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Editor: Dahlia Adler
Writers: Melissa Albert, Tracy Deonn, Hafsah Faizel, Stacey Lee, Darcie Little Badger, Malinda Lo, Alex London, Anna-Marie McLemore, Rebecca Podos, Rory Power, Meredith Russo, Roselle Lim, Gita Trelease, H.E. Edgmon
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Released: November 22, 2022
Received: Own

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Summary:

Fairy tales have long fascinated readers as we find new and unique ways to tell them. At Midnight is an anthology of such tales, blending and merging different stories in new and delightful ways.

Inside At Midnight, you’ll find fifteen different fairy tales: Say My Name (Rumpelstiltskin) by Dahlia Adler, The Emperor and the Eversong (The Nightingale) by Tracy Deonn, Mother’s Mirror (Snow White) by H.E. Edgmon, Once Bitten Twice Shy (Little Red Riding Hood) by Hafsah Faizal, Fire & Rhinestone (The Little Matchstick Girl) by Stacey Lee, Just a Little Bite (Hansel and Gretel) by Roselle Lim, Coyote in High-Top Sneakers (Puss in Boots) by Darcie Little Badger, A Flame So Bright (Frau Trude) by Malinda Lo, HEA (Cinderella) by Alex London, Sugar Plum (The Nutcracker) by Anna-Marie McLemore, A Story About a Girl (The Robber Bridegroom) by Rebecca Podos, Sharp As Any Thorn (Sleeping Beauty) by Rory Power, The Littlest Mermaid (The Little Mermaid) by Meredith Russo, In the Forests of the Night (Fitcher’s Bird) by Gita Trelease, and The Sister Switch (original fairytale) by Melissa Albert.

Review:

As a huge fan of fairy tales and fractured fables, I knew right from the start that I had to read At Midnight. The fact that it had a few of my favorite authors (H.E. Edgmon, Hafsah Faizal, and Tracy Deonn, to name a few) was icing on the cake.

I read one of these stories each night for fifteen days in proper fairy tale form. It made for a fun experience (even though I wanted to blast through and read them all!). I would highly suggest trying to read them similarly. Plus, it’ll help each story soak in before moving on to the next one.

My favorites from At Midnight include Mother’s Mirror (the twist on Snow White), Just a Little Bite (twisted Hansel and Gretel), and Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Little Red Riding Hood). That said, any story in this anthology has merit and, therefore was worth the read!

Highlights:

• Short Story Anthology
• Fractured Fables
• Fairy Tales with a Twist
• LGBT+

Trigger Warnings:

• Parental Abuse/Neglect
• Homophbia/Transphobia

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