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75_sweetestbook's review
5.0
what a amazing read that will have you hooked from the start with these amazing short stories.
katrina_8505's review
4.0
All these authors are new to me which I really enjoyed finding new authors. This very different fairy tails and Disney movies we grow up with. They all had a different twist to it which I really liked.
mrsjhelms9910reader's review
4.0
This was such a good anthology just due to the fact that it's fairytale retellings! Like duh!! This is the best ever. So i love the retelling of Aladdin with a twist to it! It was funny and great. I wish i could have had more. Then we had Arabella and that was a retelling Cinderella again fantastic and i really enjoyed it as well. Ill let you read it and enjoy the rest of the short stories. ❤
cexleybooks's review against another edition
5.0
I love anthologies as you get to find new authors. Just looking at who is in this anthology I have only read the work of one of them before, know of one more and all the others are new to me.
This anthology gives us a retelling of the fairytales we all grew up with and love.
~Arabella by K.Z. Riley~
This is a new author to me and I look forward to reading more from her. This was the first Cinderella retelling I have read and I loved this adorable story but I need more. Royce and Arabella are sweet together.
~The Hack by Kelsie Rae~
I love this author's work and can never put her books down and this was the same. This was the first Aladdin retelling I have read and I loved it.
~Witching Woods by Suzan Lee~
This is another new author to me. I found this story to be utterly spell binding, dark and mysterious. I loved every moment of the story and couldn't put it down, even though I could not place which fairy tale it was retelling.
~Out of the Woods by Halston James~
This is another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Beauty and her Beast and I never wanted to put this story down.
~Part of His World by Sonya Jesus~
I have heard of this author before but haven't had a chance to read anything by her before this story. I loved this retelling of The Little Mermaid.
~Woman in the Ivy Tower by Courtney Shockey~
Another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Rapunzel.
~Moon Bitten by Angharad Thompson Rees~
Another new author to me. This is a retelling on Little Red Riding Hood and I loved it. I was left in shock and completely guessing throughout the story.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review.
This anthology gives us a retelling of the fairytales we all grew up with and love.
~Arabella by K.Z. Riley~
This is a new author to me and I look forward to reading more from her. This was the first Cinderella retelling I have read and I loved this adorable story but I need more. Royce and Arabella are sweet together.
~The Hack by Kelsie Rae~
I love this author's work and can never put her books down and this was the same. This was the first Aladdin retelling I have read and I loved it.
~Witching Woods by Suzan Lee~
This is another new author to me. I found this story to be utterly spell binding, dark and mysterious. I loved every moment of the story and couldn't put it down, even though I could not place which fairy tale it was retelling.
~Out of the Woods by Halston James~
This is another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Beauty and her Beast and I never wanted to put this story down.
~Part of His World by Sonya Jesus~
I have heard of this author before but haven't had a chance to read anything by her before this story. I loved this retelling of The Little Mermaid.
~Woman in the Ivy Tower by Courtney Shockey~
Another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Rapunzel.
~Moon Bitten by Angharad Thompson Rees~
Another new author to me. This is a retelling on Little Red Riding Hood and I loved it. I was left in shock and completely guessing throughout the story.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review.
michaelakathleen's review
4.0
I will be the first to admit I am a bit of an anthology snob. There are many anthologies that I’ve read that I wouldn’t recommend for anyone. However, DAWN TO DARK is a really good anthology in my opinion because it doesn’t stay in the “safe” realm of stories. DAWN TO DARK takes fairy tales that have been retold time and time again and somehow the authors have given them new elements that I haven’t seen before. I honestly wish this anthology came with full length novels because I felt there were some stories that ended so abruptly but that I wanted, no needed, more from. I will admit though that most of these fairy tales I only know through the Disney films and not the original disturbing tales they were told as originally. Regardless, I believe that DAWN TO DARK has something for everyone.
cexleybooks's review against another edition
5.0
I love anthologies as you get to find new authors. Just looking at who is in this anthology I have only read the work of one of them before, know of one more and all the others are new to me.
This anthology gives us a retelling of the fairytales we all grew up with and love.
~Arabella by K.Z. Riley~
This is a new author to me and I look forward to reading more from her. This was the first Cinderella retelling I have read and I loved this adorable story but I need more. Royce and Arabella are sweet together.
~The Hack by Kelsie Rae~
I love this author's work and can never put her books down and this was the same. This was the first Aladdin retelling I have read and I loved it.
~Witching Woods by Suzan Lee~
This is another new author to me. I found this story to be utterly spell binding, dark and mysterious. I loved every moment of the story and couldn't put it down, even though I could not place which fairy tale it was retelling.
