A review by booksgurrsandpurrs
Fabled Passages: Speculative Stories by Margaret Pinard

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

 Within these eight short story collection siblings are cursed and blessed by gods, a widow haunted by their late wife is at their wits end, and a man is pulled through time and must figure out why. There are at times historical elements to some of the short stories and the author captures realistic dialogue that kept me in the story rather than pulling me out. There is one short story I wanted more dialogue from (The Photograph), but overall each story was a joy to read. I tend to gravitate towards non-fiction, historical-fiction or books discussing social injustices, and although this collection plays with adventure and fantasy, it's still within my wheelhouse of discussing social injustices so this was a very welcomed read.