Tender Morsels is dark fantasy story, a take off from the Grimm Brothers' Snow White & Rose Red. It is a rambling story with a lot of characters woven in and out of the story. At this point, the character appearances don't make any sense...I am only half-finished with the book. The story does rev...
It seems the more I read Margo Lanagan's works, the less I like them. The magic she spun in "Black Juice" is not apparent in either "Red Spikes" or her most recent collection of stories, "Yellowcake". Normally Lanagan manages to spin a world of her own, separate from any other. While she still ma...
The premise: ganked from BN.com: As part of a public execution, a young boy forlornly helps to sing his sister down. . . . A servant learns about grace and loyalty from a mistress who would rather dance with Gypsies than sit on her throne. . . . A terrifying encounter with a demonic angel gives a...
It was very hard to rate this book because there were a few stories I liked from it and others that just left me blink in confusion. There is a certain magic this author can create in her story, but the dark site of them just turns out to be creepy and confusing. Except for Hero Vale, that one ha...
