Once Upon a Winter

A solid 3.5 stars. I gave this book 3.5 stars for personal reasons. All in all its a good set of stories.

I do not normally read fairy tale books let alone an anthology of them but I was drawn to the description of this book. A winter themed, seasonal anthology in which 17 authors have written folk and fairy tale stories. Including all original stories and some traditional ones with twists to them.

These are the kinds of stories that make you want to sit by a fire, under a warm blanket and drink hot cocoa. I am interested to see the other seasons stories that they have planned. After each story is a little information about the author. I thought that was somewhat interesting, if you are curious about the contributors. 

With 17 different titles and authors, I'm sure you will find at least one story that peaks your interest. I will put a star by my                                                           favorites:

-The Biting Cold by Josie Jaffrey *

-The Match Girl by Rebecca F. Kenney *

-Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Bharat Krishnan

-A Pea Ever After by Adie Hart

-The Snowdrop by H.L. Macfarlane *

-Silverfoots Edge by Ella Holmes *

-The Storm Hags by Caroline Logan *

-The Boggart of Boggart Hole Clough by Jake Curran-Pipe *

-Around the Hawthorne Tree by Jenna Smithwick

-The Best Girl This Side of Winter by Laila Armado *

-The Snow Trolls by S. Markem

-Lord of the Forest by Katherine Shaw *

-Queen of the Snows by Joyce Reynolds-Ward *

-Long Meg and the Sorcerers Stones by M.J. Weatherall

-The Frost of Mercy by A.J. Van Belle

-Wintercast by R. A. Gerritse

-You Cant See Me by Kate Longstone

I received this book free from Booksirens for an honest review.