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Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire by Amber Dawn
2 reviews
nella_allen's review against another edition
challenging
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? It's complicated
3.5
As with most anthologies, my enjoyment of the stories and poetry was mixed.
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.
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
slow-paced
- 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
i wish i could give negative reviews. let me give this negative 5 stars!!!!!!!!!
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.
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
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