I've read at least two of the authors in this collection previously. Unfortunately this was not a great representation of either of their skills. I was just hoping for more as I adore short stories and the authors I was familiar with.

I just don't think I'm an anthology fan. First story did not grab me.

I can't believe I'm about to say this because I love SAA so much...but I actually preferred the story Petey by Kathryn Magendie - it completely tore me out of the seat on the long train ride home and transported me into the hills of North Carolina and the flat, hot desert of Forth Worth. The story was simple but so effective as a reflection of everyday life through a childs eyes, where her home is her sanctuary and her parents are everything.A fantastic collection of stories, highly recommended

The title itself, The Firefly Dance, evokes an image of a warm summer evening — beautiful and breezeless. Fireflies flitter in the dusk like jewels against a velvet sky. And like fireflies the novellas contained within the folds of this unique collection brought me smiles, magical wonderment and tears.Sarah Addison Allen’s In My Dreams was the first novella I read. I had read all of her novels with the exception of this one. I dove into it expecting a luscious read. Luscious does not begin to ex...

I usually don't like collections of short stories, but thought I should try it because I like the books by Sarah Addison Allen. I was disappointed. The stories lacked the magical feeling I was hoping for. The stories were okay, just different than I expected. The only story I loved was "Petey" by Kathryn Mugendie. It to me a bit to get into the story, but after that I just wanted to keep reading. I'll certainly read more by this author.

Bought this because of Sarah Addison Allen, and did enjoy her series of short stories, although they weren't quite as magical as her novels.The real gem here, though, is the novella by Kathryn Magendie. Petey's has been through a lot recently as her father lost his job and then moved the family from North Caroline to Texas. Seeing life's challenges through the eyes of a young girl in the late 60s was an unexpectedly enjoyable. I *will* be looking up this author.The short stories by Phyllis Schie...

I love Allen's books immensely, just not a fan off anthologies anymore.

Interesting short story collection, contains four stories, all told from the viewpoint of childhood. Easy to read, my favorite was Petey, loved the magical realism in that one as well as the characters. Sarah Addison Allen is a favorite author of mine, and while I did like that characters of Louise and Aunt Sophie, thought my usual feeling of wonder was not there. ARC from NetGalley.

1- The Stocking Store by Phyllis Schieber2- Petey by Kathryn Magendie3- Resurrection by Augusta Trobaugh4- In My Dreams by Sarah Addison Allen5- The Manicurist by Phyllis Schieber

I initially bought this collection of short stories because I'm such a huge fan of Sarah Addison Allen's work. And while I didn't completely love her story in this anthology, I did really enjoy one of the other stories.The first story was very short, but poignant. It didn't have much of plot, and you learn very little about the characters, but we do briefly catch a glimpse of the suffering endured by the Holocaust survivors, and even by the next generation. Also a bit of sadness towards the end

This was a bit disappointing. First of all, you don't get what you're promised. The cover says The Firefly Dance contains four novellas, but that's not true. Instead you get one novella, two short stories, and one novella-length collection of interconnected short stories. I really enjoyed Petey by Kathryn Magendie, it was a sweet and funny, and very relatable story about how things change as you grow up. The two short stories just weren't my cup of tea. They weren't bad, but I didn't really like...

Bought this book because I love Sarah Addison Allen's books. She has a short story in this one, and it's the best of the bunch, but that isn't saying much. At least one story is completely baffling to me, the others are just odd. Not worth the read, much less the buy.

I did not realize this was a book of shot stories, not really into short stories. I did enjoy the ones by Sarah, she has a special way of making characters real and keeping your attention.

I received a copy this book for review from NetGalley.This book is actually a collection of 4 short stories written by different authors. They are not meant to be sweet or pretty memories, but rather more like lessons learned in childhood that were carried over into adulthood. Each story is different in it's theme and length and well-written. However, I would have liked to have seen the stories have some underlying common theme to them to help feel like they were connected in some way. As it is,...

This is a nice collection of short stories to read slowly and savor the flavor of each one because they do have individual themes and voices. Each one is written by a different author and they convey their style and their unique penmanship.The capture of time in the first one still comes to mind with Schieber's stocking store and her poetic sentences as she echoes the past with such detail. Her characters are beautifully full-bodied and convey the story in a lovely manner.Magendie's story of Pet...

This pleasant anthology contains four short stories of quite varying lengths. Of the four authors represented in the book, Sarah Addison Allen was the only one I had read before, and I picked up the anthology for her story. Although I enjoyed her story, "In My Dreams," I was surprised to find that my favorite one in the book was "Petey" by Kathryn Magendie. I was less impressed with the two shorter stories in the book, but the two longer ones made it worthwhile for me.The first story in the book...

I enjoy Sarah Addison Allen's writing, and when this book popped up on my radar, I realized there was something of hers out there I hadn't read! Luckily, all the authors really brought great stories, so while I bought the book just for one author, I lucked out! The four stories in this book are poignant memories told from all different points of view. You have Phyllis Schieber's "The Stocking Store", how a teen sees her world through observing other people. Kathryn Mugendie's "Petey" shows the s...

These were average stories. There were two that moved me, but not enough to give this book a higher rating. There was a weirdness to these books; I don't know if I can explain it, but these were not feel good stories by ANY stretch of the imagination and more than once I was just sitting here scratching my head wondering WHAT THE HECK was going on. A very strange assembly for sure.

Anthology Average rating is 4.375 stars. Very good anthology.1. "The Stocking Store" by Phyllis Schieber. A child (but maybe really child(ren)) of Holocaust survivors meet at soon to be closing store. And when confronted by this knowledge of maybe one parent perhaps both, she chooses to remember the closed stores but I'm thinking maybe more than that. Super sad. 5 stars. 2. "Petey" by Kathryn Mugendie. A really sweet story about a family trying to survive the things that life throws at you and e...

Sarah Addison Allen's contribution is 5 stars. Her prose are so wonderful.