~Out of the Woods by Halston James~
This is another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Beauty and her Beast and I never wanted to put this story down.
~Part of His World by Sonya Jesus~
I have heard of this author before but haven't had a chance to read anything by her before this story. I loved this retelling of The Little Mermaid.
~Woman in the Ivy Tower by Courtney Shockey~
Another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Rapunzel.
~Moon Bitten by Angharad Thompson Rees~
Another new author to me. This is a retelling on Little Red Riding Hood and I loved it. I was left in shock and completely guessing throughout the story.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review.
This anthology gives us a retelling of the fairytales we all grew up with and love.
~Arabella by K.Z. Riley~
This is a new author to me and I look forward to reading more from her. This was the first Cinderella retelling I have read and I loved this adorable story but I need more. Royce and Arabella are sweet together.
~The Hack by Kelsie Rae~
I love this author's work and can never put her books down and this was the same. This was the first Aladdin retelling I have read and I loved it.
~Witching Woods by Suzan Lee~
This is another new author to me. I found this story to be utterly spell binding, dark and mysterious. I loved every moment of the story and couldn't put it down, even though I could not place which fairy tale it was retelling.
~Out of the Woods by Halston James~
This is another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Beauty and her Beast and I never wanted to put this story down.
~Part of His World by Sonya Jesus~
I have heard of this author before but haven't had a chance to read anything by her before this story. I loved this retelling of The Little Mermaid.
~Woman in the Ivy Tower by Courtney Shockey~
Another new author to me. I loved this retelling of Rapunzel.
~Moon Bitten by Angharad Thompson Rees~
Another new author to me. This is a retelling on Little Red Riding Hood and I loved it. I was left in shock and completely guessing throughout the story.
I received an advance copy of this book. I am voluntarily giving my honest review.
brooklynne_michelle's review
Sorry the first story was so awfully problematic I just couldn't even finish it, the second story was almost word for word the Disney movie Aladdin but with a modern setting, which yet again made it difficult to read, after those two I tried skimming the book but I just didn't have faith in the quality that could be found within.
I rarely DNF a book choosing to put it aside instead of abandoning it completely but there was a diamond in this rough.
I rarely DNF a book choosing to put it aside instead of abandoning it completely but there was a diamond in this rough.
bookmarked642's review
4.0
A huge thanks to the author/publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read this book via Hidden Gems.
This book is a compilation of various authors' works. They are all based on different fairy-tales, most retold in a more modern setting or some other unique way.
The title suggests that these retellings are darker than the original (or more widely known) tales, but actually this wasn't always the case. Some of the stories were modernised, but were still romantic or sweet. I was a little disappointed by this, honestly. That said, some were more sinister, though, and those were definitely my favourites!
Throughout all the stories I noticed quite a lot of typos and spelling mistakes. I can't be sure if these are present in the final publication, but I thought I'd point it out just in case.
As the stories are all by different authors, it's hard to give an overall rating - but I will try! None of the tales were particularly bad, but none overly wowed me either. I think 3.5 stars is an accurate rating, rounded up to 4.
This book is a compilation of various authors' works. They are all based on different fairy-tales, most retold in a more modern setting or some other unique way.
The title suggests that these retellings are darker than the original (or more widely known) tales, but actually this wasn't always the case. Some of the stories were modernised, but were still romantic or sweet. I was a little disappointed by this, honestly. That said, some were more sinister, though, and those were definitely my favourites!
Throughout all the stories I noticed quite a lot of typos and spelling mistakes. I can't be sure if these are present in the final publication, but I thought I'd point it out just in case.
As the stories are all by different authors, it's hard to give an overall rating - but I will try! None of the tales were particularly bad, but none overly wowed me either. I think 3.5 stars is an accurate rating, rounded up to 4.
bookishlynerdy's review
3.0
I didn't particularly enjoy this book. Which was a shame because I was really looking forward to it. I adore fairytales and retellings of the classics. But this wasn't that.
It was merely writing. Some good. Some bad. But not great.
The saving grace was the Aladdin retelling. That one I loved. I didn't like any of the other ones. The premise of the stories themselves were decent. But they needed more editing. There was one story that flipped back and forth between POVs and didn't distinguish them. Another had the pace completely wrong. Yet another just didn't work. At all.
It was merely writing. Some good. Some bad. But not great.
The saving grace was the Aladdin retelling. That one I loved. I didn't like any of the other ones. The premise of the stories themselves were decent. But they needed more editing. There was one story that flipped back and forth between POVs and didn't distinguish them. Another had the pace completely wrong. Yet another just didn't work. At all.
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