Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr

"Dangerous promises and beguiling threats swirl together in a dozen stories of enchantments dark and light by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr. Uncanny and unexpected creatures appear from behind bushes, rise from beneath the seas, or manifest from seasonal storms to pursue the objects of their attention—with amorous or sinister intent—relentlessly.
From the gentle tones of a storyteller’s cadences to the terror of a blood sacrifice, tales of favorite characters from Marr’s Wicked Lovely novels mix with accounts of new characters for readers to fall in love with...or to fear.
Lush, seductive, and chilling, Melissa Marr’s stories revel in the unseen magic that infuses the world as we know it." -Goodreads.com

I have actually been wanting to read Faery Tales & Nightmares for a while now. Originally because I thought it was in a way retellings of old fairy tales (but obviously isn't). Even though I went into it expecting something else I still loved it, and actually makes me want to read the Wicked Lovely series (because I still haven't read them!). I think might favorite story in this book was the one about Selchies because I actually have never read a story about them. So now on the hunt for more fiction books about them. If anyone out there is actually reading this do you have any recommendations? :)

4 stars.

Read on January 31, 2013