I really enjoyed this collection of short stories. There's something familiar about all of them, which makes sense as they mostly seem to be retellings of known tales, but Bardugo turned them into something fresh and exciting. I devoured them, which isn't always the case when it comes to short stories, and I would have happily read a few more.

If you like your fairy tales on the darker side, definitely give this a try. I don't think you need to read anything in the Grishaverse to appreciate these—I've read the Six of Crows duology but only know Shadow & Bone from the adaptation, but I consider this an entirely separate thing.