A review by carenzabramwell
Once Upon a Winter: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology by Katherine Shaw, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, S. Markem, Jenna Smithwick, A.J. Van Belle, Caroline Logan, Laila Amado, Jake Curran-Pipe, Rebecca F. Kenney, M.J. Weatherall, Bharat Krishnan, H.L. Macfarlane, Ella Holmes, R.A. Gerritse, Josie Jaffrey, Kate Longstone, Adie Hart

3.0

Thank you to the publishers for sending me a digital proof to read before publication. I am leaving this review voluntarily. There were some stand out stories in this collection, such as A Pea Ever After. However, most of this collection wasn't for me. While I liked the diverse take on the theme of winter, I found it difficult to enjoy because the age range of the stories was so all over the place. I preferred the more environmental takes to some of the fantastical. Short story collections aren't something I read often and I like the premise of a set of stories about the seasons. This just wasn't quite for me in the end.