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nattyg's review
5.0
One of these stories was in another anthology, but worth re-reading. I enjoyed these stories and wanted them to be longer, of course!
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
A read this small collection mostly because of the Robin Hobb Elderling story in it. But really other than being near Buck and having hedge witches - it didn't seem an authentic part of the series. The pecksies in particular don't show up anywhere else. Still.
The first story by Zen and the Art of Vampirism by [a:Kelley Armstrong|7581|Kelley Armstrong|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1199068298p2/7581.jpg] was a fine little urban fantasy story. A bit violent. But interesting and readable.
The next two Riding the Shore of the River of Death by [a:Kate Elliott|8660|Kate Elliott|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1418093298p2/8660.jpg] and From Russia With Love by C E Murphy, I didn't care for much. I found neither very readable. They were interesting but not compelling. And really weren't worth deciphering.
Robin Hobb's Words Like Coins was a pleasant little snippet of a story.
The first story by Zen and the Art of Vampirism by [a:Kelley Armstrong|7581|Kelley Armstrong|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1199068298p2/7581.jpg] was a fine little urban fantasy story. A bit violent. But interesting and readable.
The next two Riding the Shore of the River of Death by [a:Kate Elliott|8660|Kate Elliott|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1418093298p2/8660.jpg] and From Russia With Love by C E Murphy, I didn't care for much. I found neither very readable. They were interesting but not compelling. And really weren't worth deciphering.
Robin Hobb's Words Like Coins was a pleasant little snippet of a story.
bythepen's review
4.0
I really enjoyed all four stories. This is the first time I'd read anything by C.E. Murphy or Kate Elliott, but I plan to look for more books by both of them (and the other two, as well).
vaderbird's review
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
laurla's review
read only "zen and the art of vampirism" by Kelley Armstrong in the anthology "otherworld secrets"
giantsdancefarm's review
Maybe 2.5
I do like anthologies because they introduce me to new authors, but I like to begin with one author I follow. That was CE Murphy.
But none of these stories completely grabbed me. Not terrible, just not fabulous.
I do like anthologies because they introduce me to new authors, but I like to begin with one author I follow. That was CE Murphy.
But none of these stories completely grabbed me. Not terrible, just not fabulous.
duplica123's review
3.0
Four short stories by very different fantasy authors. I read the collection because the first story is by Kelley Armstrong, the author of the Women of the Otherworld series. I really liked this story and thought it was a neat addition to her Otherworld novels.
The three other stories, however, were harder to like. I believe all the stories fit into the authors' other works, which can feel strange if you haven't read anything set in that world before - I hadn't read anything by any of these authors.
The second story was very confusing and felt like maybe it was a prequel to one of her novels.
The story with Baba Yaga could stand alone, and the fourth story with the pecksies also felt like it could stand alone.
Overall, it's a book I would get from the library or the used book store if I knew and liked one of the authors' writings. Not really worth buying just to have.
The three other stories, however, were harder to like. I believe all the stories fit into the authors' other works, which can feel strange if you haven't read anything set in that world before - I hadn't read anything by any of these authors.
The second story was very confusing and felt like maybe it was a prequel to one of her novels.
The story with Baba Yaga could stand alone, and the fourth story with the pecksies also felt like it could stand alone.
Overall, it's a book I would get from the library or the used book store if I knew and liked one of the authors' writings. Not really worth buying just to have.
taeli's review
4.0
finished 7/14/13
Great short anthology with a female focus; two authors I was a fan of and two I was happy to be introduced to. A quick and enjoyable read!
Great short anthology with a female focus; two authors I was a fan of and two I was happy to be introduced to. A quick and enjoyable read!
harmony's review
3.0
Once again I find that while I enjoyed some of the stories, not all of them were able to keep my interest. I'd recommend this volume anyway if it weren't so deuced hard to find, seeing as it was a limited run. The first one seemed so familiar that I'm almost sure I've read it before. The second took too long to say anything, and when I ended up zoning out, skipping three pages, and was able to pick up the story without feeling like I missed anything, I gave up. The third was told in fairy/folk tale style, and I think you kind of have to be in a particular mood for that to work. It was a decent enough story once I recalibrated. And last, the story by Hobb was also a bit of a slow starter but I found it interesting once it got going. It was sort of a message piece, though, and it was fairly predictable.
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