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ohhdeanna's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was another good collection. It started out really strong I feel, but the stories tapered off towards the last quarter of the book. I also wish there had been more authors who were women - it seemed very male-heavy this time around. Still, I had some favourites as always, which I will now list: Admitted by Kevin Cathy (clever idea), Passing the torch by RJ Roles (creepy!), Too Many by Valerie Lioudis (loved this, especially the last line), Number Thirteen by D.S. Ullery (so eerie), Blood and Ashes by Kerry E.B. Black (beautiful and lyrical), Next-Door by Robin Braid (so unsettling!), Stray by P.J. Blakey-Novis (loved the last line!), The Evacuation by Chris Hall (this was really clever), and Nothing by Chad Lutzke (the last two paragraphs, OMG).
biteintobooks's review
4.0
Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'm always happy to see an email from Kevin J. Kennedy in my inbox. I remember that I really liked 100 Word Horrors part 1. I was so surprised by the great quality in the stories, while they only last a page or a bit more than a page. I love the stories that reveal something creepy or something extra in the final sentence.
A longer review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
If you're a horror fan and looking for something fun, creative and creepy to read this Halloween, I'd recommend one of Kevin J. Kennedy's short story books!
I'm always happy to see an email from Kevin J. Kennedy in my inbox. I remember that I really liked 100 Word Horrors part 1. I was so surprised by the great quality in the stories, while they only last a page or a bit more than a page. I love the stories that reveal something creepy or something extra in the final sentence.
A longer review can be found at BiteIntoBooks
If you're a horror fan and looking for something fun, creative and creepy to read this Halloween, I'd recommend one of Kevin J. Kennedy's short story books!
feathersmcgraw's review
3.5
Fun collection of shorts. Not all of the stories land but there's a good mix.
vondav's review
5.0
This was a really quick read as I love reading short stories. It was good to see some of my favourite authors in the book and there were a lot of stories that I enjoyed. There were various levels of horror that will please the majority of horror fans. There were some stories that the endings had me laughing out loud.
Some of my favourites were The Dead That Lived by JC Michael, Sweet Dreams by Suzanne Fox, 158 Days later by Paul Wennersberg-Lovholen, The Apocalypse will be Televised by RJ Meldrum, Painting the walls by Howard Carlyle.
Reading this book has also introduced me to some new authors and I will be looking out for more of their works.
This is a must for horror lovers
Some of my favourites were The Dead That Lived by JC Michael, Sweet Dreams by Suzanne Fox, 158 Days later by Paul Wennersberg-Lovholen, The Apocalypse will be Televised by RJ Meldrum, Painting the walls by Howard Carlyle.
Reading this book has also introduced me to some new authors and I will be looking out for more of their works.
This is a must for horror lovers
ericarobyn's review
5.0
Just in time for the beginning of the Fall spooky season, Kevin J. Kennedy is back with another killer collection of horror drabbles that will keep you up at night!
Full disclosure: I was given a free copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my rating in any way.
Just like the previous books, my favorite stories from this collection were the ones that spooked me or had an awesome twist that I wasn’t expecting! This collection also had a number of horribly sad drabbles.
Of course, with any type of collection, it’s normal for me to love some and dislike some. In this case, I loved a majority of the tales! There were so many that I thought were just perfect but I couldn’t help but want to learn more about what was going on! I would love to see some of these become the base of a longer story!
However, there were a few that I didn’t really understand…
This is another collection that I will definitely be going back to time and time again to revisit the tales!
Ah, these drabbles were so fun to read! I was so sad when I reached the end of the collection…
I highly recommend checking this one out if you’re a fan of horror and very short stories!
Full disclosure: I was given a free copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. This did not affect my rating in any way.
Just like the previous books, my favorite stories from this collection were the ones that spooked me or had an awesome twist that I wasn’t expecting! This collection also had a number of horribly sad drabbles.
Of course, with any type of collection, it’s normal for me to love some and dislike some. In this case, I loved a majority of the tales! There were so many that I thought were just perfect but I couldn’t help but want to learn more about what was going on! I would love to see some of these become the base of a longer story!
However, there were a few that I didn’t really understand…
This is another collection that I will definitely be going back to time and time again to revisit the tales!
Ah, these drabbles were so fun to read! I was so sad when I reached the end of the collection…
I highly recommend checking this one out if you’re a fan of horror and very short stories!
callyjean's review
3.0
Short drabbles
This was a collection of 100-word short horror drabbles. Some were good. Some were not. But they all took less than a minute to read, and that's pretty cool.
This was a collection of 100-word short horror drabbles. Some were good. Some were not. But they all took less than a minute to read, and that's pretty cool.
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