Snitched, Snatched

by Maria E. Schneider, Gustavo Bondoni (Translator)

When a spell goes wrong, can Zoe unwind it before it’s too late?

This e-book contains the short story, “Snitched, Snatched” in English and also the fully translated Spanish version.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Novella

ebook

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

If you were a character from a book, who would you be??

I'd be a dream catcher, the mystic woven spheres of the American Indian, catching the bad dreams and letting through only the good.

I'd be a dream weaver, she who tells stories woven from bits of dust and starlight.

Reviews

[Kathy (Kindle-aholic) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short story, but I liked it. I want more, too. I think Schneider has a lot of room to play in this world.

A kingdom ruled by a king who does not believe women are capable of having magic power, a dunce of a royal wizard, and Zoe, a real power who comes to the rescue. In her own way.

The society is very misogynistic, but I liked how Zoe dealt with it.

Did I mention I'd like to read more?

[I won a copy of this story from a contest on the author's blog.]

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story and will have to check out if this is part of a series. Thanks for the free story Maria!!

Ding dong-it just occurred to me to check Maria's website and nope, no series. Lots of interesting looking books though :0)

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story (emphasis on "short") that read to me like the first chapter of a YA fantasy novel: it left me feeling a bit cheated, as I felt there should be more (hint hint, nudge nudge, Maria). Now, whether I would want to read yet another "budding magic user goes to wizard school" novel (albeit with a bit of a feminist twist) is, perhaps, problematic in my case. (I gave it 3 stars mainly because of the aforementioned issues taking it out of my "sweet spot," thought the actual writing was easily 4 stars.)

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent short story. I wanted very much more. If the author weren't working on a sequel to her Under Witch Moon right now I'd be hoping she was developing this into a full length novel.

[Ken · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful short story about the struggles of a female in a male-dominated world. I always enjoy the worlds that Schneider creates and wish for more.