Review: THE DEVIL’S FAIRY TALE by Greg Stewart

This book is a compilation of folk tales with a grim twist.


While most of these tales carried an air of sophistication, there were some that were a bit ghastly. I mean, what would you call getting your eye gouged out by a razor? Eeeww!
Although they sounded interesting, the stories didn’t quite lend themselves to intrigue and compulsion. Instead, they were rather bland with no real direction. I almost felt lost. For instance, this book was divided into parts with the first part titled “Samantha Holderfast,” so one would naturally assume that this segment centers on this Samantha; however, there was no clear correlation between the stories. I mean, I can only gather that King William was dreaming about this Samantha. But who was Samantha and why should we care about her? I mostly kept running into faceless and forgettable characters. And, to top it off, the stories didn’t have well-rounded endings.
I wanted to give this book a chance, but, unfortunately, it did nothing for me.
 
My rating: 2 stars