Review: A Lovely Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2012
So, I read this anthology ages ago - and never got around to writing a review.  This book was the start of my adventure with some amazing authors.The first short is from Fisher Amelie and is entitled The Wonderboom.  This is an extension of her amazing novel The Understorey.  We are introduced to Sawyer "Tut" Tuttle who makes an appearance in the novel The Understorey as a classmate/friend of Elliot and Jules....withouth giving too much away, Sawyer undergoes a very similiar and CRAZY WILD connection with Elliot's baby sister, Madeleine.  He calls Elliot to confide and explain to him what he's experiencing.  Since I read this before The Understorey I wasn't quite sure what it all meant.  I definitely recommend reading The Understorey first, but this is a nice taste of the awesomeness that is Fisher Amelie.The second short is The Monster in the Garden by J.L. Bryan.  I found this a rather intriguing story and it made me anxious to read his Jenny Pox series which I have heard WONDERFUL things about.  This was a nice taste of what I expect will be an epic series.The third short is "Wicked Enchantment" by Courtney Cole.  Oh MY WOW!!  This was an awesome short.  I have sinced read the related series "The Bloodstone Saga" and out of all the series that I've read, this still rates as one of the tops!!  I went back and reread this after I read the series and it brings so much clarity to some questions that I had during the series.  Courtney is a talented writer and this is a great introduction to her amazing writing style.The fourth short is by Wren Emerson called "The Second Daughter's Second Daughter".  This was a good read with an ending that I wasn't really quite expecting.  I have Wren as an up and coming on my TBR list.The fifth short is by Amy Maurer Jones and is called "Tunnel of Love (or Heartbreak)".  I really enjoyed this story and loved that there was a shout out to my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA!!!  I do look forward to exploring some of her other work specifically The Soul Quest Trilogy.The sixth short is by Tiffany King and is entitled "The Dark Angel".  Now this really really really was a great story and I am ashamed to say that I haven't had a chance to explore any of Tiffany's novels.  This was one of my favorite's in the anthology and I had a hard time putting it down.  Good thing it was a short!!  Or I would have been up all night trying to finish it!!  I have heard amazing things about Tiffany and I think that this was a good introduction to her writing style.Ok - and they surely saved the best for last in this anthology.  "The Woman in My Dreams" by Nicole Williams is an absolutely amazing addition to this.  It is related to her Eden Trilogy.  This short caused me to buy the Eden Trilogy and to this day it is at the TOP of my list.  Nicole introduces us to the studliness that is William and is oh so hunky sounding brothers.  It gives us the point of view of the first time he meets Bryn...which we hear from her side in the actual series.  William and Bryn's relationship turns out to be epic...I'll just leave it at that.To sum this up - for anyone that's looking for a nice introduction to several AMAZING authors - this is a great read.  I give it 5 stars!!  Awesomesauce for sure!!Katie