I was hoping for more with
the Strange Brew collection edited by P.N. Elrod. While it compiled some of my favorite authors
from the paranormal/urban fantasy, there was something almost lacking. But
there were some good stories in the mix as well.
I love a good story
collection. It gives you more especially if it uses characters from series you
already love. This is what Strange Brew did. It had stories from
Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs and Rachel Caine. Most of these
stories even pulled from their different hit series.
I guess my biggest problem
with this book was my two expectations weren’t fully met. I was hoping for some
great magical stories and great character development in some of the stories
that I knew the characters from the series. In the end, sometimes it felt like
the magical aspects were forced into a bit of a whole and the characters weren’t
as rich as I would have liked. It was
much more of a vampire and werewolves try to go magical story collection.
My favorite stories came Rachel
Caine (no surprise for the people who read my blog since I enjoy her work quite
often), Faith Hunter (a bit of a surprise for me since I’m not super familiar
with her work but she gave me the types of stories I was hoping for) and Jenna
Maclaine. They were all good and rich
and fun. Also will say I liked the Caitlin
Kittredge story but it was okay, felt like I needed more background.
My least favorite was
hands down the Jim Butcher story. I want to like the Dresden Files stories but I
never end up liking them. I have so many guy friends who love them and yet for
another female friend and myself, I just can’t find anything that I truly like
or stands out.
Then there were the
stories from Patricia Briggs and Charlaine Harris. I think for Patricia Briggs,
she does better in a full novel situation and with Charlaine Harris, she is a
bit hit and miss.
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