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littleemc's review
4.0
Wow, this was amazing.
Sometimes anthologies feel messily put together but this one was amazing! Honestly the construction of this book is nearly flawless. The multi-media perspectives was a game changer reading this and added so much magic and character to the stories as they unfolded. I also think the concept of a archive of stories is just amazing. Honestly I wish real history was told this way - how incredibly fascinating would it be to learn about our pasts this way!
If you're not a fan of horror, don't let that drive you away from this story. While there are a few creepy aspects, nothing is truly scary. It's more so a foreboding atmosphere than anything else. You can see the bad things coming and that's what makes it "horrifying". But I think that's true for real life historical studies as well. We read the things that happened in the past and we think "wow that's horrible, how did we ever let it come to pass." This book evokes that same sense of dread and wishing for a time machine.
Amazing, truly amazing. The authors and editor(s) did a fantastic job!
Thank you to the publisher & Netgalley for the ebook copy.
Sometimes anthologies feel messily put together but this one was amazing! Honestly the construction of this book is nearly flawless. The multi-media perspectives was a game changer reading this and added so much magic and character to the stories as they unfolded. I also think the concept of a archive of stories is just amazing. Honestly I wish real history was told this way - how incredibly fascinating would it be to learn about our pasts this way!
If you're not a fan of horror, don't let that drive you away from this story. While there are a few creepy aspects, nothing is truly scary. It's more so a foreboding atmosphere than anything else. You can see the bad things coming and that's what makes it "horrifying". But I think that's true for real life historical studies as well. We read the things that happened in the past and we think "wow that's horrible, how did we ever let it come to pass." This book evokes that same sense of dread and wishing for a time machine.
Amazing, truly amazing. The authors and editor(s) did a fantastic job!
Thank you to the publisher & Netgalley for the ebook copy.
kitaysrinezha's review
i do not have the brains for this right now but trust I WILL come back to finish it. it looks incredibly interesting.
book_rascal's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
I’m finding this book hard to describe. It’s a collection of short stories about folklore throughout the Americas told through a special book called the Shadow Atlas. There are illustrations and some of it is written like emails or memos. Most of the stories are creepy but not scary. There are monsters and anomalies described that are chilling and each story has it’s own. If you don’t like one, there is sure to be another coming along that you will. Each one will fill you with dread, think Poe.
I really enjoyed reading this and some of these stories will stay with me awhile.
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