Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price.
Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love.
Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, these tales will transport you to lands both familiar and strange—to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.
This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, all of them lavishly illustrated with art that changes with each turn of the page, culminating in six stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves. @goodreads
My October 2017 Fairyloot! I added a link below this picture if you want to go see close-ups of the goodies =) ♥
These stories were awesome. Well, one that I read when it was free on Tor I only gave 3 stars because of the hunting but other than that, they were pretty dark and cool!
I'm just going to add pictures of the postcards I got in my Fairyloot box because these are the same pictures they have after the story has been told. And let me tell you, all of these pictures on the postcards and through-out the book are amaze balls!
AYAMA AND THE THORN WOOD
This one is my favorite. It's a telling of the not beauty and the beast =) It's wicked and cool!
THE TOO- CLEVER FOX
This is the one with too much animal killing. I gave it three stars in my original review because it had some tales within tales
THE WITCH OF DUVA
This one is really dark and cool. The woodsman who has a secret. His daughter who befriends a witch and some ewww involved!
LITTLE KNIFE
This one is about a girl too beautiful to even behold. A bunch of idiots. And a river =)
THE SOLDIER PRINCE
This one is another take on the Nutcracker. Like I have said before, I have not read the original Nutcracker but this one is really good as well.
WHEN WATER SANG FIRE
This one is about some mermaids.
THE END!
Don't y'all love my short little explanations? =D
I loved the book, it's absolutely beautiful inside and out. The pages are stunning and each page is colored as well. I would recommend to anyone that love the author and fairy tales, myths and folklore!
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
GOODREADS REVIEW:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2163965212
Wahoo!! I won a copy of this book and I cannot wait to dive in!! Great review!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! =D
DeleteThe art in here is so gorgeous. I've read a couple of these for free online since the majority of them are Tor Shorts, but I'm really looking forward to picking this up and owning it for myself!
ReplyDeleteI read one of the Tor shorts too =) But you have to get this book. OMG! The art inside and the colored pages and everything is just worth it!
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