M.S. Weaver

I liked everything about this book, all the short stories kept me reading throughout the day, I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys short stories, and might enjoy getting swept up in them.

A great collection of love stories with “creepy” components to them. I enjoyed Sky Sommer’s The Dance of Death. It was a sweet but creepy read. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story.

Oh, my! Did I risk snorting coffee all over my Kindle.

The concept in and of itself is hilarious! A naive and not-so-savvy fae queen wants an heir, and Fate obliges but not quite the way the queen expected. First, her "fairy godmother" brings her an Orc, but the child is male and that won't do. The abducted child plays a role later, which totally had me in stitches at the end with the resolution. But anyway, the queen insists she needs a daughter because the fae queendom is a matriarchy, so the next year she agrees to a "procedure" she doesn't quite understand and eventually gives birth to a baby girl, but she's half-orc! And of course that won't do for the fae queendom either because she needs a fae princess. Two tries later, we've got the half-fae protagonists of our story: Finella, the half-orc, Raven, the half-dragon, and Lily, half-dwarf.

The three princesses get kidnapped and things spiral from there.

I laughed. I had major epiphanies. I loved the references to “The Princess Bride”. And more than anything, I enjoyed how these authors managed to work three romances into this short novella without it feeling forced or rushed. I think it's also worth mentioning this story connects up to M.S. Weaver's stories from the “Twice Upon a Name” and “Third Name's A Charm” charity anthologies and with Sky Sommers' dragon stories, “Tales of the Dragons”.

It's nice to get something that stands alone and at the same time has easter eggs for so many other short stories I've already read by the authors. It turns it into a familiar friend even though its entirely new. I love these authors' works and definitely recommend!

A barren fae queen wishes for an heir and her fairy godmother obliges but with a twist or two. We have Finella, Raven and Lily, half orc, half dragon and half dwarf and all three are abducted before they come of age. Their adventures are fun and exciting as we follow our princess down their paths and see what they decide to do and the choice that they make. A well written, clean YA read.

The Amazon blurb for the book tells of the abduction of Finella, Raven, and Lily, and who they wind up with.

The book weaves the adventures of the three princesses into one tale as each shows her concern for her sisters while coming to grips with her own situation and learning more about herself.

It tells the tale with warmth, with a show of concern for others, with humor, and with a last laugh from Fate.