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desiree_mcl's review against another edition
3.0
This rating is only for 3 of the stories.
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs - 3 1/2 stars. This short story is set in the Mercy Thompson/Alpha & Omega world but there's no mention of the characters (at least up until the point I've read in both series). Although I liked Tom and Moira I wish that there had been more. This was only about 40 pages and I didn't feel like I spent enough time with these characters to really form any kind of valid opinion. I still enjoyed the story but I didn't feel connected to the characters like I would have liked too. However I did find it interesting that Tom had some awful scars on his face and the woman he is attracted to can't see them since she's blind.
Last Call by Jim Butcher 4 stars. I haven't read much of the Dresden Files series, except a little bit of Storm Front and I wasn't very intersted in continuing. However after reading this short story, which I guess is #10.5 in the series it makes me want to give the series another shot. I enjoyed the characters. their interactions together, and the story was fun. Good installment.
Hecate's Golden Eye by P.N. Elrod 2.5-3 stars. This was an ok story. Again this one is also part of a series but it's one I've never read and unfortunately from this story I probably won't be checking it out. Jack is kind of boring, not someone I'd want to spend time with while reading the series, I was more interested in the whole Mable/Agnes/Clive/Taylor parts. That was fun, I loved the ending and what their plans were.
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs - 3 1/2 stars. This short story is set in the Mercy Thompson/Alpha & Omega world but there's no mention of the characters (at least up until the point I've read in both series). Although I liked Tom and Moira I wish that there had been more. This was only about 40 pages and I didn't feel like I spent enough time with these characters to really form any kind of valid opinion. I still enjoyed the story but I didn't feel connected to the characters like I would have liked too. However I did find it interesting that Tom had some awful scars on his face and the woman he is attracted to can't see them since she's blind.
Last Call by Jim Butcher 4 stars. I haven't read much of the Dresden Files series, except a little bit of Storm Front and I wasn't very intersted in continuing. However after reading this short story, which I guess is #10.5 in the series it makes me want to give the series another shot. I enjoyed the characters. their interactions together, and the story was fun. Good installment.
Hecate's Golden Eye by P.N. Elrod 2.5-3 stars. This was an ok story. Again this one is also part of a series but it's one I've never read and unfortunately from this story I probably won't be checking it out. Jack is kind of boring, not someone I'd want to spend time with while reading the series, I was more interested in the whole Mable/Agnes/Clive/Taylor parts. That was fun, I loved the ending and what their plans were.
leabookjoy's review against another edition
5.0
Totally love the short-stories by Briggs, Bitcher, Caine and Chance. The others are not bad but not great either.
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs
For those familiar with the books of Brigg, we have in this short-story the meeting between Moira and Tom, a blind witch and a werewolf from the pack of Seattle that we also see in the Alpha and Omega series.
I love Moira, she is blind, small and far from being physically impressive but she is strong, she has humor and well worth seeing.
As a huge fan of Briggs, I'm not totally unbiased but this story is a must read
Last Call by Jim Butcher
I know this author mainly by reputation and I've never really read one of his books but I love the style and the humor of Dresden. His investigations are always interesting to read and this is no exception.
Death Warmed Over by Rachel Caine
Such as for Butcher, I know this author only by name but I liked the story of impossible love between a zombie Andy and Holly a resurrectionist witch who brought him back from the dead to help her solve a case.
Vegas Odds by Karen Chance
My favorite story (with the one by Briggs)
Lia is a war mage and is expected to train the recruits at the War Mage Corps. But when her students are trying to kill her, she knows she must find the person responsible before her class was totally decimated.
Like I say before, I don't like Cyrus who is too sweet for my own taste but I totally love Lia who always find a way to cram into big troubles. A badass heroine like I love with humor and an investigation with unexpected twists.
A Must Read !!
Hecate's Golden Eye by P. N. Elrod
Charles Escott and the undead Jack Fleming are hired to get a kind of cursed jewel.
The style was slow, characters not particularly endearing and even if the story could have been interesting, I didn't get too hung.
Bacon by Charlaine Harris
I've never been a big fan of the books by Harris, especially regarding her characters, so it wasn't a big surprise that I don't like much the story of Dahlia, a vampire widow who seeks for revenge.
Signatures of the Dead by Faith Hunter
I knew this author onyl by name but the story was fun to read, an investigation a little awful to find some rogue vampires.
Ginger by Caitlin Kittredge
This story about Sunny Swann, a shy witch who is targeted by some mysterious kidnapper, was nice to read and I quite liked the characters who were original and fun to discover.
Dark Sins by Jenna Maclaine
A story a little too stereotyped for my taste with a story about executioners vampires kidnapped by a wizard and forced to choose between love and "end of the world" and characters not really endearing.
So the five stars are only for the short stories by Briggs, Bitcher, Caine and Chance but it totally worth it !!
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs
For those familiar with the books of Brigg, we have in this short-story the meeting between Moira and Tom, a blind witch and a werewolf from the pack of Seattle that we also see in the Alpha and Omega series.
I love Moira, she is blind, small and far from being physically impressive but she is strong, she has humor and well worth seeing.
