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Rooglewood Contest: 11 1/2 wks: Favorite Anthologies


     The countdown continues!  We only have 11 1/2 more weeks to go until contest winners are announced.  Time is flying like...a snail.

     Snails fly, right?

     Hmmm.  I was afraid you would say that.

     So, while we are passing the time, I want to know: have you read the 3 previous anthologies?  Which of the 3 collections were your favorite?

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  1. Savannah GraceJanuary 11, 2018 at 6:52 AM

    I haven't got my hands on the Sleeping Beauty anthology yet, but I read the other two and LOVED THEM! <3 I'm partial too Five Enchanted Roses - it's a beautiful collection of stories ;).

    ~ Savannah | Scattered Scribblings

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    1. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)January 12, 2018 at 5:35 AM

      I just got the Five Magic Spindles a few weeks ago, and I loved it!!!

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  2. Helena GeorgeJanuary 11, 2018 at 9:10 AM

    I admittedly haven't read any...though I do hope to grab one sooner or later. Kinda waiting to see if anyone I know makes it into the current one and then using that as an excuse to buy it!

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    1. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)January 12, 2018 at 5:36 AM

      Sounds like good logic to me! I bought the first one because I knew one of the winners. Then I bought the second one because I liked the first. I didn't buy the third until just a few weeks ago. But it was worth it!

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  3. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)January 12, 2018 at 5:37 AM

    I still think the Cinderella one is my favorite...although it seems that Sleeping Beauty is a close second. I'm hopeful that this next Snow White one will catapult into the top slot, though!

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  4. Skye HoffertJanuary 12, 2018 at 1:32 PM

    The Cinderella one was my favorite!

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  5. Tracey DyckJanuary 31, 2018 at 3:44 PM

    I'm torn between Roses and Spindles! Although when I stop and think about all three anthologies, each one had at least one story that I absolutely adored!

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    1. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)January 31, 2018 at 5:25 PM

      What was your favorite story from each?

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    2. Tracey DyckJanuary 31, 2018 at 7:03 PM

      Hmm... probably Broken Glass from Five Glass Slippers, Wither from Five Enchanted Roses, and Out of the Tomb from Five Magic Spindles. What were yours?

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    3. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)February 4, 2018 at 10:44 AM

      What Eyes Can See was my favorite from Give Glass Slippers. And the one about the miner on the toxic planet was a close second, although I loved the concept of Broken Glass immensely.
      I am not sure what my favorite Roses story was.
      And I think I agree with you on the tomb raider. That was pretty cool.

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  6. Grace NewsomFebruary 1, 2018 at 4:12 PM

    I have not read any of them yet--though I might! This contest was my first introduction to Rooglewood in general, let alone the anthologies. But I definitely might look into them!

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