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tundragirl's review
5.0
I loved every single story in this collection, which is filled with stories by some of my favorite writers. I was surprised, though, to find that some of my favorites were by writers I've never heard of in genres I don't usually read. Standouts for me were Megan Abbott and Joe Lansdale. Most surprising was that GRRM's story, which rounds out the collection, was my least favorite.
morganthebookishbeagle's review
4.0
Completely fascinating but not exactly what I expected. I thought it would be written as a story, like the rest of ASOIAF, so that was a bit disappointing. I wanted to KNOW the characters and feel the betrayals and emotions of war. Instead, The Princess and The Queen was written as a history. It was a bit drier in tone and a little hard to follow- lots of names being thrown at you! However, I appreciated just how deep the history is; I felt like I was reading a chapter out of an actual history book, which is fantastic. I could probably write a very convincing term paper on the causes and effects of the Dance of the Dragons, which as a history major and mega nerd excites me to no end. I LOVED learning about the Dance of the Dragons, it was completely fascinating. Not sure how far in the past it takes place (I'll have to google) but I just love learning more about Westerosi history. It was also fun to recognize so many Houses and places of course, and to see how certain names have been used often to name children (there was a Joffrey! Weird!). Definitely recommended to mega ASOIAF fans but go in knowing that it reads more like a history textbook (albeit with DRAGONS!!!!).
Merged review:
So much fun to be back in Jamie Fraser's world! It was interesting seeing a different side of Ian, and both of them younger. I was surprised by the Jewish history element mixed in with the French adventure and really liked it! It was definitely weird not to have Claire there, and to have Jamie think about different women haha, but it was still the same patented Scottish, sexy, adventurous, violent story that I've come to love and expect from Diana Gabaldon. Really makes me want to reread Outlander and makes me SO excited for Written In My Own Heart's Blood!
Merged review:
So much fun to be back in Jamie Fraser's world! It was interesting seeing a different side of Ian, and both of them younger. I was surprised by the Jewish history element mixed in with the French adventure and really liked it! It was definitely weird not to have Claire there, and to have Jamie think about different women haha, but it was still the same patented Scottish, sexy, adventurous, violent story that I've come to love and expect from Diana Gabaldon. Really makes me want to reread Outlander and makes me SO excited for Written In My Own Heart's Blood!
kaylynn's review
3.0
Anthologies are always variable, and I did have to skip some stories for content (violence, language, sexual content).
bethanmay's review
5.0
A dark story, beautifully emotional. Effective language and imagery, short and snappy, fast paced but evocative: "The child was liquid. White flecks of spittle gathered at her mouth. Tears brimmed in the corners of her eyes. Viscous mucus dripped from her nostrils. The child was melting, trembling herself to death."
ranaelizabeth's review
3.0
True story: I started reading this almost 10 years ago but that was back when I wasn't very good at reading short stories and didn't really know how to do it.
I recently picked it back up to thumb through and re-read the ones I remember loving.
As an anthology goes, this is pretty decent.
I recently picked it back up to thumb through and re-read the ones I remember loving.
As an anthology goes, this is pretty decent.
tja055f6's review
4.0
This was good but made me really want [b:The Winds of Winter|12111823|The Winds of Winter (A Song of Ice and Fire, #6)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465341854s/12111823.jpg|6570035]
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