Reviews

At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler

_ems28's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

jena_33's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-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? Yes

3.0

indiareadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

clarag's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

karcitis's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

sammys_shelves's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

These were fun, short stories, brilliant, modern, reimagings of classic fairy tales. My favourites were probably Sugarplum, In the Forests of Night, Fire and Rhinestone and Once Bitten, Twice Shy. A special mention also to The Sister Switch as a new fairy tale, it was quite odd and dark!

all_books_great_and_small's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

TW: Parental abuse/neglect, alcohol, homophobia, cannibalism, transphobia and arson/fire.
 
At Midnight is a collection of 15 short fairytale retellings reimagined. I really enjoyed reading one before bed every other night and found the book entertaining and intriguing. Some of the stories I wasn't as keen on as others, and I would check the trigger warnings before reading this book. My favourites were; Fire Rhinestone which was a retelling of the Little Matchstick Girl, Mother's Mirror which was a retelling of snow white, Sharp as any thorn (sleeping beauty), Once Bitten Twice Shy (Little Red Riding Hood) and The Emperor and the Eversong (The Nightingale). If you're a fan of retellings like me I highly recommend giving this a read!  

dinoreader84's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.25

brittburkard's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

As in any anthology there are stories I really loved and some that just didn't quite hit for me. I think my favorite was the Little Mermaid retelling, but there were several in here that were fantastic.

reederi's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5