Review: short YA Fantasy stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
Six short stories, each featuring a portal and its purpose!Maronda’s Quest: Maronda must go on her portal quest on her 18th birthday as her mother did before her. Her mother believes it is so Maronda can find her true love.However the wizard has a more important quest in mind for Maronda. Great twist at the end.Entrance of lost souls: Gladys’ job is to guard the portal that connects the faerie world and the human world. This job can be fraught with danger. This was my favourite of the stories and I would love to read a novel on Gladys and her adventures.Mexmur the Huntress: Mexmur’s quest is to charge the dragon’s talon to restore the magic to the kingdom. Nice feel good story with a happy ending.Where Once were Hearts: This story was a gothic fantasy. Not what I’m used to but intriguing with an unexpected ending.Ordinary World: The portal entrance didn’t come until half way through the story and the lead up was a bit ordinary although the storyline was original.The Lunatic Queen: Vazya’s enchantment has darkened the land and now the land is dying. Pavel and Tamara feel they must kill Vazya to end the eternal night. But first they must get past the Queen’s minions. Breath holding suspense was rife in this do or die fantasy.I was a little sceptical when I first received this book to read. Short fantasy stories hmmm I’m not so sure! It can be difficult to write something different in the Fantasy genre. Having the stories put together in one book would make it all the more difficult. However, these authors have all managed to put their own unique stamp on the fantasy genre. Great short stories for YA fantasy fans. Each story was well executed and managed to keep me enthralled.