A review by sparklelys
At Midnight by Dahlia Adler

4.0

Disney endings have their place, but oh, the real fairy tales were bloody and ugly and did not often end well -- it's a bit like Shakespeare: Everyone Dies! Where these YA authors did one better in moving the fairy tales contemporary was giving the characters depth and color (in many cases literal diversity) and deeper backstories of motivation for their actions. I appreciate that the book included also an appendix of the original stories, some of which I knew inside and out and others I'd never heard of. I particularly enjoyed Coyote in High-Top Sneakers, inspired by Puss in Boots.