Helpful Score: 2
This book was a great compilation of short stories! I am not normally a fan of short stories, but I'm so glad I read this book. I found a couple of new authors to read, and a couple of others I'm looking forward to their different series (Jeanne C. Stein, for example; I didn't care for the Anna Strong books, but the short story "The Witch and the Wicked" makes me hope she has a line of books coming out from this "world.") There's a typical Sookie Stackhouse story, a great Dresden Files story and I am so glad I got to read more of P.N. Elrod's work, and was introduced to Tanya Huff and a couple of others. There are, of course, some stories I didn't care for, but that's ok, I feel like I saved myself the trouble of buying a disappointing book or waiting in a long wish list for nothing.
I'm not sure if I'm actually going to keep it yet, but I do recommend this book to others who enjoy the paranormal worlds. 4.5 stars
Full list of authors:
Charlaine Harris
Christopher Golden
Bill Crider
Kelley Armstrong
Jim Butcher
P.N. Elrod
Rachel Caine
Jeanne C. Stein
Tanya Huff
Carolyn Haines
Tate Hallaway
Elaine Viets
Toni L.P. Kelner
I'm not sure if I'm actually going to keep it yet, but I do recommend this book to others who enjoy the paranormal worlds. 4.5 stars
Full list of authors:
Charlaine Harris
Christopher Golden
Bill Crider
Kelley Armstrong
Jim Butcher
P.N. Elrod
Rachel Caine
Jeanne C. Stein
Tanya Huff
Carolyn Haines
Tate Hallaway
Elaine Viets
Toni L.P. Kelner
Helpful Score: 2
I really enjoyed this book. There were stories from long time favorite authors and stories from authors I haven't read before but definitely will now. Gotta love those vampires!
Helpful Score: 1
A really quick enjoyable read. Almost all of the stories are just little shorts that go to authors series. A bit of everything, there is paranormal romance, young adult, urban fantasy, & more. A few of the authors are new to the paranormal realm including the author of my favorite story in the book How Stella Got her Grave back. I usually don't like short stories, I prefer anthologies by far. Short stories usually seem to lack depth to me, & always leave me hanging, but this just left me wanting to read more so I will be picking up the next book in all the series featured so I can find out more. I really hope that Tanya Huff will wright more about Henry & Vicki, I must say the story was a big teaser since I think the series is over. Correct me if I am wrong, but she has not written anything about them in awhile so I'm assuming that the series is over. Now I'm off to see if I can find some more anthology & collaborations featuring these authors, because I just need another fix. I swear reading is my addiction.
Helpful Score: 1
This was a really fun collection. The thing I love most about art is that you can give two different people the same concept, and they will come back with drastically different results. This compilation of short stories is a great example of that. Besides, vampires and birthdays, what can be more fun than that?
I bought this book because I am a huge Charlaine Harris fan. I didn't really expect to be interested in the other authors here. Wow was I wrong. I really enjoyed every single story. Albeit, I probably wont get into every author in here, but my interest has been piqued for a few. (I never thought I'd be interested in Jim Butcher...ever!)
A lot of the stories are sad, but there is a good amount of humor mixed in. It's definitely worth a read!
I bought this book because I am a huge Charlaine Harris fan. I didn't really expect to be interested in the other authors here. Wow was I wrong. I really enjoyed every single story. Albeit, I probably wont get into every author in here, but my interest has been piqued for a few. (I never thought I'd be interested in Jim Butcher...ever!)
A lot of the stories are sad, but there is a good amount of humor mixed in. It's definitely worth a read!
