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jazzrizz's review
4.0
I should've taken better notes ... I enjoyed all of the stories. Hinkley Corriea's story was very intriguing, and I hope she's able to publish a full novel in this world. Larry's Bombshell was awesome...and I'm looking forward to more in that setting.
The one story that left a major impact for me was Patrick M Tracy ... Worth the Scars of Dying. Wow, I really enjoyed this one.
I really liked David Weber's story ... but I'm super intimidated by the amount of books he's published. I'm a read from the beginning kind of girl ... and yeah...
Overall, I really enjoyed this take on Noir shorts.
The one story that left a major impact for me was Patrick M Tracy ... Worth the Scars of Dying. Wow, I really enjoyed this one.
I really liked David Weber's story ... but I'm super intimidated by the amount of books he's published. I'm a read from the beginning kind of girl ... and yeah...
Overall, I really enjoyed this take on Noir shorts.
reader44ever's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. All of the stories were really good. Not a single one of them got less than four stars.
My favorite story was definitely Worth the Scars of Dying by Patrick M. Tracy. (It featured a DRAGON!)
My least favorite was MAYBE Sweet Seduction by Laurell K. Hamilton. And I only say that because when I think of these stories, every one of them happened in the dark for me, except for Sweet Seduction!
Hamilton's Anita Blake story didn't feature her doing either of her jobs. There was no zombie raising or U.S. Marshal case. It involved one of those cases Bert gets a lot of money for and sends her way that required detecting. And even if it WAS evening or even night for much of this story (and I'm not sure it was), in my mind's eye the sun was shining. Still, though, it was a four-star read for me.
For more of my thoughts, read my status updates below. There aren't any real spoilers in them, so they're safe.
Read June 20-28, but not at all on June 24-25, 2019.
My favorite story was definitely Worth the Scars of Dying by Patrick M. Tracy. (It featured a DRAGON!)
My least favorite was MAYBE Sweet Seduction by Laurell K. Hamilton. And I only say that because when I think of these stories, every one of them happened in the dark for me, except for Sweet Seduction!
Hamilton's Anita Blake story didn't feature her doing either of her jobs. There was no zombie raising or U.S. Marshal case. It involved one of those cases Bert gets a lot of money for and sends her way that required detecting. And even if it WAS evening or even night for much of this story (and I'm not sure it was), in my mind's eye the sun was shining. Still, though, it was a four-star read for me.
For more of my thoughts, read my status updates below. There aren't any real spoilers in them, so they're safe.
Read June 20-28, but not at all on June 24-25, 2019.
nocilantroextraolives's review
1.0
So an anthology that is supposed to encorporate femme fatales with only three women (possibly four) listed as authors? Out of 14? Hmmmmm.
glennisleblanc's review
3.0
I like themed anthologies and I like mysteries, so this was a natural to read. With the idea of the feme fatale in a noir setting as the basis for the stories most but not all of them hit the mark. Some of these are samples of new story universes and those I liked a lot more and hopefully will be able to read more in those settings. If detective mysteries in all sorts of settings work for you then this is fun read that takes the Noir idea and plays with it just fine and dandy.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss
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