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Merissa (13314 KP) rated Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories in Books

Sep 13, 2023  
Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories
Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories
Jennie Lynn Roberts, Elsie Winters, Kathryn Ann Kingsley, Zoey Ellis, A.J. Lancaster, C.M. Nascosta, Kristin Gleeson, L. Penelope, Colleen Cowley, Maria Vale, Lisette Marshall, Vela Roth, Erin Vere, Trish Heinrich, S.L. Prater, November Dawn, Mimi B. Rose, Jaycee Jarvis, Dani Morrison, H.R. Moore | 2022 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Anthologies can be hit-and-miss for me. Sometimes, you'll get a great collection. Other times, it will be a list of mediocre stories. ONCE UPON A FORBIDDEN DESIRE definitely belongs in the first category. If you love fairy tales, then you will adore this collection. There is a heat level here for everyone, with stories ranging from The Pied Piper of Hamelin to Hansel and Gretel, told with their own twist by each of the authors.

With an abundance of new-to-me authors, as well as old favourites, I now have a list of various stories and series that I want to read, based on their stories in this anthology. There was not a single one that let the side down.

This was a fantastic collection of fairy tale retellings, each with its own heat rating at the beginning. I loved every story and thoroughly appreciated the range of various fairy tales to enjoy. Highly recommended by me.

** same worded review will appear elsewhere **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
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Michael Atkinson recommended My Own Private Idaho (1991) in Movies (curated)

 
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
1991 | International, Drama
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I wrote the notes to this one, so suffice it right now that this fairy dystopia comes close to being an idealization of what I love about movies—it’s the paradigmatic spring-afternoon-as-film, the living idea that speaks most clearly to the boy I once was and in some ways wish I was still. I miss that kid."

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Merissa (13314 KP) created a post

Mar 10, 2021  
"Definitely not a sweet fairy-tale for children. This is for adults with a glass of something strong in hand and a free evening."

Burn Baby Burn (Fairytales of the Myth #1) by Miranda Grant - @Archaeolibrary, @hotchoc84, @MirandaCGrant, #Dark, #FairytaleRetelling, #Romance, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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Alan Arkin recommended Sullivan's Travels (1941) in Movies (curated)

 
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
1941 | Action, Classics, Comedy
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Sturges’s improbable, implausible, yet completely believable fairy tale about Hollywood, about filmmaking, in all of its nonsense and its life-changing glory. Sturges digs deep into farce, but on the way finds something deeply thoughtful and moving. It’s the film I turn to whenever I think my career is devoid of meaning. Joel McCrea transcends himself, and Veronica Lake was never better."

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