A review by sonshinelibrarian
Redder Than Blood by Tanith Lee

2.0

I was disappointed with this. Mainly just not my taste. There were a couple of stories I really liked, a couple I loathed, and most I was just indifferent too, but definitely more negative than positive overall. Also, SO. MANY. COMMAS. I was not a fan of the writing style. There are commas every.where. There are so many dependent clauses that the sentences become difficult to follow (I almost didn't keep reading because the first story was so difficult to read). And I know this isn't the author's fault, but the "hook" story summaries on the back cover don't actually exist in the book itself. Unless they're referring to the first book? I kept waiting for the "vampiric Snow White whose pious stepmother is her only salvation" or the "supernatural Cinderella who strikes at midnight, leaving behind a prince mad with desire" and I never got them. Very strange.