Novik is one of my favorite authors of all time. While not all of these stories touched me the same way, each one showcased her voice and talent, and made it easy to breeze through these, even as someone who normally hates short stories. 

For most of these stories, she left me heartbroken knowing that there wasn’t more. I especially loved the story of the sister of the Minotaur—a story everyone knows, but no one (at least not me) had really given much thought to. And it broke me. I especially want that one to be given the novel-treatment, at some point. Unfortunately for me, my least favorite of the stories (the final one) was the one that she hinted will be turned into a full length novel. I still see myself loving it, but there were so many options for great novels in there, and I really hope more are extended as well.