A fantastical and magical debut infused with heart, longing and our need for companionship. A story within a story, Brewes skillfully guides the reader through a dystopian landscape where, against all odds, dreams and hope continue to thrive.
– Brian Francis, author of Break in Case of Emergency

Jesse’s persistent mystery illness and the fear with which disease is treated in general bring an extra ‘ripped from the headlines’ urgency to the work … Recommended for those who enjoy dying underground cities like those found in the Fallout vaults or Jeanne DuPrau’s The City of Ember (2003) but also want a more personal, meditative story.
– Booklist

[A] solid, genre-bending debut … Dark and a little absurd, this will appeal to fans of intimate postapocalyptic tales.
– Publishers Weekly

Showcasing author Emily Brewes’s genuinely entertaining and narrative-driven storytelling style, The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales is a deftly sculpted work of literary fiction that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf.
– Midwest Book Review

Emily Brewes endows the book with a sense of lightness despite the grim backdrop … The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales offers one image of what might lie ahead if humanity plays its cards wrong.
– The Miramichi Reader

The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales weaves hope, heartbreak, and delusion into a compelling story of surviving past any chance of thriving.
– Books That Burn