Tales from the Hinterland
By melissa albert
Blurb
Grimm's Fairy Tales meets Ransom Riggs in this deeply creepy, gorgeously illustrated collection of twelve original pitch-dark fairytales, from international bestselling author of The Hazel Wood, Melissa Albert.
Journey into the Hinterland, where every page tells a wondrously terrible adventure . . .
In this brutal and beautiful world a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice - and still lives.
But it's not safe inside these pages, and once you enter, you may never want to leave . . .
Our Review
I didn’t read Tales from the Hinterland I devoured it!
Some of the short stories in this twelve- story collection will be familiar to those of us readers who loved The Hazel Wood. These dark and delicious fairy tales are fantastic and each one is better than the last.
There is a common thread of strength in female characters, not just meek and willing brides and evil stepmothers. The author turns traditional fairy tales on their head. For example, in traditional fairy tales unwed women are often considered to be a danger but in this collection ‘an unwed prince is a dangerous thing.’
The cover of the book is beautiful just like the cover of The Hazel Wood.
The tales to do with Death were among my favourite.
An outstanding and truly unique collection.
Our Final Rating...
Read & Shared 27 Times.
I hope you enjoyed this book review, please consider sharing it with others.
Get In Touch
Please feel free to leave a comment to this book review below. Or even leave your own review if you like.
If you run a blog and/or have posted a review to this book, a Q & A or general author interview online you can always add a trackback to it here and following moderation we'll add a link to it below.