girlwtheironheart 's review for:

The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Daniel M. Lavery

4.0

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Beautifully crafted prose that doesn’t give a f***. They’re heavy, but not any heavier than its fairy tale/folklore source material. Interesting takes on some classics. At first I was worried I didn’t “get” it, but after the third story, I didn’t care—it’s a fairy tale, you don’t have to *get* it. It’s not homework.

I have to say though, the one that really got me was “Some Of Us Have Been Threatening Our Friend Toad.” It almost brought tears to my eyes.

And the end of the titular story gave me a chuckle.