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Once Upon a Fairy tale: A Collection of 11 Fairy Tale Inspired Romances

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As an educator and an avid lover of Disney, fairy tales are kind of my “thing”! I was attracted to this book even more when I saw there was a romantic twist on the fairy tales. With tales like “What Big Teeth You Have” (Red Riding Hood) and “Braided Silk” (Rapunzel), you can’t help to be intrigued at what will happen differently in these classic tales. I definitely recommend this for anyone who enjoys “Once upon a time”s.

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Interesting twists on the classic fairy tales. I really enjoyed some of the stories and simply liked others.

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This is a good collection of stories...I can't even say they're short stories because they really aren't short...based on fairy tales we know so well. To be enjoyed in small doses. You can't read through the whole book in one sitting, it doesn't seem fair to the stories.

My favorite is the firebird story, Firebird Sweet by Elise Logan, because it felt like a true fairy tale, where the hero had to earn his way to the heroine, who was not without her own trials. Others like Loving a Fairy Godmother feels like a rehash other fairy godmothers stories but it surprised me with it's take on Cinderella.

AN interesting collection to have in your library.

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this ARC.

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This is a very interesting variety of stories! I love fairy tales and it is always wonderful to see a new take on an old tale.

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This collection of fairy tale retellings is an enjoyable read for any romance fairy tale fan.

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This box set was a collection of 11 fairy tale-like stories. The majority were sweet romance. Two were on the steamy side and one was a little too violent for my taste. Overall, they were very good stories. I enjoyed reading all of them.

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While the idea was nice, it was hard to get into the different books. Each author had different writing styles, which is good for them, but it was hard to get through the books when I didn't like said style. It was a nice one time read but I most likely wouldn't read it again.

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This is a perfect rainy day, snuggled with a blanket kind of read. I might who wouldn't want a gift box full of fairy tail inspired romances. This is the perfect box set to give you a feel good. The romance is melt able and the men are swoon worthy.

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Thank you so much for being willing to grant me access to this book. Unfortunately, life obligations have prevented me from doing so. If my schedule clears, I plan on reviewing this in the future and will post the review on Amazon and Goodreads. Thank you.

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I truly enjoy remakes of fairy tales and this book is no different.

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These 11 fairy tale inspired romances had me captivated from the start of the first one, I was amaze by the creative mix of these fantasy romances, they are really interesting and engaging. They are all different in style and contents which lends variety and spice to the collection, these talented and best selling authors really can mix it up good. I enjoyed the variety of the authors and their stories it’s a very riveting and captivating box set.

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In our middle school media center, the hottest genres are humor and fantasy. When a student gets hooked on reading, it's either a Wimpy Kid book or something like Twilight. So I've been exploring different humorous and fantasy books.

While this was a pretty darn good set of books, it's not appropriate for middle school but as an adult, I can recommend them. It's a collection of updated fairy tales with twists thrown in to shake the old plot up. If you've never read steampunk or sci-fi, this is the perfect introduction that blends romance, fantasy and other genres. Take a step out of your comfortable reading genre and try this.

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These stories were super sweet! I personally liked the little twists the authors make in order to fit the fairy tale but at the same not fit the fairy tale.

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A very charming collection featuring the "retelling" and "reimagining" of classic fairy tale stories and characters. This provided me with many hours of enjoyable and entertaining reading. This is a definite recommendation for those looking for their HEA (Happily Ever After) fix.

*I received a complimentary ecopy of this book from NetGalley & Romantic Geek Publishing / CrushStar Multimedia LLC in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

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A fabulous collection of fairytales, all with a slight twist or different slanted retelling.

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A mixed bag (some good, others just so-so) of fun, quirky and down right strange re-tellings of famous fairy tales.

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Very cute! Predictable, but really sweet stories that remind you a little of being a kid again.

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I enjoyed the twists to classic fairy tales. Very well written.

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Enjoyed reading the different twists on the old tales.

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This is an anthology of fairy tales. The stories are more for adults as these different "fairy tales" are more explicit and not quite the same ones I read as a child.

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