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A review by caramisha
Gaslight & Grimm: Steampunk Faerie Tales by Diana Bastine, Dustin Blottenberger, Jeff Young, Danny Birt, David Lee Summers, Larry N. Martin, Jean Marie Ward, Christine Norris, Jonah Knight, Bernie Mojzes, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Gail Z. Martin, Elaine Corvidae, James Chambers, Kelly A. Harmon, Jody Lynn Nye
3.0
I received a copy of this for free from NetGalley.
I was initially really intrigued by the premise of this collection. There have been many fairy tale retellings coming to my attention recently, and I was really interested to see how the authors would spin steampunk into fairy tales. I might have found it more enjoyable if I remembered more of the original stories they retold, rather than just the mainstream ones. (It's been a long time since I've read the Grimm versions!)
The quality of the stories varied greatly. There were a few I wished could be full novels, some that worked well as short stories but could've used a little more work, and a couple that just fell totally flat.
It was good to see a few more inclusive characters (gay Cinderella, y'all), and there were certainly some new twists and some stories turned around completely!
Overall, I'd say I enjoyed it enough to want to finish, but probably not enough to read it again. I'm definitely interested in this genre as a whole and will be keeping an eye out for more books in this vein.
I was initially really intrigued by the premise of this collection. There have been many fairy tale retellings coming to my attention recently, and I was really interested to see how the authors would spin steampunk into fairy tales. I might have found it more enjoyable if I remembered more of the original stories they retold, rather than just the mainstream ones. (It's been a long time since I've read the Grimm versions!)
The quality of the stories varied greatly. There were a few I wished could be full novels, some that worked well as short stories but could've used a little more work, and a couple that just fell totally flat.
It was good to see a few more inclusive characters (gay Cinderella, y'all), and there were certainly some new twists and some stories turned around completely!
Overall, I'd say I enjoyed it enough to want to finish, but probably not enough to read it again. I'm definitely interested in this genre as a whole and will be keeping an eye out for more books in this vein.