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mehsi's review against another edition
1.0
Some of the stories were ok, but a lot of them felt unfinished, rushed and just not fit for a short story.
My one favourite would be the Nature, Nurture story. It had good story development, likeable characters and a world setting.
I expected a lot more from this book, especially with all those writers.
My one favourite would be the Nature, Nurture story. It had good story development, likeable characters and a world setting.
I expected a lot more from this book, especially with all those writers.
booknookghost's review
5.0
Originally at: http://yabooknook.tumblr.com/post/54939251646/book-recommendation-defy-the-dark
DEFY THE DARK was one of my very anticipated reads of June, and I only hadn’t recommended it before because I wasn’t sure how you went about recommending an anthology. Here’s what I concluded, though:
Read it.
Enough?
DFD was an amazing collection of short stories from an even better line-up of authors. I can honestly say I read them all in one night and loved them. That’s not to say that I didn’t have my favorites oh i did and so I’ll use them to tell you why you should definitely read this.
So, my Four Favs:
Night Swimming by Beth Revis: I cried tears of blood reading this. It takes place in the world of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, on the generational ship Godspeed, and basically took my heart out for a nice little walk and then stepped on it. I won’t spoil anything but it tells the story from an ambiguous POV and half the fun was figuring out who it was. (The other half was getting your emotions toyed with, of course.)
I Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon by Sarah Rees Brennan: Or, as I like to refer to it, IGYMLbtLotM. no, i don’t really refer to it like that Oh, SRB does it again, what’s new? This was the first short story of the anthology I read and it was fantabulous. How anyone can pack so much character development in so few pages will always be a mystery to me. Vampires? Werewolves? Tropes standing of their heads? Yes, please.
Stillwater by Valerie Kemp: I’d never read Valerie Kemp before, but when I turned my electronic page and saw that the story was over I was horrified. I literary just sat them going wat. The short story was just unf. Mind-bending and beautiful and mysterious and engaging. Is there more to this? Because I kind of need a whole book out of it now.
Naughty or Nice by Myra McEntire: McEntire is another author I’d never read, but I loved loved this short story. I think out of all the stories, I might have connected with her characters the most. And the mythology behind it was fascinating. Props for flawless dialogue as well, it had me laughing and clutching my iPad for longer than was altogether normal.
And these are just some of the stories that I loved. Like I said, DEFY THE DARK is amazing—hands down the best anthology I’ve read so far.
DEFY THE DARK was one of my very anticipated reads of June, and I only hadn’t recommended it before because I wasn’t sure how you went about recommending an anthology. Here’s what I concluded, though:
Read it.
Enough?
DFD was an amazing collection of short stories from an even better line-up of authors. I can honestly say I read them all in one night and loved them. That’s not to say that I didn’t have my favorites oh i did and so I’ll use them to tell you why you should definitely read this.
So, my Four Favs:
Night Swimming by Beth Revis: I cried tears of blood reading this. It takes place in the world of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, on the generational ship Godspeed, and basically took my heart out for a nice little walk and then stepped on it. I won’t spoil anything but it tells the story from an ambiguous POV and half the fun was figuring out who it was. (The other half was getting your emotions toyed with, of course.)
I Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon by Sarah Rees Brennan: Or, as I like to refer to it, IGYMLbtLotM. no, i don’t really refer to it like that Oh, SRB does it again, what’s new? This was the first short story of the anthology I read and it was fantabulous. How anyone can pack so much character development in so few pages will always be a mystery to me. Vampires? Werewolves? Tropes standing of their heads? Yes, please.
Stillwater by Valerie Kemp: I’d never read Valerie Kemp before, but when I turned my electronic page and saw that the story was over I was horrified. I literary just sat them going wat. The short story was just unf. Mind-bending and beautiful and mysterious and engaging. Is there more to this? Because I kind of need a whole book out of it now.
Naughty or Nice by Myra McEntire: McEntire is another author I’d never read, but I loved loved this short story. I think out of all the stories, I might have connected with her characters the most. And the mythology behind it was fascinating. Props for flawless dialogue as well, it had me laughing and clutching my iPad for longer than was altogether normal.
And these are just some of the stories that I loved. Like I said, DEFY THE DARK is amazing—hands down the best anthology I’ve read so far.
trisha_thomas's review
4.0
Prequel to Forest of Hands and Teeth - but based on the setting being the amusement park, I think it's a prequel to book 2: [b:The Dead-Tossed Waves|6555517|The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2)|Carrie Ryan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320509170s/6555517.jpg|6549320]
and I loved it. I really did! It's so crazy to read these stories from before or as the zombies are coming and then to read the actual books about after they've come and how they've lived with them.
this is a great addition to the series and I'm glad I read it!
and I loved it. I really did! It's so crazy to read these stories from before or as the zombies are coming and then to read the actual books about after they've come and how they've lived with them.
this is a great addition to the series and I'm glad I read it!
lscheibal's review
3.0
I read Defy the Dark during my journey to finish all of Rachel Hawkins' books. I thought this was a good collection of short, spooky stories. However, I thought some stories could have been scarier, and some weren't even scary/spooky, just irregular.
trin_ney18's review
4.0
3.5/5
I got this book as an ebook, which I usually don't read, but I was going out of the country for two weeks and didn't want to bring a bunch of paper books which would add a lot of weight to my luggage. Despite it being in a format that I'm not fond of, I really enjoyed it.
