I was unimpressed with this collection but I must also say that I'm not a huge fan of anthologies. However, they used Laurell K. Hamilton's name to sell this book and her story was only 38 pages long. What a ripoff! That said here are my thoughts on this book.
Can you bake a cherry pie? - Laurell K. Hamilton
This is written like a fairy tale - all sing-songy and cute. Kinda of take off on Rapunzel only the prince was the captive not the princess. What can you really say about a 38 page short?
The Shadow of Mist - Yasmine Galenorn
This is a great revenge story. Merman Prince Terrance is a real asshole. He raped selkie Siobhan and then expected her to marry him. Huh? She escaped and 100 years later he finds her again and the terror begins anew. Kinda rushed but not a bad story and could have been great if there was time to develop the characters.
The Tangleroot Palace - Marjorie Liu
Princess Sally is being forced to wed an evil warlord. She refuses and flees into the magical forest to find a troupe of actors and mercenaries intent on killer her. Kind of rambling but an enjoyable tale with a surprise ending.
The Wrong Bridegroom - Sharon Shinn
Once again the Princess is being forced to marry. The winner of a triple challenge gets the princess. However, the princess doesn't want the man expected to win as he's boring and dull. The escapades of the winning man and the princess are entertaining though the princess gets irritating (to me) after only a day of travel. Not a bad story and a rather predictable ending.
Can you bake a cherry pie? - Laurell K. Hamilton
This is written like a fairy tale - all sing-songy and cute. Kinda of take off on Rapunzel only the prince was the captive not the princess. What can you really say about a 38 page short?
The Shadow of Mist - Yasmine Galenorn
This is a great revenge story. Merman Prince Terrance is a real asshole. He raped selkie Siobhan and then expected her to marry him. Huh? She escaped and 100 years later he finds her again and the terror begins anew. Kinda rushed but not a bad story and could have been great if there was time to develop the characters.
The Tangleroot Palace - Marjorie Liu
Princess Sally is being forced to wed an evil warlord. She refuses and flees into the magical forest to find a troupe of actors and mercenaries intent on killer her. Kind of rambling but an enjoyable tale with a surprise ending.
The Wrong Bridegroom - Sharon Shinn
Once again the Princess is being forced to marry. The winner of a triple challenge gets the princess. However, the princess doesn't want the man expected to win as he's boring and dull. The escapades of the winning man and the princess are entertaining though the princess gets irritating (to me) after only a day of travel. Not a bad story and a rather predictable ending.
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