Review: When princes attack
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2012
I stumbled upon these authors on Twitter a few months ago and was sucked in. Despite their penchant for writing horror, being sucked in isn't a bad thing!Their second collection of humorous, macabre short stories is their best yet. Every story in Disenchanted had laugh out loud lines. And there's plenty of blood and mayhem for those into horror.Two stories stood out as favorites in this collection."Long Live the Queen" is the tale of Snow White from the queen's point of view. We learn of the ungrateful, crazy cow of a stepdaughter who simply must be whacked for the greater good *chants* The Greater Good. I cheered the queen on from beginning to end."Sleeping Beauties" is a mesh of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty told from the prince's point of view. This one began with the premise of fairytales ruining children's perceptions of happily-ever-after. Most think of that in terms of women waiting for their princes. But in the authors' clever twist, we have a prince who awaits his ideal women--one who is lifeless but alive. His quasi-necrophilia isn't pleasant, yet C L Raven had me rushing to the end of the story to see if he finally gets his happily-ever-after.These two stories alone are worth the cost of the book and yet you get seven more!From apathetic, homicidal pirate cats to kick ass MI5 agents this collection has something for everyone!