Scary Book of Fairy Tales - Tim Rayborn, Neil Evans

 

 

This is an anthology of 50 fairy tales, but with the real not so pretty endings. I listened to the audiobook as a bedtime treat, and it took me awhile to get through. There are fairy tales from around the world, from the classics to the little known. Purportedly not for the faint of heart. 

I was sorely disappointed. I thought there would be something new... this was the standard unoriginal retelling of the dark endings heard before. It was painful to listen to and in honesty, the narrator, Dennis Kleinman, might've been a robot. There was little tone, little inflection of any emotion. I get more emotional inflection from Siri! I think the only reason I finished listening to it, is that it put me to sleep. 

I'm really sorry, but this would be rating a huge warning sign from me. Honestly, there's better books and audiobooks out there that collect these tales with the darker endings. Ones that make you look around to see if you are alone in the room, or not... 

Thanks NetGalley and HCCP & HCF Audio and Cider Mill Press. Sorry my honest review can't be more positive.