Reviews

Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling

leto's review

2.0

This is a book that I had on my bedside table to pick up when ever I wanted to read something short. There were a few stories that I loved, but most of them I found annoying and overly complicated. The two stories I enjoyed were one about a kitsinue and the story by Anne Bishop.

kleonard's review

2.0

Not very good collection of retold tales. Too many are dull or overblown.

athenalindia's review

4.0

So, let's maybe start by talking about the organizing theme? And then a couple of stories I particularly liked, and a few things I noticed. Retellings of fairy tales is an obvious win - so much so that this is the third anthology of stories with that theme by these editors. It's easier to put your finger on than Ellen Datlow's Supernatural Noir collection I read last year, in which there were many spooky stories, but few that actually seemed noir.

Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.

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