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If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Deadly Women and Retribution (The Better Off Dead Series Book 3) by Red Lagoe, Chris Contreras Bahnsen, Steven Pajak, Renee M.P.T. Kray, R.E. Sargent, Mark Young, Scott Harper, J.H. Moncrieff, Scotty Milder, Natalie Sierra, Cara Fox, Lee Rozelle, Bridgett Nelson, Claire Brown, Spencer Richard, Nikkolas James

drakaina16's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a very solid collection of tales. One of my favorite horror tropes are women getting their revenge, so reading an entire anthology dedicated to it was a treat. 

The Long December by Steven Pajak ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Take Heart My Child by Cara Fox ⭐⭐⭐
Sign Followers by Chris Contreras Bahnsen ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Door by Scotty Milder ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Predator by J.H. Moncrieff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Chained by Scott Harper ⭐⭐⭐
Political Suicide by Bridgett Nelson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Anika by Spencer Richard ⭐⭐.5
To Hell and Back by Mark Young ⭐⭐⭐.5
Forget Them Not by Claire Brown ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fancy Dick McGuffin and the Case of the Recycled Hired Guns by Nikolas James ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Foundling by Lee Rozelle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Returned by Natalie Sierra ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Lucy by R.E. Sargent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Black Feathered Fury by Red Lagoe ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Soul Skeeter by M.P.T. Kray ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