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Once Upon a Winter: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology by Katherine Shaw, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, S. Markem, Jenna Smithwick, A.J. Van Belle, Caroline Logan, Laila Amado, Jake Curran-Pipe, Rebecca F. Kenney, M.J. Weatherall, Bharat Krishnan, H.L. Macfarlane, Ella Holmes, R.A. Gerritse, Josie Jaffrey, Kate Longstone, Adie Hart
4.0
This work is a collection of winter-themed short stories that feel like fairytales and folklore. In total there are seventeen stories that explore various themes and some even revisit familiar stories. Some of the stories were spooky, some contained themes exploring climate change, and others were humorous.
There were several stories that I was absolutely blown away by – honestly, the majority of these stories were quite good. There were only two that I didn’t find to be particularly interesting. This was a fun way to be exposed to many new authors and their works. Despite the theme of the anthology, the stories were not repetitive or too similar, and I greatly enjoyed some of the retellings that were included.
My only complaint about this work was that there were several typos including extra commas and spaces. I loved the winter theme of this anthology, and highly recommend reading it! I’m going to reread it again when it’s not 90 degrees outside.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
There were several stories that I was absolutely blown away by – honestly, the majority of these stories were quite good. There were only two that I didn’t find to be particularly interesting. This was a fun way to be exposed to many new authors and their works. Despite the theme of the anthology, the stories were not repetitive or too similar, and I greatly enjoyed some of the retellings that were included.
My only complaint about this work was that there were several typos including extra commas and spaces. I loved the winter theme of this anthology, and highly recommend reading it! I’m going to reread it again when it’s not 90 degrees outside.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.