And now I'm kind of hoping that she'll write a book featuring only her versions of folk tales.her spin on this one was incredible! I loved Leigh Bardugo's writing in Shadow and Bone and I once again found myself fascinated and utterly captivated with it in this short story. I was continuously surprised and completely flabbergasted by the turn the story took, but I also really enjoyed the realizations I was left with concerning character motivations and discerning true danger from that which is perceived. The Witch of Duva isn't what I expected at all. It's been a while since I read Shadow and Bone so I can't really comment on how this short ties into that storyline without going back for a re-read - which I will totally be doing soon in preparation for Siege and Storm - but as a re-imagining of the old Hansel & Gretel fairy tale, it is fantastic. This short story set in the Grisha world is a Hansel & Gretel retelling that is equal parts dark and creepy and terribly enthralling.

Series: The Grisha, book #0.5 (prequel/folk tale) Missed last week's post (again) so I'm featuring two separate but equally awesome short stories this week: I'll be underscoring some of my favorite aspects of these short works of fiction, in addition to offering up a mini review of each work.

They entertain by creating a certain mood or focusing on a singular effect.some instance in a previous body of work (or one to follow) that might have been glossed over or ignored completely in a longer novel.Īnd so, every Sunday for the foreseeable future, I would like to highlight short stories and novellas set in worlds I've already come to love and learn a little more about some of the secondary characters in my favorite novels. They give us in-depth insight into characters, providing anecdotal proof of why some characters are they way they are.

The witch of duva