Once…
Tales, Myths and Legends of Faerie

Ronel Janse van Vuuren's Once (2018) is a smorgasbord of creative, awe-inspiring stories about faeries and humans and what happens when they stumble over each other. Sixteen stories with names like "Purple Sparks", "Rumour Has It", "The Field Mouse", and "Wishmaster"--each as enticing as the one bef......more

Lovely collection of tales. My full review is coming soon.......more

Once, Tales, Myths, and Legends of Faerie written by author Ronel Janse van Vuuren is a beautiful collection of short stories about Faerie Land. Van Vuureninvites you to enter the world of make-believe, where things are not as they seem; where animals and nature are portrayed to show us that life ch......more

Delightful world building, great characters and lessons to be learned. 6 stories with worlds built around Fae mythology. I love reading this author because she knows her mythology so well she weaves into the story so effortless. The characters are interesting. I would love to read longer stories abou......more

Ronel’s stories reminded me very much of the fairy stories I used to read as a child, but obviously geared to a more mature audience. Her writing is quite beautiful and I loved everything about her style. My only issue was, and I do feel very petty saying it, that I found the first few stories a li......more