by Sharyn November, Francesca Lia Block, Tamora Pierce, Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The only problem is, a lot of the stories get darker as you go on... but it was pretty interesting, considering I read this one first, and then simultaneously read and reread all three.
I have previously read the first and second books in this anthology series, which is largely notable for being a YA anthology (something we do not have enough of).In general, I tend to have mixed reactions to anthologies, especially those with stories by a number of different authors. This was no ex...
"Hives is still stuck in my head."
Overall a 2, but 3.5 for the stories that I really liked:Diana Wynne Jones's "I'll Give You My Word" - fantastic and well worth picking up the volume to read!Ellen Klages "In the House of the Seven Librarians"- This one was interesting.Sharon Shinn's "Wintermoon Wish"- Set in the same world as the T...
Lots of OK stuff - - They've already started to fade... "Hives" stood out for me, the Diana Wynne Jones was cute, but almost cliche for her.
I try to pull from my TBR shelves when I go on trips, and this particular anthology has been languishing for a number of years thereupon. I found the quality of the stories to be consistently high throughout, not as uneven as anthologies often are. There are, of course, a couple of standouts, which ...
I enjoyed the first compilation by this editor, Firebirds, much more than this one, though I still found a few stories to enjoy. I found a lot of the spirit of the first book was missing in this, and the stories didn’t seem quite as strong. My favorite, which I wasn’t expecting to like, was “In the ...
A collection of YA short stories. Yet another clunker from Charles DeLint, another terrifically imaginative story from Diana Wynne Jones, and several stories that felt all too much like snippets from a novel. Francesca Lia Block's story was literally just one of her dreams, transcribed--not a good...
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