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A review by thereadingraccoon
The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Coldest Girl in Coldtown- I loved this book but I don’t remember enough of the characters to completely recall who these people were. But ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ anyway because it was a good story packed in a small number of pages.
A Reversal of Fortune- fun little “Devil Went Down to Georgia” type story about cheating the devil to win
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Boy Who Cried Wolf- probably my least favorite of the collection about a boy who loves to read while he boats around the world with his family and finds himself as the main character of a werewolf tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dog King- another shifter story about the a crooked king and the boy/wolf/slave who gets even ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In Vodka Veritas- a dark academia tale of a Latin club that uses magic to cause havoc at the prom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Coat of Stars- one of the strongest urban fantasy tales I’ve ever read! A Broadway costume designer goes back to his New Jersey family home to confront the fallout of his sister’s abusive marriage and the boy he lost to the fae years before ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Paper Cuts Scissirs- the wildly creative story of a young man who loses his girlfriend (literally) to books and tries to get her back ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Going Ironside- short story of a fairy that comes earth to stir up trouble and get a baby ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Land of Heart’s Desire- the Lord of the Unseelie Court hangs out at a New York coffee shop with his pixie girlfriend undetected by humans until the coffee shop owner uses the fae to put his shop on the map. Lots of discussions about finding and keeping love.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
The Poison Eaters- three sisters are used in the politics of royalty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Reversal of Fortune- fun little “Devil Went Down to Georgia” type story about cheating the devil to win
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Boy Who Cried Wolf- probably my least favorite of the collection about a boy who loves to read while he boats around the world with his family and finds himself as the main character of a werewolf tale ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dog King- another shifter story about the a crooked king and the boy/wolf/slave who gets even ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In Vodka Veritas- a dark academia tale of a Latin club that uses magic to cause havoc at the prom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Coat of Stars- one of the strongest urban fantasy tales I’ve ever read! A Broadway costume designer goes back to his New Jersey family home to confront the fallout of his sister’s abusive marriage and the boy he lost to the fae years before ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Paper Cuts Scissirs- the wildly creative story of a young man who loses his girlfriend (literally) to books and tries to get her back ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Going Ironside- short story of a fairy that comes earth to stir up trouble and get a baby ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Land of Heart’s Desire- the Lord of the Unseelie Court hangs out at a New York coffee shop with his pixie girlfriend undetected by humans until the coffee shop owner uses the fae to put his shop on the map. Lots of discussions about finding and keeping love.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
The Poison Eaters- three sisters are used in the politics of royalty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️