
That Way Madness Lies edited by Dahlia Adler
Breaking it down by story (careful: spoilers ahead!): Severe Weather Warning (The Tempest) by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka This is a sweet and totally surface retelling of The Tempest. The revelation the MC has, about how she shouldn’t let her sister’s betrayal be her prime focus in life, comes out of nowhere and thus lacks any emotional impact. It also only takes one thread of The Tempest (Prospero’s revelation) and doesn’t even nod at the others (Caliban is rich material, as is Miranda’s sheltered naivety and Prospero’s wisdom coming from being a parent). Not bad, but thoroughly disappointing. 2 […]