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Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire by Amber Dawn
4 reviews
evanlorant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
a fair few of these stories were excellent: amber dawn, suki lee, and kristin dunnion were highlights. but some of the others were real misses in my mind. but that’s how it often is with a short story collection.
not all of them fit the “horror” brief too well, either. for example, some stories relied on kink tropes like forced pleasure without developing any kind of stance on it as horror in its own right. it read more as a creepy erotica than a story about queer fear and desire. to me, the stories that were GREAT made it worth the read.
Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Violence, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Torture
nella_allen's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Though I didn't care for a lot of the sexual content, especially the ones with sadism, I still enjoyed some of the stories.
The stories I liked best, in order of where they are in the book, are "In Circles" by Aurelia T. Evans, "Shark" by Kestrel Barnes, and "Here Lies the Last Lesbian Rental in East Vancouver" by Amber Dawns.
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Infidelity, Rape, Confinement, Homophobia, Murder, Torture, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
had i known it was going to focus on badly written porn i simply would not have read it. genuinely what the fuck was any of this!!!!! there were maybe 2 stories in here that were bearable. good fucking lord. i wanted queer horror and got none of it; unless, of course, you count the writing as horrific.
Graphic: Body horror, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Blood, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Transphobia, Death of parent, Rape, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, and Sexual content
magicalghoul's review
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
There were some stories I enjoyed though, but the rest of them were more miss than hit for me.
Noteworthy stories (♢ liked; ❥ loved)
♢ Slug by Megan Milks
♢ Conspiracy of Fuckers by Nomy Lamm
❥ Homeland by Kristyn Dunnion
♢ Crabby by Michelle Tea
❥ Shark by Kestrel Barnes
♢ Fear of Dying to the Wrong Song by Amanda Lamarche
I'd be all over Here Lies the Last Lesbian Rental in East Vancouver by Amber Dawn if it weren't for the sexual assault. A shame, because the concept is really good and the execution was doing well up until that point.
Please mind the warnings if you intend to read this anthology, I wouldn't recommend it to someone who's had trauma related to any of the things listed.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Drug abuse
Mind the sexual violence warning, as well as dubious consent. The pedophilia and incest present in form of sexual play. Also warning for cissexism and dysphoria.