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A review by hemloc
Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
4.0
Eight reasons to read Tales of the Otherworld:
1) The anthology opens with the story of Aaron's death and rebirth. He's a very minor character in the main series, but I always enjoyed when he showed up. Getting a short story from his POV was an unexpected treat.
2) The next story is about how Eve met Kristof and their relationship. I liked seeing Eve alive and at the beginning of her career. As much as I love the relationship, the romance elements annoyed me a little because they took the focus away from Eve making a nuisance of herself in the world of dark magic.
3) Logan's story is the shortest of the lot but is interesting because it's a whole new view of the Pack and life as a werewolf.
4) Beginnings shows Clay and Elena meeting and falling in love. It gives a great look at their relationship but also their personalities.
5) It always surprises me how much I love Lucas's POVs.
6) Ghosts is gorgeous and haunting. If I didn't already love Jeremy, I would after reading this story.
7) Wedding Bell Hell is funny and adorable.
8) The final story gives us a case, more Paige/Lucas, a huge development in their relationship that will affect the future of the supernatural world
Four drawbacks to Tales of the Otherworld:
1) I'm not generally one for short stories. I like spending more time with the characters and experiencing plots that are more convoluted and life-threatening. After each story, I felt like I needed more and only felt satisfied after finishing the two longer ones.
2) I think the Eve and Kristof story would have been better had it been told from Kristof's POV because Eve's POV doesn't give any new insights into her character.
3) A lot of the stories in this series, not just the anthology, feature coffee shops, and Kelley Armstrong has one go-to description for all these different shops. It could be a USA/Canadian thing where all coffee shops look alike, but that seems too weird to be true.
4) A couple of the stories didn't add anything new to this universe or its characters, like Logan's story or even Aaron's. Although they were enjoyable reads, there wasn't enough to them to warrant having their own stories.
1) The anthology opens with the story of Aaron's death and rebirth. He's a very minor character in the main series, but I always enjoyed when he showed up. Getting a short story from his POV was an unexpected treat.
2) The next story is about how Eve met Kristof and their relationship. I liked seeing Eve alive and at the beginning of her career. As much as I love the relationship, the romance elements annoyed me a little because they took the focus away from Eve making a nuisance of herself in the world of dark magic.
3) Logan's story is the shortest of the lot but is interesting because it's a whole new view of the Pack and life as a werewolf.
4) Beginnings shows Clay and Elena meeting and falling in love. It gives a great look at their relationship but also their personalities.
5) It always surprises me how much I love Lucas's POVs.
6) Ghosts is gorgeous and haunting. If I didn't already love Jeremy, I would after reading this story.
7) Wedding Bell Hell is funny and adorable.
8) The final story gives us a case, more Paige/Lucas, a huge development in their relationship that will affect the future of the supernatural world
Four drawbacks to Tales of the Otherworld:
1) I'm not generally one for short stories. I like spending more time with the characters and experiencing plots that are more convoluted and life-threatening. After each story, I felt like I needed more and only felt satisfied after finishing the two longer ones.
2) I think the Eve and Kristof story would have been better had it been told from Kristof's POV because Eve's POV doesn't give any new insights into her character.
3) A lot of the stories in this series, not just the anthology, feature coffee shops, and Kelley Armstrong has one go-to description for all these different shops. It could be a USA/Canadian thing where all coffee shops look alike, but that seems too weird to be true.
4) A couple of the stories didn't add anything new to this universe or its characters, like Logan's story or even Aaron's. Although they were enjoyable reads, there wasn't enough to them to warrant having their own stories.