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Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales by Paula Guran

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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I loved this collection because it didn't go into that cringy grimdark edgy nonsense that every white cis author attempts at some point.

favorites: The Coin of Heart’s Desire by Yoon Ha Lee, Castle of Masks by Cory Skerry, The Hush of Feathers, the Clamor of Wings by A. C. Wise

Content warnings:

β—† The Coin of Heart’s Desire by Yoon Ha Lee
major orphaning, parental death, unreality,

β—† The Lenten Rose by Genevieve Valentine
minor eye trauma,

β—† The Spinning Wheel’s Tale by Jane Yolen
skipped

β—† Below the Sun Beneath by Tanith Lee
minor femicide, misogyny, rape, ableist c slur, domestic abuse
medium wars, starvation, whorephobic language
major misogyny, medium 

β—† Warrior Dreams by Cinda Williams Chima
major anti indigenous racism. No further CW. Stop using w.dig.os in horror stories already, goddamn.

β—† Born and Bread by Kaaron Warren
major body horror, gore, unsanitary, incest, sexual harassment, necrophilia

β—† Tales That Fairies Tell by Richard Bowes
n/e

β—† Sleeping Beauty of Elista by Ekaterina Sedia
major child death, serophobia, aids, medical scenarios


β—† The Road of Needles by CaitlÍn R. Kiernan
medium body horror
major diseases

β—† Lupine by Nisi Shawl
major child abuse

β—† Flight by Angela Slatter
minor gore, q slur in non homophobic context, anti Rromani g slur, ableist c slur
medium rape threat
major body horror, slavery, gore, torture


β—† Egg by Priya Sharma
minor emetophobia, spiders, 
major child birth, body horror, insects, unsanitary, bruises

β—† Castle of Masks by Cory Skerry
minor rape,
major femicide, misogyny, murder, death, gore,

β—† The Giant in Repose by Nathan Ballingrud
medium unsanitary
major death,  imprisonment, kidnapping, body horror, 

β—† The Hush of Feathers, the Clamor of Wings by A. C. Wise
major NSFW scene, body horror, gore,

β—† Eat Me, Drink Me, Love Me by Christopher Barzak
minor poison, q slur, 
medium death, eye trauma,
major internalized lesbophobia, antiblack racism?, colorism,

β—† The Mirror Tells All by Erzebet YellowBoy
major child neglect,

β—† Blanchefleur by Theodora Goss
minor fire, arson, demolition
medium drowning, parental death, kidnapping, police
major violence, fire, dogs wolves, murder,  child neglect, child abuse,
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