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eli99's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I love almost all of these short stories so much! Normally in a collection of short stories there are some flops but these were so good. I went in on it a little blind so I wasn't expecting some of them to be a tad sexual. It was a good surprise I'd say. The one I liked the least was the last story.
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Sexual assault
jessthanthree's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Child death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Death, Medical trauma, and Murder
linw21's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the first stories and the last ones. The middle ones I didn’t enjoy as much but I may have to revisit them another time. Not my favourite but still good.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, and Body horror
innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This is a disturbing bunch of weird, creepy, dark and sometimes sexy stories. Lots of monsters, of the human and the fantasy kind. The one I liked best was about the hotel cleaner in Hollywood who tended the fish ponds.
Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abortion
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol, Torture, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail
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