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mmccombs's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
2.0
I’m really sad but this collection did nothing for me. I found the writing to be ineffective and a bit forced, and the stories lacked depth and punch. There were some really unnerving/gross/creepy ideas (yuck, spiders! Ah, creepy copy of your kid!) that I think could have worked with a bit more finesse. I also wished that the idea of place was explored a bit more, the intro made me thing that each story was intrinsically linked with Anoka as a town, but in reading the stories they really could have been happening anywhere had the town name not been mentioned. I didn’t see the “history” the author was talking about really until reading his notes afterwards. I think had the collection been more grounded in place/in history, this would have been more successful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Vomit, and Murder
tdclarkchemb's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Gore
leocancer's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism
bookishcori's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Racism
Minor: Miscarriage and Murder
lorie336's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a wonderful debut showing a variety of horror and what I truly enjoyed was the story notes on what inspired each story. The rating is due to I want more, I couldn't wait for the next one, although the first story was too short, but each one had its own personality and each story was in the POV of an indigenous person.
Have to say that the last one was kind of my favorite and reminded me of The Children of the Corn.
Please, pick this up, it was a short, but sweet book of tales and am looking forward to more from this author.
Have to say that the last one was kind of my favorite and reminded me of The Children of the Corn.
Please, pick this up, it was a short, but sweet book of tales and am looking forward to more from this author.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Body horror
leahrosereads's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a fantastic collection of short fiction! These stories were disturbing in the best possible way. Every single one had me so intrigued and horrified, "flipping" the pages of my e-reader so freaking fast. If I had to pick favorites, it'd be Imitate and Dead America. Oh boy were those two just the pinnacle of creepy!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Vomit