Cassandra Lost in Books

My Thoughts - 4 out of 5 unicorns - I really liked it!!
**Received the ebook as part of the tour for an honest review

The cover is beautiful and alludes to usual superstitions with cats, the moon, and the number 13. I think it is a very fitting cover even if the stories do not revolve around those particular superstitions.

I have to say that I find it extremely honorable for the authors taking part to help such a worthy cause. I am an animal lover, and I want to cry when I see animals hurt, abused, or thrown away. All animals deserve our respect and care just as people do. If you are not familiar with SPCA International, here is the website that you can visit for more information: http://www.spcai.org/

Okay there are several stories in this anthology, and they were all enjoyable. My three favorite stories were The Rescue by Shannon Delany, Chupacabra by Jennifer Knight, and The Gift of the Were-Magi by Mari Mancusi, so these are the ones I’m focusing on.

In The Rescue, a man must decide between trusting the legends about red dogs and the fae or his faith in his best friend. Shannon says she deviated from the tale of folklore, and I think it was a great change. The story had me from the beginning, but I do not want to give anything away. Shannon writes beautifully, and you get sucked into the world she writes about.

In Chupacabra, it is a tale of a family curse and a beast who murderers people. This story is another that is very well written that you can see everything taking place like you are right there in the story. I love when this happens because it is how I escape reality. Can love conquer all? I guess you will have to read the story to see ;)

In The Gift of the Were-Magi, Mari creates a fantastic world that I would love to read more about. Okay there are parts of this story that had me screaming at the book because it was going a direction I didn’t want it to, but I loved it all the same. The emotional twists let me know how vested in the story I am. Could you walk away from your own personal happiness to ensure that someone you loved would be happy?

I definitely recommend this story to all because first, it is for a fantastic cause, and second, it is a great collection of stories.