A compilation of short stories with school/education themes including stories by Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter, and Charlaine Harris. I always find it hard to do reviews of these because by the time I've finished it, I'm less clear on the earlier stories but here are my thoughts:
I enjoyed the Sookie story by Charlaine Harris. It was about her visiting her nephew Hunter at his school when all heck breaks loose. Nice to have something happen that doesn't involve shifters or vampires or other supernaturals.
Spellcaster 2.0 by Jonathan Mayberry was an interesting take on what can happen when you mix technology and magic. I'd read one of his zombie novels previously and had been less than impressed but this one was fun.
Academy Field Trip by Donald Harstad didn't really stand out to me. Interesting premise but lacked a punch.
Sympathy for the Bones by Marjorie M. Liu went more for the voodoo teacher/student relationship and was ok.
Low School by Rhys Bowen was written by someone truly evil with a sick mind. Fabulous!
Callie meets Happy by Amber Benson left me feeling like it was set in a world that I had no understanding of or the characters in it and didn't make me want to find out more.
Iphigenia in Aulis by Mike Carey was very well written with an interesting premise.
Golden Delicious by Faith Hunter was one of the reasons I bought this book and it was fabulous. I'd been wanting to know more about what had happened with Rick when he went off to his training and what the relationship was between him and Soul and it was nice to get some answers.
Magic Tests by Ilona Andrews was the other reason I bought this book and it did not disappoint. Love Julie!
An Introduction to Jewish Myth and Mysticism by Steve Hockensmith teaches you not to mess with the meek and mild Jew.
VSI by Nancy Holder makes the study of vampires just that much more relevant.
The Bad Hour by Thomas E. Sniegoski was ok but again I think it was set in an established world and I felt like I was missing a bit. Not sure that I want to look into it further.
Pirate Dave and the Captain's Ghost by Toni L.P. Kelner seemed like it was a backstory fill in for a series but was a bit campier in style than I usually go for.
In all, I enjoyed most of the stories and the compilation as a whole.
Page count: 336p/29,132p ytd/173,532p lifetime
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