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A review by bookmarked642
Dawn to Dark by Halston James
4.0
A huge thanks to the author/publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read this book via Hidden Gems.
This book is a compilation of various authors' works. They are all based on different fairy-tales, most retold in a more modern setting or some other unique way.
The title suggests that these retellings are darker than the original (or more widely known) tales, but actually this wasn't always the case. Some of the stories were modernised, but were still romantic or sweet. I was a little disappointed by this, honestly. That said, some were more sinister, though, and those were definitely my favourites!
Throughout all the stories I noticed quite a lot of typos and spelling mistakes. I can't be sure if these are present in the final publication, but I thought I'd point it out just in case.
As the stories are all by different authors, it's hard to give an overall rating - but I will try! None of the tales were particularly bad, but none overly wowed me either. I think 3.5 stars is an accurate rating, rounded up to 4.
This book is a compilation of various authors' works. They are all based on different fairy-tales, most retold in a more modern setting or some other unique way.
The title suggests that these retellings are darker than the original (or more widely known) tales, but actually this wasn't always the case. Some of the stories were modernised, but were still romantic or sweet. I was a little disappointed by this, honestly. That said, some were more sinister, though, and those were definitely my favourites!
Throughout all the stories I noticed quite a lot of typos and spelling mistakes. I can't be sure if these are present in the final publication, but I thought I'd point it out just in case.
As the stories are all by different authors, it's hard to give an overall rating - but I will try! None of the tales were particularly bad, but none overly wowed me either. I think 3.5 stars is an accurate rating, rounded up to 4.