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Magic City: Recent Spells by Holly Black, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher
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3.5 stars
A diverse collection of stories ranging from true paranormal romance and urban faeries to the magical equivalent of a traffic warden, librarians or people working at a pet rescue, creating a most interesting collection. You never know what's going to appear on the next page, except that they cover every aspect of a city from baristas and lawyers to crazy taxi drivers and street kids. Even the short introduction giving the city location and a brief magical overview doesn't spoil the mystery.
These stories are strange, funny, sad, and sometimes bizarre - sometimes all at the same time - but I was disappointed to realize that I'd previously read 5 of the 24 stories before - and they were the ones by the authors whose names had attracted me (including Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn and Jim Butcher). I rounded up anyway.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
A diverse collection of stories ranging from true paranormal romance and urban faeries to the magical equivalent of a traffic warden, librarians or people working at a pet rescue, creating a most interesting collection. You never know what's going to appear on the next page, except that they cover every aspect of a city from baristas and lawyers to crazy taxi drivers and street kids. Even the short introduction giving the city location and a brief magical overview doesn't spoil the mystery.
These stories are strange, funny, sad, and sometimes bizarre - sometimes all at the same time - but I was disappointed to realize that I'd previously read 5 of the 24 stories before - and they were the ones by the authors whose names had attracted me (including Patricia Briggs, Carrie Vaughn and Jim Butcher). I rounded up anyway.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.