, and Kelley Armstrong has one go-to description for all these different shops. It could be a USA/Canadian thing where all coffee shops look alike, but that seems too weird to be true.
4) A couple of the stories didn't add anything new to this universe or its characters, like Logan's story or even Aaron's. Although they were enjoyable reads, there wasn't enough to them to warrant having their own stories.
1) The anthology opens with the story of Aaron's death and rebirth. He's a very minor character in the main series, but I always enjoyed when he showed up. Getting a short story from his POV was an unexpected treat.
2) The next story is about how Eve met Kristof and their relationship. I liked seeing Eve alive and at the beginning of her career. As much as I love the relationship, the romance elements annoyed me a little because they took the focus away from Eve making a nuisance of herself in the world of dark magic.
3) Logan's story is the shortest of the lot but is interesting because it's a whole new view of the Pack and life as a werewolf.
4) Beginnings shows Clay and Elena meeting and falling in love. It gives a great look at their relationship but also their personalities.
5) It always surprises me how much I love Lucas's POVs.
6) Ghosts is gorgeous and haunting. If I didn't already love Jeremy, I would after reading this story.
7) Wedding Bell Hell is funny and adorable.
8) The final story gives us a case, more Paige/Lucas, a huge development in their relationship that will affect the future of the supernatural world
Four drawbacks to Tales of the Otherworld:
1) I'm not generally one for short stories. I like spending more time with the characters and experiencing plots that are more convoluted and life-threatening. After each story, I felt like I needed more and only felt satisfied after finishing the two longer ones.
2) I think the Eve and Kristof story would have been better had it been told from Kristof's POV because Eve's POV doesn't give any new insights into her character.
3) A lot of the stories in this series, not just the anthology, feature coffee shops, and Kelley Armstrong has one go-to description for all these different shops. It could be a USA/Canadian thing where all coffee shops look alike, but that seems too weird to be true.
4) A couple of the stories didn't add anything new to this universe or its characters, like Logan's story or even Aaron's. Although they were enjoyable reads, there wasn't enough to them to warrant having their own stories.
debwendler's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.5
travelingbookiemonster's review against another edition
5.0
Re reading this series was an amazing idea. I loved this series so much and this just cemented the fact that is my favorite for a reason.
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
4.0
Rebirth – Aaron becomes a vamp and how he meets Cass, it’s interesting. I am glad we got to get to see who Aaron is even for just a little bit.
Bewitched – This is about Eve and how she meets Kristof. But also about how she got sucked into doing more of the dark magic we always hear so much bad about. I enjoyed seeing Kristof woe Eve it was sweet.
Birthright – Logan, if I am being honest I forgot about him. But I liked getting this glimpse.
Beginnings – Omg, I swear my heart. I really wished I had read this before Bitten the first time I bet I would have loved it more than I did that first time. Getting Elena and Clay as they found and fell in love is well magical not two ways about that.
Expectations – Lucas and Eve and though these two don’t have a love relationship this story just shows you their dynamic and how it started.
Ghosts – It’s ok its Jeremy’s POV and how he feels about his pack, this I think was after Bitten but before Stolen.
Wedding Bell Hell – Ahh Lucas and Paige’s wedding and instead of a MIL to make Paige’s plans go awry it's Lucas’s father. It is funny and sweet if he didn’t make it feel manipulative.
The Case of EL Chupacabra – Kristof’s son and Savanna’s half-brother Sean and Lucas’s POV. Lots of familiar characters, it was interesting but had it not been included in this I wouldn’t have bothered.
The narration was pretty good, I didn't hate it lol it really was good. :)
Bewitched – This is about Eve and how she meets Kristof. But also about how she got sucked into doing more of the dark magic we always hear so much bad about. I enjoyed seeing Kristof woe Eve it was sweet.
Birthright – Logan, if I am being honest I forgot about him. But I liked getting this glimpse.
Beginnings – Omg, I swear my heart. I really wished I had read this before Bitten the first time I bet I would have loved it more than I did that first time. Getting Elena and Clay as they found and fell in love is well magical not two ways about that.
Expectations – Lucas and Eve and though these two don’t have a love relationship this story just shows you their dynamic and how it started.
Ghosts – It’s ok its Jeremy’s POV and how he feels about his pack, this I think was after Bitten but before Stolen.
Wedding Bell Hell – Ahh Lucas and Paige’s wedding and instead of a MIL to make Paige’s plans go awry it's Lucas’s father. It is funny and sweet if he didn’t make it feel manipulative.
The Case of EL Chupacabra – Kristof’s son and Savanna’s half-brother Sean and Lucas’s POV. Lots of familiar characters, it was interesting but had it not been included in this I wouldn’t have bothered.
The narration was pretty good, I didn't hate it lol it really was good. :)
lenajgib's review against another edition
4.0
Love the Clay and Elena story but only liked the others.
bookgoonie's review against another edition
3.0
Armstrong's writing is always a pleaser. You get 2 smaller stories about Logan (Elena's closest friend in the pack that gets killed in Bitten) and Aaron (vampire,that I haven't encountered in any that I have read but I am shy 3 books). There are 3 larger stories. How Eve hooks up with Kristof. Which is nice and reminds me why I like Eve so much. Lucas and Paige get married and get the Portland office. The juicy one is about Clay meeting Elena all the way to the bite.
reading_rainy's review against another edition
3.0
Read most of these short stories on her web page years ago. Was nice to re-read them again. Love any story with Clay and Elena.