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A review by ghoti53
Once Upon a Spring: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology by Katherine Shaw, S. Markem, Jenna Smithwick, Ella T. Holmes, Caroline Logan, Laila Amado, Jake Curran-Pipe, A. J. Van Belle, Fiona Simpson, Bharat Krishnan, H.L. Macfarlane, M. J. Weatherall, Josie Jaffrey, Elanna Bellows, Kate Longstone, R. a. Gerritse, Adie Hart
5.0
A wonderful collection of stories and fairy tales all centering around Spring.
I particularly enjoyed Far Far Awake by Adie Hart - a sapphic retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I just adore Hart's sense of humour and her charming characters. Her tender observations on loss and chronic illness touched my heart. I found myself laughing and crying reading this beautiful short story.
A huge surprise was Josie Jaffrey's She Vanishes. I am not ashamed to admit that I usually need to "psyche myself up" to read her stories as they tend to be on the bleak and creepy side. Her amazing Ring The Bell left me scarred. But this one? Sweet and charming and heartwarming.
As always, we also get some darker stories with surprising twists like I Like Quiet Places by Fiona Simpson and The Circus of Forgotten Things by Caroline Logan.
Highly recommend this Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology and looking forward to the Autumn edition.
I particularly enjoyed Far Far Awake by Adie Hart - a sapphic retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I just adore Hart's sense of humour and her charming characters. Her tender observations on loss and chronic illness touched my heart. I found myself laughing and crying reading this beautiful short story.
A huge surprise was Josie Jaffrey's She Vanishes. I am not ashamed to admit that I usually need to "psyche myself up" to read her stories as they tend to be on the bleak and creepy side. Her amazing Ring The Bell left me scarred. But this one? Sweet and charming and heartwarming.
As always, we also get some darker stories with surprising twists like I Like Quiet Places by Fiona Simpson and The Circus of Forgotten Things by Caroline Logan.
Highly recommend this Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology and looking forward to the Autumn edition.