Grimm Mistresses

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REMEMBER THOSE GRIMM BROTHERS Dark fairy tales that made you leave the light on long before Disney sanitized them Well, we certainly do And now the MISTRESSES GRIMM take back the night, five female authors who will leave you shuddering deliciously Get ready to leave the lights on again with five pieces of short fiction bringing the Grimm Brothers tales into the present Be advised these aren t your children s fairy tales GRIMM MISTRESSES contains the following tales The Night Air by Stacey Turner Little Dead Red by Mercedes M Yardley Nectar by Allison M Dickson Hazing Cinderella by C.W LaSart The Leopard s Pelt by S.R Cambridge Released in celebration of Women In Horror Month 2015 Read Grimm Mistresses – kino-fada.fr Thanks to the gang at Ragnarok Publications, I was able to snag a copy of their new Grimm Mistresses collection, featuring retellings of Grimm s fairy tales by Stacey Turner, Mercedes M Yardley, C.W LaSart, Allison M Dickson, and S.R Cambridge.Mercedes M Yardley opens the collection with a sadly powerful tale called Little Dead Red If you ve read Yardley before, then you know she pulls no punches, so don t go looking for happy endings here This is a very dark tale of child abuse, brutal Thanks to the gang at Ragnarok Publications, I was able to snag a copy of their new Grimm Mistresses collection, featuring retellings of Grimm s fairy tales by Stacey Turner, Mercedes M Yardley, C.W LaSart, Allison M Dickson, and S.R Cambridge.Mercedes M Yardley opens the collection with a sadly powerful tale called Little Dead Red If you ve read Yardley before, ...Review CopyWhat a wonderful way to celebrate Women In Horror month or any month for that matter The promise Five female authors who will leave you shuddering deliciously Get ready to leave the lights on again with five pieces of short fiction bringing the Grimm Brother s tales into the present Be advised these aren t your children s fairy tales Grimm Mistresses is an anthology that delivers on it s promise And then some.Little Dead Red Mercedes M Yardley Although I ve known of Merc Review CopyWhat a wonderful way to celebrate Women In Horror month or any month for that matter The promise Five female authors who will leave you shuddering deliciously Get ready to leave the lights on again with five pieces of short fiction bringing the Grimm Brother s tales into the present Be advised these aren t your children s fairy tales Grimm Mistresses is an anthology that delivers on it s promise And then some.Little Dead Red Mercedes M Yardley Although I ve known of Mercedes and her work in the Horror Fantasy genres for a while, this is the first time I ve actually read her work Looks like I ll need to readA gifted story teller who has taken the Red Riding Hood story and turned it on it s end...Grimm Mistresses is a collection of five of the most phenomenal tales I ve ever read They re not just fairy tale spin offs Though all are amazing little gems, my two favorites are Little Dead Red and The Leopard s Pelt I do not want to give the endings away because then they would well and truly be spoiled Though they are short stories, they speak volumes of the worlds in which they are set, and they truly capture the essences of the characters I would recommend this collection to every Grimm Mistresses is a collection of five of the most phenomenal tales I ve ever read They re not ...February is Woman in Horror Month I just happened to receive an advanced reader s copy of a terrific anthology celebrating this occasion Ragnarok Publications is releasing GRIMM MISTRESSES Feb 23rd Remember the Grimm Brothers Those dark fairy tales that made you leave the light on long before Disney went and sanitized them Well, we do ...I think the wrong short story collection got named Trigger Warning Grimm Mistresses deals with some dark, dark stuff A short and fairly solid five story collection all by woman and all dealing with a modern take on an old classic story I didn t think there was a bad story in the collection but be warned rape of men and women are included, as is a whole lot of bad things happening to children Technically this is a collection of horror tales, with one excellent story full of hope hidden in t I think the wrong short story collection got named Trigger Warning Grimm Mistresses deals with some dark, dark stuff A short and fairly solid five story collection all by woman and all dealing with a modern take on an old classic story I didn t think there was a bad story in the collection but be warned rape of men and women are included, as is a whole lot of bad things happening to children Technically this is a collection of horror tales, with one excellent story full of hope hidden in the middle With only five stories in the bunch I will do something I rarely do say a few words about each of them.Little Dead Red by Mercedes M Yardley An obvious allusion to a famous young girl who just wants to get to Grandma s house but there ar...Short Take Move over Brothers Grimm, and let the ladies show you how it s done.What the world does not need isfairy tale reboots We already get so many retellings via movies, tv, Broadway plays, and books, do we really need another brand new take on something that s worked just fine on its own for centuries Fairy tales are classic for a reason They are simple stories that give us invaluable life lessons, like, if a girl is just pretty and patient enough, and silently endures whatever Short Take Move over Brothers Grimm, and let the ladies show you how it s done.What the world does not need isfairy tale reboots We already get so many retellings via movies, tv, Broadway plays, and books, do we really need another brand new take on something that s worked just fine on its own for centuries Fairy tales are classic for a reason They are simple stories that give us invaluable life lessons, like, if a girl is just pretty and patient enough, and silently endures whatever abuse is thrown at her, eventually, Prince ...Title fits the tone There is some dark material here In this collection of stories by female writers the standouts are Little Dead Red from Mercedes Yardley and Hazing Cinderella.There is some dark material here In this collection of stories by female writers the standouts are Little Dead Red from Mercedes Yardley and Hazing Cinderella by CW Lesart In Yardley s take on Red Riding Hood, she shows us the depths of despair loss guilt can drive a person to Lesart s story is gory and fun Title fits the tone There is some dark material here In this collection of stories by female writers the standouts are Little Dead Red from Mercedes Yardley and Hazing Cinderella.There is some dark material here In this collection of stories by female writers the standouts are Little Dead Red from Mercedes ...Little Dead Red This was super sad I never ever suspected who the murderer was either I felt so bad for Marie I ll have to check outfrom this author for sure.Nectar This was weird and gives me shudders lol Cannibals always give me the creeps I did like the way it ended though.The Leopard s Pelt This was probably my least favorite in the anthology It was kind of boring and I kept trying to figure out what fairy tale it was suppose to resemble Hazing Cinderella This was l Little Dead Red This was super sad I never ever suspected who the murderer was either I felt so bad for Marie I ll have to check outfrom this author for sure.Nectar This was weird and gives me shudders lol Cannibals always give me the creeps I did like the way it ended though.The Leopard s Pe...Full review here Over all, this double decker quality book sandwich is worth reading, though it s definitely a your mileage may vary kind of book There s some very disturbing material contained within its pages, but then, that s entirely the point Fairy tales were cautionary tales wrapped in entertainment long before they were sanitized happily ever after tales that most of us have grown up with, and this brings them back to form with a host of ta Full review here Over all, this double decker quality book sandwich is worth reading, though it s definitely a your mileage may vary kind of book There s some very disturbing material contained within its pages, but then, that s entirely t...Ragnarok Publications has gathered five short novellas and bundled them together, a collection based on Grimm s fairy tales A modern take written from five women Horror stories filled with rape, murder, torture, violence, hope, despair Not for the faint of heart but they will keep you turning the pages Little Dead Red by Merecedes M Yardley is a short novellas about a child who loses her way while attempting to visit her grandmother It is also about a mother who wil...

Grimm Mistresses
  • English
  • 25 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 232 pages
  • Stacey Turner
  • Grimm Mistresses