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A review by gothmomlite
Fangtales by Holly Stacey, Raymond Little, David Turnbull, Tina Rath, Ross Baxter, Theresa Milstein, Sarah Dalton, Lou Treleaven, Berni Stevens, Kirsty Ferry, Katie Parks, Shoshana Rowse, Justin Carroll, Kelly Said, Jules May, Tiffany Burke, Conda V. Douglas, Linda Gunn, Alyson Hillbourne
5.0
I don't necessarily reach for YA but I DO enjoy vampire tales and I was interested in learning how contemporary writers are exploring the (supposed) myth, especially in the short story format. And I'm really glad I picked up this anthology!
There was a range of settings and eras, from possibly medieval times to a hopefully-this-will-never-happen future, which made for enjoyable shifts as I read along. Of course, I wasn't expecting to love them all, but I was pleasantly surprised to find I did *like* them all.
My favorites were:
Unholy Night: a girl must decide whether she can brave the terrors of her vampire-haunted village at night to save her mother's life.
Me and My Shadow -and- A Quiet Weekend: in both stories you learn to think twice before helping a little girl in distress.
Into Dust: does the heroine suffer from Stockholm Syndrome or is she merely choosing to survive?
Allured: when there's a vengeful vamp around, being a popular kid ain't what it's cracked up to be...
Hideous Beauty: in this apocalyptic, dark fairy tale, nuclear war survivors face yet another threat from a compellingly creepy source.
Sometimes funny, sometimes sweet, and sometimes downright chilling, Fangtales kept me turning eagerly to the next story and left me thirsting for more by the time I was done. I only wish I hadn't read the bulk of it a few hours before bedtime.
There was a range of settings and eras, from possibly medieval times to a hopefully-this-will-never-happen future, which made for enjoyable shifts as I read along. Of course, I wasn't expecting to love them all, but I was pleasantly surprised to find I did *like* them all.
My favorites were:
Unholy Night: a girl must decide whether she can brave the terrors of her vampire-haunted village at night to save her mother's life.
Me and My Shadow -and- A Quiet Weekend: in both stories you learn to think twice before helping a little girl in distress.
Into Dust: does the heroine suffer from Stockholm Syndrome or is she merely choosing to survive?
Allured: when there's a vengeful vamp around, being a popular kid ain't what it's cracked up to be...
Hideous Beauty: in this apocalyptic, dark fairy tale, nuclear war survivors face yet another threat from a compellingly creepy source.
Sometimes funny, sometimes sweet, and sometimes downright chilling, Fangtales kept me turning eagerly to the next story and left me thirsting for more by the time I was done. I only wish I hadn't read the bulk of it a few hours before bedtime.