+1
I LOVE ANTHOLOGIES
+1
I went into this book thinking all the stories would be horror or thriller and some were. However, those that weren't I still loved and think about to this day.
+1
I absolutely loved some of the stories in here and I seriously think I'm going to reread this book in the future and purchase it because of the ones that I really enjoyed
+.5
I feel like this book has a story in here that everyone will connect with and personalize and that's what I love about anthologies. Also they keep a very distracted reader like me interested and always wanting to go back to it.
I got this book as an ebook, which I usually don't read, but I was going out of the country for two weeks and didn't want to bring a bunch of paper books which would add a lot of weight to my luggage. Despite it being in a format that I'm not fond of, I really enjoyed it.
+1
I LOVE ANTHOLOGIES
+1
I went into this book thinking all the stories would be horror or thriller and some were. However, those that weren't I still loved and think about to this day.
+1
I absolutely loved some of the stories in here and I seriously think I'm going to reread this book in the future and purchase it because of the ones that I really enjoyed
+.5
I feel like this book has a story in here that everyone will connect with and personalize and that's what I love about anthologies. Also they keep a very distracted reader like me interested and always wanting to go back to it.
booknookghost's review against another edition
5.0
Originally at: http://yabooknook.tumblr.com/post/54939251646/book-recommendation-defy-the-dark
DEFY THE DARK was one of my very anticipated reads of June, and I only hadn’t recommended it before because I wasn’t sure how you went about recommending an anthology. Here’s what I concluded, though:
Read it.
Enough?
DFD was an amazing collection of short stories from an even better line-up of authors. I can honestly say I read them all in one night and loved them. That’s not to say that I didn’t have my favorites oh i did and so I’ll use them to tell you why you should definitely read this.
So, my Four Favs:
Night Swimming by Beth Revis: I cried tears of blood reading this. It takes place in the world of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, on the generational ship Godspeed, and basically took my heart out for a nice little walk and then stepped on it. I won’t spoil anything but it tells the story from an ambiguous POV and half the fun was figuring out who it was. (The other half was getting your emotions toyed with, of course.)
I Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon by Sarah Rees Brennan: Or, as I like to refer to it, IGYMLbtLotM. no, i don’t really refer to it like that Oh, SRB does it again, what’s new? This was the first short story of the anthology I read and it was fantabulous. How anyone can pack so much character development in so few pages will always be a mystery to me. Vampires? Werewolves? Tropes standing of their heads? Yes, please.
Stillwater by Valerie Kemp: I’d never read Valerie Kemp before, but when I turned my electronic page and saw that the story was over I was horrified. I literary just sat them going wat. The short story was just unf. Mind-bending and beautiful and mysterious and engaging. Is there more to this? Because I kind of need a whole book out of it now.
Naughty or Nice by Myra McEntire: McEntire is another author I’d never read, but I loved loved this short story. I think out of all the stories, I might have connected with her characters the most. And the mythology behind it was fascinating. Props for flawless dialogue as well, it had me laughing and clutching my iPad for longer than was altogether normal.
And these are just some of the stories that I loved. Like I said, DEFY THE DARK is amazing—hands down the best anthology I’ve read so far.
DEFY THE DARK was one of my very anticipated reads of June, and I only hadn’t recommended it before because I wasn’t sure how you went about recommending an anthology. Here’s what I concluded, though:
Read it.
Enough?
DFD was an amazing collection of short stories from an even better line-up of authors. I can honestly say I read them all in one night and loved them. That’s not to say that I didn’t have my favorites oh i did and so I’ll use them to tell you why you should definitely read this.
So, my Four Favs:
Night Swimming by Beth Revis: I cried tears of blood reading this. It takes place in the world of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, on the generational ship Godspeed, and basically took my heart out for a nice little walk and then stepped on it. I won’t spoil anything but it tells the story from an ambiguous POV and half the fun was figuring out who it was. (The other half was getting your emotions toyed with, of course.)
I Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon by Sarah Rees Brennan: Or, as I like to refer to it, IGYMLbtLotM. no, i don’t really refer to it like that Oh, SRB does it again, what’s new? This was the first short story of the anthology I read and it was fantabulous. How anyone can pack so much character development in so few pages will always be a mystery to me. Vampires? Werewolves? Tropes standing of their heads? Yes, please.
