A review by heyheybooks
Dangerous Women 3 by Brandon Sanderson, Diana Rowland, Pat Cadigan, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Gardner Dozois, Sherrilyn Kenyon, George R.R. Martin, Jim Butcher, Joe Abercrombie

3.0

I borrowed this book from my mom, who bought it for the Diana Gabaldon story, and I chose to read it as part of my Big Books project in 2017. It comes in at 784 pages, with 21 short stories included, of various genres. I started out intending to read every story, but ended up not finishing 6 of them. My favorites by far were Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb)’s story about an elderly woman whose neighbor goes missing, and is visited by a mysterious fog, and Brandon Sanderson’s Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell, a very well done fantasy story about a bounty hunter and some super spooky ghost-type things. Both are authors I hadn’t read before but have books on my to-read list, and I’m glad I enjoyed them.

Two of the other stories are by authors I have read before. Gabaldon’s story was interesting but lacked my favorite parts of the Outlander world, and George RR Martin’s story was so dry and overly detailed it ended up being skipped after a few pages. Which is a shame, because I love the main Song of Ice and Fire series. The other authors I skipped or gave up on after a page or two were Jim Butcher, Lawrence Block, Diana Rowland, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Caroline Spector.

Overall, it was a little of a letdown, as I was hoping for more badass female protagonists and more stories with a fantasy tilt to them. 3.5 stars.