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Led Astray: The Best of Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong
5.0
Kelley Armstrong is a master storyteller, a fact made abundantly clear in this “best of” collection.
There are 23 stories featured in this book, 21 previously published and 2 brand new, never before seen tales. Fans of Kelley Armstrong will recognize some familiar characters and settings, and some new, from the author’s Otherworld, Cainsville, Darkest Powers/Darkness Rising, and Age of Legends series. The only series I have read is the Darkest Powers (and that was years ago), but I was able to enjoy every story in this collection, so no worries for readers who are unfamiliar with any or all of these series.
With different characters and different settings (except for two pairs of stories featuring the same characters and settings), the content of the stories varies from modern cities to feudal Japan, from male to female main characters, characters with ages ranging from kids to adults, and with all sorts of supernatural characters (vampires and werewolves and demons, oh my!). The one thing all the stories have in common is some sort of a twist – something is not as it first seems in each story.
I guess that means the person being “Led Astray” is the reader – in the best possible ways!
I really enjoyed Led Astray: The Best Of Kelley Armstrong and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Urban Fantasies, supernatural characters, stories with a paranormal bent, and, especially, stories with surprising twists. It’s very easy to believe Led Astray is truly a “best of” collection – every story was fantastic. Usually, in collections such as this, there will be one or two stories that aren’t my favorite, but not here – I felt like every work was my favorite.
*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.
There are 23 stories featured in this book, 21 previously published and 2 brand new, never before seen tales. Fans of Kelley Armstrong will recognize some familiar characters and settings, and some new, from the author’s Otherworld, Cainsville, Darkest Powers/Darkness Rising, and Age of Legends series. The only series I have read is the Darkest Powers (and that was years ago), but I was able to enjoy every story in this collection, so no worries for readers who are unfamiliar with any or all of these series.
With different characters and different settings (except for two pairs of stories featuring the same characters and settings), the content of the stories varies from modern cities to feudal Japan, from male to female main characters, characters with ages ranging from kids to adults, and with all sorts of supernatural characters (vampires and werewolves and demons, oh my!). The one thing all the stories have in common is some sort of a twist – something is not as it first seems in each story.
I guess that means the person being “Led Astray” is the reader – in the best possible ways!
I really enjoyed Led Astray: The Best Of Kelley Armstrong and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Urban Fantasies, supernatural characters, stories with a paranormal bent, and, especially, stories with surprising twists. It’s very easy to believe Led Astray is truly a “best of” collection – every story was fantastic. Usually, in collections such as this, there will be one or two stories that aren’t my favorite, but not here – I felt like every work was my favorite.
*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.