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szachary's review
3.0
I’m a X-files fan, and most of the stories were entertaining. I’d consider this anthology maybe a four star. I’ve knocked a complete star off to reflect the needlessly pornographic story of a lizard who extracts underage girls ovaries with his tongue. It’s one thing to elicit shock value to further the plot and another entirely to do the same thing with zero impact on the story. The publishers should be ashamed of themselves for this story.
ericadeb's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. There were so awesome ones that were so Mulder and Scully that got their voices just right. And then there were other ones where they called each other Fox and Dana (I mean really, did the writer ever even watch an episode??) And then there's the one with the alligator man which is going to scar me for life. But overall, a fun read.
tbsims's review against another edition
1.0
So I'll admit upfront, I don't like romances.
I do like romantic suspense. I wish there were suspense romances - with the emphasis on the suspense.
Of course the leading man...was rich and 'well endowed'.
And thankfully the leading lady was not pathetic.
But when she has sex with the leading man and says - she was at the brink of a release that would change everything. All the questions she’d had about this side of her life were about to be answered.
Really?
Wretched! I'm retching.
I do like romantic suspense. I wish there were suspense romances - with the emphasis on the suspense.
Of course the leading man...was rich and 'well endowed'.
And thankfully the leading lady was not pathetic.
But when she has sex with the leading man and says - she was at the brink of a release that would change everything. All the questions she’d had about this side of her life were about to be answered.
Really?
Wretched! I'm retching.
northernfleabag's review
3.0
Like all collections some stories are better than others, and honestly (and personally)? I'm getting rather sick of all the female mutilations and rapes. Take 'Sewers' for example, a gatorman tongue fucks the ovaries out of barely pubescent girls? I might've missed something along the line but it's not the monsters in these stories that scare me.
All that aside I enjoyed the majority of the stories within The X-Files: Trust No One, I'm not too far into the X-Files show but I enjoyed the variety of perspectives the stories were written from, omniscient, internal perspectives, single character driven plots.
All that aside I enjoyed the majority of the stories within The X-Files: Trust No One, I'm not too far into the X-Files show but I enjoyed the variety of perspectives the stories were written from, omniscient, internal perspectives, single character driven plots.
hauntedboi's review
5.0
A great collection for X-Files fans looking for more. These stories are fun, and most of the authors are clearly fans of the source material - capturing the tone and pace of show well in these stories. While there are a handful of bad eggs (skip the Islamophobia of Tim Deal’s entry, and Sewers is a bit off kilter), this anthology has a lot to love. The best entries put Scully and Mulder in conversation with their own legacy (see: Dusk, Loving the Alien, and Paranormal Quest). The rest are fun romps through Monster of the Week style stories. It’s certainly worth it for a fan!
jmeyers888's review
5.0
I loved this story and the idea of pets in space never occurred to me! Thinking about it now I feel totally silly for never thinking of that. But hearing this concept really expanded my thinking, which is why I love Science Fiction. That being said, I felt the story was so sad, however the feels is what makes you know the author is a great writer! So I had to rate it a 5 star.
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I absolutely loved this story! Possibly the best one out of this x files anthology.
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Fantastic story!
Merged review:
I absolutely loved this story! Possibly the best one out of this x files anthology.
Merged review:
Fantastic story!
beckethm's review against another edition
1.0
DNF.
This book started with a pretty good hook. A woman finds her boss, a nationally known motivational speaker, murdered in his bed. She suffers a panic attack and has a flashback to what seems to be a traumatic event from her teen years.
So far, so good. You've got a protagonist with an interesting profession and a backstory I want to know more about, and there's a mystery to solve.
Unfortunately things went downhill fast. In chapter 2, the heroine, Grace meets her coworkers for cocktails and a conversation ensues in which they throw around the names of several possible suspects--all of which I immediately forgot because they aren't mentioned again. The coworkers are equally forgettable, which might be intentional because they didn't appear again in the seven chapters I read before giving up on the book.
After this quick introduction to the victim and suspects, Grace goes on a blind date, and this is where the story went off the rails for me. She meets Julius at a dinner party and we are led to believe neither is particularly interested in the other. However, circumstances have been arranged so that he has to drive her home. Along the way, Grace asks Julius intrusive questions about his finances, and he gives her unsolicited career advice. It's strange behavior for two people who supposedly don't care to see each other again.
It gets even stranger when Grace invites this man she doesn't really like in for tea. Then, after Julius asks point blank whether she killed her boss, and Grace shows him the door, he starts to think he wants a relationship with her. But why? There was no connection, no rapport, no apparent physical attraction.
In short, the story was choppy, the characters were bland, and the motivations for most of their actions were unclear or nonexistent. I lost interest in continuing.
This book started with a pretty good hook. A woman finds her boss, a nationally known motivational speaker, murdered in his bed. She suffers a panic attack and has a flashback to what seems to be a traumatic event from her teen years.
So far, so good. You've got a protagonist with an interesting profession and a backstory I want to know more about, and there's a mystery to solve.
Unfortunately things went downhill fast. In chapter 2, the heroine, Grace meets her coworkers for cocktails and a conversation ensues in which they throw around the names of several possible suspects--all of which I immediately forgot because they aren't mentioned again. The coworkers are equally forgettable, which might be intentional because they didn't appear again in the seven chapters I read before giving up on the book.
After this quick introduction to the victim and suspects, Grace goes on a blind date, and this is where the story went off the rails for me. She meets Julius at a dinner party and we are led to believe neither is particularly interested in the other. However, circumstances have been arranged so that he has to drive her home. Along the way, Grace asks Julius intrusive questions about his finances, and he gives her unsolicited career advice. It's strange behavior for two people who supposedly don't care to see each other again.
It gets even stranger when Grace invites this man she doesn't really like in for tea. Then, after Julius asks point blank whether she killed her boss, and Grace shows him the door, he starts to think he wants a relationship with her. But why? There was no connection, no rapport, no apparent physical attraction.
In short, the story was choppy, the characters were bland, and the motivations for most of their actions were unclear or nonexistent. I lost interest in continuing.
amyb24's review against another edition
2.0
Don't you just love it when the bad guy conveniently spends 20 minutes explaining his motivations and detailing all of his crimes so the victim can understand what's happening before he or she dies? Hate this unrealistic expository style. Lots of description in the book better suited for a bodice-ripper
. And finally--two characters who "trust no one" decide to marry within like a week of meeting?? Seems like they might be violating a personal rule no?
. And finally--two characters who "trust no one" decide to marry within like a week of meeting?? Seems like they might be violating a personal rule no?