Thank you to NetGalley and Tachyon Publications for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I love horses, unicorns, mythology, and anything by Peter S. Beagle, so I may be biased but fully enjoyed reading through this collection.

My first thought is to say that this is not a children's book! I would see a unicorn on the cover and buy it for a kid or teen without thinking, but there is some surprising adult content and strong themes throughout.

My favorite stories were "Ghost Town" by Jack C. Haldeman, and "The Transfigured Hart" by Jane Yolen. They were well developed stories and packed a lot of character into a short work! The forward was also a great read, I feel for him but Beagle will always be one of those unicorn guys!

Other stories felt half finished, such as Garth Nix's story where I was dying to know what he was doing with the male guard character. Nix is a huge draw for any title or collection and while his story was altogether unique and disturbing, it just left me wanting more.

The publication date is a little far out so I will post the review on April 1st (I have a calendar) at https://onenursereader.wixsite.com/onereadingnurse-1

Thank you again for letting me review this title!

This was a rather hit and miss collection of short stories featuring unicorns. None were what I would consider your "traditional" unicorn story and while that was not necessarily a bad thing, it was somewhat unexpected. Most of the stories I either didn't like at all or I didn't start to like them until at least half way through. Some of the standouts that I did enjoy where The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory, Falling Off the Unicorn, and A Hunter's Ode to His Bait which is the best story in the collection in my option.