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A review by jayfr
At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
1.0
Oh dear, this was less than mediocre.
I get that giving the fairy-tales more diversity is a great idea but some of them seemed so forced. And some of them bore little resemblance to the original tale, I had been hoping for an original, darker twist on the tales but some of them just seemed like they were random real world stories that vaguely resembled the fairy tale.
I also feel strongly that the re-imaginings should be placed alongside the original fairy tales in the book, rather than having the originals stuck in the back.
Plus the inclusion of the problematic Meredith Russo just cinched how bad this was for me.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
I get that giving the fairy-tales more diversity is a great idea but some of them seemed so forced. And some of them bore little resemblance to the original tale, I had been hoping for an original, darker twist on the tales but some of them just seemed like they were random real world stories that vaguely resembled the fairy tale.
I also feel strongly that the re-imaginings should be placed alongside the original fairy tales in the book, rather than having the originals stuck in the back.
Plus the inclusion of the problematic Meredith Russo just cinched how bad this was for me.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.