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Broken Wings and Buried Secrets: A Short Story Collection by Bethany Votaw

connorjdaley's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a new release this month, and the second short story collection I’ve read by the author. See my review of Scribbles and Scrawls for more! 

This is a set of 25 short stories. Some are a few hundred words, while others are a few thousand. The important thing here with each, is that they’re all good! A year or two ago I wasn’t really a fan of short stories, my complaint over and over was usually that they were too short to have enough oomph. With the author’s first collection I read, I realized that short stories CAN be enjoyable, that they don’t have to have cohesive beginnings or ends. That they can be good while having a cliffhanger ending. So when I saw this one coming out, I preorder immediately. 

Some are silly, some are horror, some are contemporary drama or family based. Each one is unique while still giving you the feeling that they belong. I would suggest this to anyone looking for quick reads. I really enjoyed it. 

Personally a 5/5*. 
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