Reviews

Myths, Legends & Dreams by Natalie J. Holden, Alex Harvey, C.P. Miller, Nicole L. Soper Gorden, Ally Kelly, Sean P. Kane, Ryan Gale, Caitlin Alise Donovan, Emma Schouten, Michael Epanchin, Freya Bell, Allusir, Odessa Silver, J.C. Farnham

karenjanee's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

kesnit's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

A good collection of interesting stories.

jselliot's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.5

So many good stories in this one! While I noticed a few typos in the anthology, I also know just how tenacious the little buggers are, so I'm not going to fault the anthology for it, especially not on a first-time effort. Out of the works in question ... my favorites would probably be by C. P. Miller, Freya Bell, and Nicole L. Sopher Gordon. It's hard to pick just one out of this collection as the reigning title. 

hazelalaska's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

I actually enjoyed most of these stories, which surprised me since I usually go into short story collections expecting it to be a mixed bag (and previously I was someone who claimed to not really like short stories, but I think it just depends.) There were a few that weren't to my taste, but there was nothing wrong with them technically. Some of them, especially a few early ones, felt like they were or could be portions of a larger narrative or story, but I actually wasn't mad about that. In fact, I felt that for most of these stories that if they were expanded into something longer, I would totally read it. 

I do have a ranking for each of the stories, but I won't share it here since these are up-and-coming authors and I don't want to bash anyone, especially since it really came down to personal taste. I will say that my favorite of all of them was "Mystery at the Millennium Theatre." I actually really wanted to read more about these characters and this world, and I would be thrilled if this actually turned into a longer story. 

I'm really looking forward to the group's next anthology and what they have in store!