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A review by misssusan
Skin Deep Magic: Short Fiction by Craig Laurance Gidney
3.0
please don't read this as an insult: the cover is the best thing about this collection
look at it. it's beautiful. even if the stories weren't good i wouldn't regret picking it up for the cover alone
luckily that is not the case! skin deep magic is a collection of fantastical stories centering black women. there are a few historical, mostly contemporary, all set in the 'real world' with a touch of magic winding through it. i think they're a little more literary than my typical reads -- i was struggling for words to describe the stories and the best i could think of was the experience felt closer to how i feel when looking at an art gallery than the kind of feelings laden immersion i experience with most books i like. except for lyes. lyes drew at an 'awww' from me by the ending. 3 stars
look at it. it's beautiful. even if the stories weren't good i wouldn't regret picking it up for the cover alone
luckily that is not the case! skin deep magic is a collection of fantastical stories centering black women. there are a few historical, mostly contemporary, all set in the 'real world' with a touch of magic winding through it. i think they're a little more literary than my typical reads -- i was struggling for words to describe the stories and the best i could think of was the experience felt closer to how i feel when looking at an art gallery than the kind of feelings laden immersion i experience with most books i like. except for lyes. lyes drew at an 'awww' from me by the ending. 3 stars