These are tales of wickedness... stories of evil and cunning, written by today's women you should fear. Includes tales from Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine and Sherrilyn Kenyon, writing in their own bestselling universes.
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery will take the classic tropes of tales of witchcraft and infuse them with fresh, feminist perspective and present-day concerns-even if they're set in the past. These witches might be monstrous, or they might be heroes, depending on their own definitions. Even the kind hostess with the candy cottage thought of herself as the hero of her own story. After all, a woman's gotta eat.
Bring out your dread.
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[Merrinvale was a town that needed witches - AN INVITATION TO A BURNING BY KAT HOWARD]***
(Titan Books, 1 October 2019, 400 pages, ebook, ARC from @TitanBooks and voluntarily reviewed)
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So I have a bit of a soft spot for witches, magic and the like. I've binge watched Charmed (the original series not that god-awful twee re-boot several times). This collection contains an impressive mix of stories covering other world magic, eerie, dark, disturbing and beautiful whimsy so there's a good mix here and something for every taste. I cannot fault a single story in this collection. I had a great time reading them all. I liked the fact the stories cover multiple genres including traditional fairy tales and more modern stories. The stories are funny at times, sad, touching and scared the crap out of me more than once. The best stories were Widows' Walk by Angela Slatter, The Night Nurse by Sarah Langan, Bless Your Heart by Hillary Monahan, and This Skin by Amber Benson. I had a mild fan-girl freak out when I realised Amber Benson aka Tara from Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a story in this collection and it's one of the best. I'd only read a couple of the authors before so it was great discovering new voices.
