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A review by go_maggs_go
At Midnight by Dahlia Adler
4.0
I don't often read anthologies, but I'm really not sure why. There were some absolute gems in At Midnight! I liked every story, actually, but the highlights for me were:
In the Forests of the Night by Gita Trelease. I was unfamiliar with the tale it was inspired by, "Fitcher's Bird," but this story hooked me from the first sentence.
Mother's Mirror by H. E. Edgmon was poignant.
Sharp as Any Thorn by Rory Power. This was my favorite. It crawled under my skin and I couldn't stop thinking about it for days after I read it. It gave me the same feeling I get when I listen to murder ballads. I love them because they're beautifully haunting, but they make me vaguely uncomfortable.
Coyote in High-Top Sneakers by Darcie Little Badger was just a fun read. I really enjoyed it.
Just a Little Bite by Roselle Lim
I really appreciated the inclusion at the end of the original fairy tales that inspired these stories, especially because there were a handful of stories I wasn't familiar with, and there were a couple I only vaguely remembered.
In the Forests of the Night by Gita Trelease. I was unfamiliar with the tale it was inspired by, "Fitcher's Bird," but this story hooked me from the first sentence.
Mother's Mirror by H. E. Edgmon was poignant.
Sharp as Any Thorn by Rory Power. This was my favorite. It crawled under my skin and I couldn't stop thinking about it for days after I read it. It gave me the same feeling I get when I listen to murder ballads. I love them because they're beautifully haunting, but they make me vaguely uncomfortable.
Coyote in High-Top Sneakers by Darcie Little Badger was just a fun read. I really enjoyed it.
Just a Little Bite by Roselle Lim
I really appreciated the inclusion at the end of the original fairy tales that inspired these stories, especially because there were a handful of stories I wasn't familiar with, and there were a couple I only vaguely remembered.