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A People Who Always Know - Page & Lake: Returning changelings to Faerie.

The Slaughtered Lamb - Bear: This would've been better, but the whiplash was a bit much--hiding too much from the reader at first.

Corrupted - Hines: Noir-like fairy cop, but ehhh, a little too dark for me.

How Much Salt - Steenburgh: Selkies in Ireland making a new way.

Hooked - Strout: Bad fairy in Central Park.

Crash - Butler: Don't mess with leprechauns on Wall Street.

Fixed - Ward: One of the better stories in this anthology so far, a shapeshifting cat has a bad encounter with a vet.

To Scratch an Itch - Shade: A good little story that seemed to peter out at the end.

Continuing Education - Smith: I don't often see the fae connected to MBA programs.

How to Be Human™ - Ashford: Amusing story of a self-help guru.

We Will Not Be Undersold - McGuire: Amusing but slight story of a Fae discount store.

Changeling - Jett: Mom must rescue child.

Water-Called - Sperring: Creepy water fae.

The Roots of Aston Quercus - McKenna: Liked this one, dryads try to save their grove from new road construction.

Corrupted by Jim C Hines
action right from the beginning and a lot darker than I expected.

The Slaughtered Lamb by elizabeth Bear
I wasn't into it at first, and then action hit.
interesting in a different way than the others, more integrated worlds.
but also, Werewolf Drag Queen

A people who always know by shannon page and jay lake
That was captivating! I love the ending too. Made an already awesome story even better!

Fixed by jean marie ward
That was so cool!!! A lot more action than i expected

Crash by S. C. Butler
Clever. Less my taste but still an interesting place for a leprechaun

Hooked by anton strout
Woah. Clever and intruiging and ooooo
I wasnt captivated at first but then a twist and i was hooked. 😜

How much salt by April steenburgh
Another clever one
Selkies managing after humanity takes over the beaches

How to be human tm by barbara ashford
An interesting take on the fading of fae despote their eternal youth

Continuing Education by Kristine Smith
Clever. All of these are so clever!!!
Fae in some backwoods university is weird.
Like I'd be down but also do not join the fae weird shit happens

To scratch an itch by Avery shade
Kinda want that final conversation but a really cool idea none the less

The roots of Aston Quercus by juliet e McKenna
Dryads!!
Learning and becoming activitists to protect their grove!
Clever