As a huge fan of Briggs, I'm not totally unbiased but this story is a must read
Last Call by Jim Butcher
I know this author mainly by reputation and I've never really read one of his books but I love the style and the humor of Dresden. His investigations are always interesting to read and this is no exception.
Death Warmed Over by Rachel Caine
Such as for Butcher, I know this author only by name but I liked the story of impossible love between a zombie Andy and Holly a resurrectionist witch who brought him back from the dead to help her solve a case.
Vegas Odds by Karen Chance
My favorite story (with the one by Briggs)
Lia is a war mage and is expected to train the recruits at the War Mage Corps. But when her students are trying to kill her, she knows she must find the person responsible before her class was totally decimated.
Like I say before, I don't like Cyrus who is too sweet for my own taste but I totally love Lia who always find a way to cram into big troubles. A badass heroine like I love with humor and an investigation with unexpected twists.
A Must Read !!
Hecate's Golden Eye by P. N. Elrod
Charles Escott and the undead Jack Fleming are hired to get a kind of cursed jewel.
The style was slow, characters not particularly endearing and even if the story could have been interesting, I didn't get too hung.
Bacon by Charlaine Harris
I've never been a big fan of the books by Harris, especially regarding her characters, so it wasn't a big surprise that I don't like much the story of Dahlia, a vampire widow who seeks for revenge.
Signatures of the Dead by Faith Hunter
I knew this author onyl by name but the story was fun to read, an investigation a little awful to find some rogue vampires.
Ginger by Caitlin Kittredge
This story about Sunny Swann, a shy witch who is targeted by some mysterious kidnapper, was nice to read and I quite liked the characters who were original and fun to discover.
Dark Sins by Jenna Maclaine
A story a little too stereotyped for my taste with a story about executioners vampires kidnapped by a wizard and forced to choose between love and "end of the world" and characters not really endearing.
So the five stars are only for the short stories by Briggs, Bitcher, Caine and Chance but it totally worth it !!
blackhyla's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-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? N/A
5.0
_snowy_m's review against another edition
4.0
Only read Jim Butcher portion..and I did giggle a smidge thru it ;)
toastymaloney's review against another edition
3.0
I read it for the Patricia Briggs short story, but it was all good. I haven't ever read many witch stories.
j_j_catcrazydragon's review against another edition
3.0
2017 5 stars I rated ... ?
re-read 2019
3.5 stars. Yay, bad, Yay, Bad, Yay .... Many Authors.
re-read 2019
3.5 stars. Yay, bad, Yay, Bad, Yay .... Many Authors.
ashtardeza's review against another edition
3.0
I mostly read this because of the Harry Dresden short, but found most of the other stories to be entertaining as well.
It's a fairly balanced collection, though some stories go a bit heavy on the Dark Fantasy cliche's. Still, worth reading.
It's a fairly balanced collection, though some stories go a bit heavy on the Dark Fantasy cliche's. Still, worth reading.
pamwinkler's review against another edition
3.0
Yup, read this before and liked it, so now I just read the stories I want to red.
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs I like.
Last Call by Jim Butcher was good. It was interesting to read this, based on stuff from later in the books.
Death Warmed Over by Rachel Caine was good. I read the 'sequel' to the story, but it was still pretty fun.
Vegas Odds by Karen Chance I skipped after the first bit. The introductory fight was great! But the rest of the story was less interesting to me.
Hecate's Golden Eye by P.N.Elrod was great; a Jack Fleming story.
Bacon by Charlaine Harris was fun. I don't tend to like her romance so much anymore but her other stuff is still fun.
Signatures of the Dead by Faith Hunter was pretty good.
Ginger by Caitlin Kittredge was good, even though I don't think I'm a fan of the Nocturne City stories as much. The tale of someone who's a coward who's doing what they have to? Pretty neat.
Dark Sins by Jenna Maclaine I read, but overall, I wasn't impressed.
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs I like.
Last Call by Jim Butcher was good. It was interesting to read this, based on stuff from later in the books.
Death Warmed Over by Rachel Caine was good. I read the 'sequel' to the story, but it was still pretty fun.
Vegas Odds by Karen Chance I skipped after the first bit. The introductory fight was great! But the rest of the story was less interesting to me.
Hecate's Golden Eye by P.N.Elrod was great; a Jack Fleming story.
Bacon by Charlaine Harris was fun. I don't tend to like her romance so much anymore but her other stuff is still fun.
Signatures of the Dead by Faith Hunter was pretty good.
Ginger by Caitlin Kittredge was good, even though I don't think I'm a fan of the Nocturne City stories as much. The tale of someone who's a coward who's doing what they have to? Pretty neat.
Dark Sins by Jenna Maclaine I read, but overall, I wasn't impressed.
eb00kie's review against another edition
1.0
Let's say. I enjoyed Patricia Briggs because I usually enjoy her writings. The rest were either boring or vulgar, anyway, those I've read.
I've got it PDF so I'll just chop off the first sory :D
I've got it PDF so I'll just chop off the first sory :D