Review: Fun Previews & Superb Short Stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2012
It's kind of hard to rate this one. If I rated by the actual short stories, I'd probably give it a four. One of the stories rates a five for me. However, all together, it was a bit of a let down. There were two novel "teasers"--the first two chapters of two different novels. I would have just rather had two other short stories by the author, not a "Preview" of one of their full length novels. The short stories before the previews basically felt like prologues to the full novel, which I guess is supposed to entice me to buy the actual novel.I can't complain too much because this was a Kindle freebie :)This anthology includes the following stories:Foundation by Ann Aguirre--short story, I believe set in the world of a full length novel, still can stand on it's own.The Department of Alterations by Gennifer Albin--short story, followed by a preview. The short story just felt like a prologue for the chapters.Men Who Wish to Drown by Elizabeth Fama--short story, REALLY good!Heads Will Roll by Lish McBride--short story, different but uniqueRuled by Caragh M. O'Brien--short story, followed by another preview, felt more like a prologueJacks and Queens at the Green Mill by Marie Rutkoski--Solid short storyThe Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo--REALLY good, really creepy, but I loved it!Glitches by Marissa Meyer--Meyer is the only author's whose book I had read previously. I loved Cinder, but again, this was a prologue/bonus story for that novel. I liked it because I had previously read Cinder's story. If I hadn't I probably wouldn't have liked it as just a short story.My favorites were Men Who Wish to Drown and The Witch of Duva. I liked the Witch of Duva enough that I want to add Shadow and Bone by Bardugo to my to-read list.