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quetzi's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
idiotela123's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
some of the endings of the stories were poorly put together and some stories went on tangents that weren't folklore related at all!
But on the positive side, I love the creativity that came to the makings of this book
But on the positive side, I love the creativity that came to the makings of this book
lucy_brb's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
missbookiverse's review against another edition
3.0
[3.5 stars]
I found the framing of this collection to be very enjoyable (retelling traditional folktales) and I liked that "traditional" did not entail "white, male, and hetero." Some stories stayed within the old-fashioned setting of the originals, but I preferred the ones that updated the scenery and put a modern, forward-thinking twist on the plot. My favorites include: Sour Hall (a f/f couple moves to an old spooky farm) by Naomi Booth, Between Sea & Sky (an archeologist bears a baby boy with a high affinity for the sea) by Kirsty Logan, The Dampness is Spreading (an old midwife longs for a child of her own) by Emma Glass, and The Holloway (a family suffers under an alcoholic father/husband) by Imogen Hermes Gowar.
I found the framing of this collection to be very enjoyable (retelling traditional folktales) and I liked that "traditional" did not entail "white, male, and hetero." Some stories stayed within the old-fashioned setting of the originals, but I preferred the ones that updated the scenery and put a modern, forward-thinking twist on the plot. My favorites include: Sour Hall (a f/f couple moves to an old spooky farm) by Naomi Booth, Between Sea & Sky (an archeologist bears a baby boy with a high affinity for the sea) by Kirsty Logan, The Dampness is Spreading (an old midwife longs for a child of her own) by Emma Glass, and The Holloway (a family suffers under an alcoholic father/husband) by Imogen Hermes Gowar.
emilysummer_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
wunkymatts's review against another edition
4.0
There are some truly beautiful stories in this little book. 'Sour Hall' by Naomi Booth and 'Between Sea and Sky' are both excellent. A couple of the stories didn't gel with me stylistically to the point where I found them hard to read, but that's always the case with anthologies. I was also charmed by the original stories (taken from older local collections of folk tales) being included at the end of the book.