this is one of those anthologies that really any type of reader finds a story that they will enjoy because all 15 of them are completely different from each other.

that is a good thing in the sense that there is a huge variety in legends, folklores and myths shared and retold.

but because there are so many and so different authors coming together in one book and each having their own storytelling ways that don’t really fit with each other... at least a handful of stories in here will not be for everyone. there is always that negative aspect to such things, sadly. great variety always leaves the lack of consistency or clear similarity that makes it easier for one type of reader to enjoy most of not all stories.

positive side already mentioned: it makes it so that everyone can find at least one story in here that’s to their taste!


i especially loved the authors explanations for why they choose the ideas they did and in a few instances i found the stories explanations of the author a lot better and more interesting than the actual story itself!

i also loved experiencing all those rarer myth and legends from the asian regions. a lot of them i never knew of before which was absolutely lovely!

all in all it’s one of those anthologies that will never be perfect for just one person but i think that makes it a really good book to read and discuss in groups or classrooms! it not only shares different world stories but also has such a mixture of stories and writing styles that a group of people will experience each story differently and have something to say about them!