Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga
Various Authors

I sometimes struggle with anthologies because I *need* them to be in a theme that I love or else I'll start losing focus halfway through. When the editor asked if I'd be interested in checking out this antho with stories & poems focusing on Baba Yaga, I literally couldn't say yes fast enough - I can think of very few topics I'd want an entire anthology to cover!

This didn't disappoint at all. Lots of themes of reclaiming / owning your power, mother/daughter relationships, morally grey women, and more! A few of my favorites (although I didn't give anything in this under 4 stars!!):

Dinner Plans with Baba Yaga by Stephanie M. Wytovich
Last Tour Into the Hungering Moonlight by Gwendolyn Kiste
The Story of a House by Yi Izzy Yu
Of Moonlight and Moss by Sara Tantlinger
Mama Yaga by Christina Sng
The Space Between the Trees by Jo Kaplan
Sugar and Spice and the Old Witch's Price by Lisa Quigley
Fair Trade by Jacqueline West
Stork Bites by EV Knight
Where the Horizon Meets the Sky by R.J. Joseph


Overall, absolutely loved it. I'll be highly recommending it up to and beyond its release date - whimsically horrifying, it's the perfect tribute to Baba Yaga, and a must-have on every witchy horror lover's shelf.

Review By Cassie Daley

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