Maggie G. reviewed on 9/15/2013 + 72 more book reviews

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I liked this anthology a lot, but I really like MaryJanice Davidson's work so that's no surprise. I was hesitant about the Fred the Mermaid/Betsy Queen of the Vampires mash-up but it was really good. They're both narcissists but do good in the end - and always turn out to be smarter than you expect. Same goes for their "rilly" silly friends, who turn out to have courage after all. These stories are good for a laugh.

Super, Girl! is really cute, about a superhero who discovers she has lots of friends and finds love, all at the same time.

Undead and Underwater takes place after the events of Undead and Unstable. If you read Unstable, then you know a light-hearted romp for Betsy and Sinclair is overdue. Fred is as wonky and snarky as usual, and Betsy is, too. The fact that Sinclair has little to do with the story is okay - how many alpha characters can you put in a short story anyway? But he makes his point, and well, and is adorable...and who doesn't love Sinclair being adorable?

Incomer is a Wyndham Werewolves short story set in the future when Lara is now Alpha. Since the novels and shorts that came before established that Derik (Derik's Bane) and Michael (Lara's father and previous Alpha) were best friends but had to live far apart because Derik's alpha tendencies would cause them to fight to the death, this short story resolves that problem and, of course, gives the reader romance for Lara, too. What's not to like?

All in all, this collection made me very happy to revisit my favorite Davidson worlds.

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