My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon

I usually read anthologies that have at least a story from an au

I usually read anthologies that have at least a story from an author I know. I have read several anthologies and this one, one was good. My issues with this anthology was some stories weren't quite honeymoon themed, or very loosely honeymooned theme. My other issue was that some stories, which are connected to other series, did a poor job of filling in the reader of certain facts, if they aren't familiar with the series.A good short story, even series based, should be able to lure a new reader into that world, without leaving a bit confused. I do like that one of the stories connected directly to the My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding anthology.
From ghosts,monsters,vampires and werewolves,and missing brides or grooms, these honeymooners, just want what all newlyweds want. A time to be alone in their own little world, together in heaven like bliss, but life doesn't always go as one would like. An anthology with a nice mix of supernatural adventures.

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a must read

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Another great group of stories

I read this after reading the one before it My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding. This one didn't disappoint its filled with more entertaining looks at some of today's most popular supernatural characters. The stories are quick and fun.

Fun, light-hearted collection

My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon is a collection of amusing adventures featuring some of biggest names in urban fantasy and, in some cases, favorite characters who make otherwise slight stories worthwhile. The authors play fast and loose with the premise of the book; Jim Butcher's and P.N. Elrod's stories feature detectives working cases involving someone else's honeymoon, while Caitlin Kittredge's "Newlydeads" only briefly acknowledges the theme while delivering a wonderful story in an especially evocative setting despite a silly and misleading title. Kittredge's entry and Rachel Caine's terrific "Roman Holiday, or SPQ-arrrrr" are the only stories with a real "scare" factor; Rhonda Thompson's "A Wulf in Groom's Clothing" is standard paranormal romance, while most of the other stories lean towards romantic comedy with a distinct supernatural edge. Kittredge, Caine, Butcher, Elrod, Kelley Armstrong, and Katie Macalister all return to familiar worlds from their full-length novels or other short fiction, and while all turn in decent stories, the real fun here is seeing familiar characters deal with the complications of the honeymoon theme. (Also, in the case of Armstrong's "Stalked", seeing a Clay-and-Elena story entirely from Clay's POV, which alone is almost worth the price of the book.) Finally, I have to make special mention of Lilith Saintcrow's "Half of Being Married," a short story that desperately wants to be a novel as it introduces an entire world of creatures and the humans who hunt them in a few short pages, thus proving that she really does have an endless imagination for this stuff, and Marjorie M. Liu's superior "Where the Heart Lives," a prequel to her Dirk and Steele novels that stands on its own as a beautiful, romantic and haunting story with, strangely, no honeymoon in sight.

Good Book

Enjoyed it.

A reviewer

This follow up to the ¿I dos¿ of MY BIG FAT SUPERNATURAL WEDDING contains nine engaging paranormal honeymoons from well known fantasists. All are lighthearted entertainment as the couples (representing a wide scope of non human characters) find supernatural intrusion interfering in their respective honeymoon. Readers will note that Dresden in 'Heorot' by Jim Butcher (aside: not on his honeymoon) and P.N. Elrod¿s Fleming in 'Her Mother's Daughter' appear however, fans of the series of these two stars will find the format limiting compared to the novels. Still with works from Kelley Armstrong (the most romantic entry), Rachel Caine, Katie MacAlister, Marjorie M. Liu, Ronda Thompson, Caitlin Kittredge, and Lilith Saintcrow as well as Mr. Butcher and Ms. Elrod, romantic fantasy fans will enjoy this fun anthology even with no otherworldly shattering entry. ---- Harriet Klausner

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