Stillwater by Valerie Kemp: I’d never read Valerie Kemp before, but when I turned my electronic page and saw that the story was over I was horrified. I literary just sat them going wat. The short story was just unf. Mind-bending and beautiful and mysterious and engaging. Is there more to this? Because I kind of need a whole book out of it now.
Naughty or Nice by Myra McEntire: McEntire is another author I’d never read, but I loved loved this short story. I think out of all the stories, I might have connected with her characters the most. And the mythology behind it was fascinating. Props for flawless dialogue as well, it had me laughing and clutching my iPad for longer than was altogether normal.
And these are just some of the stories that I loved. Like I said, DEFY THE DARK is amazing—hands down the best anthology I’ve read so far.
split_figures's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
koreykit's review against another edition
3.0
This anthology spans a wide range of genres, including science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, and contemporary fiction. My enjoyment also varied. Some stories I would rate 5 stars, while others were a 2 or even a 1.
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
3.0
1. Sleepstalk by [a:Courtney Summers|1487748|Courtney Summers|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1519531831p2/1487748.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
2. Nature by [a:Aprilynne Pike|2096360|Aprilynne Pike|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1246443462p2/2096360.jpg] - ★★★★☆
3. The Dark Side of the Moon by [a:Dia Reeves|2885316|Dia Reeves|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241028065p2/2885316.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
4. Ghost Town by [a:Malinda Lo|2884780|Malinda Lo|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241172048p2/2884780.jpg] - ★★★★★
oh, this one got me! You think you've figured it out, and then, nope. You didn't! Spooky..
5. Eyes in the Dark by [a:Rachel Hawkins|2261547|Rachel Hawkins|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442494376p2/2261547.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
creepy - wish it had a better ending
6. Stillwater by [a:Valerie Kemp|6470642|Valerie Kemp|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1345097023p2/6470642.jpg] - ★★★★★
7. I Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon by [a:Sarah Rees Brennan|836009|Sarah Rees Brennan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1254149255p2/836009.jpg] - ★★★★★
8. Night Swimming by [a:Beth Revis|4018722|Beth Revis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1284958744p2/4018722.jpg] - ★★★★☆
From the author:
9. The Sunflower Murders by Kate Espey - ★★☆☆☆
This entry was written by a high schooler; she is the one unpublished author in this collection.
10. Almost Normal by [a:Carrie Ryan|1443712|Carrie Ryan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1432248916p2/1443712.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
11. There's Nowhere Else by [a:Jon Skovron|2828923|Jon Skovron|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1339610057p2/2828923.jpg] - ★★★★☆
12. Naughty or Nice by [a:Myra McEntire|3228055|Myra McEntire|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1290394962p2/3228055.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
13. Shadowed by [a:Christine Johnson|157042|Christine Johnson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png] - ★★★★☆
14. Now Bid Time Return by [a:Saundra Mitchell|1415543|Saundra Mitchell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1478376283p2/1415543.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
15. The Moth and the Spider by [a:Sarah Ockler|2188726|Sarah Ockler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311454451p2/2188726.jpg] - ★☆☆☆☆
16. Where the Light Is by [a:Jackson Pearce|2761947|Jackson Pearce|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336840299p2/2761947.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
17. This Was Ophelia by [a:Tessa Gratton|3111338|Tessa Gratton|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1328563756p2/3111338.jpg] - ★★★★★
2. Nature by [a:Aprilynne Pike|2096360|Aprilynne Pike|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1246443462p2/2096360.jpg] - ★★★★☆
3. The Dark Side of the Moon by [a:Dia Reeves|2885316|Dia Reeves|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241028065p2/2885316.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
4. Ghost Town by [a:Malinda Lo|2884780|Malinda Lo|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241172048p2/2884780.jpg] - ★★★★★
oh, this one got me! You think you've figured it out, and then, nope. You didn't! Spooky..
5. Eyes in the Dark by [a:Rachel Hawkins|2261547|Rachel Hawkins|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442494376p2/2261547.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
creepy - wish it had a better ending
6. Stillwater by [a:Valerie Kemp|6470642|Valerie Kemp|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1345097023p2/6470642.jpg] - ★★★★★
7. I Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon by [a:Sarah Rees Brennan|836009|Sarah Rees Brennan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1254149255p2/836009.jpg] - ★★★★★
Berthe looked at the tiny treat in the cup and thought about all the little sweetnesses love slipped into your daily life, almost unnoticed except that when they were added up, they meant you could bear anything.
8. Night Swimming by [a:Beth Revis|4018722|Beth Revis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1284958744p2/4018722.jpg] - ★★★★☆
From the author:
But the reason why I love my story in this antho extra much is because the narrator in the story is gender ambiguous. In my mind, it could be narrated by either Bartie (the man who started the rebellion in A MILLION SUNS) or by Victria (the woman who was in the Hospital with Harley). I leave it up to the reader to decide who's narrating the story. It's about betrayal and longing, whether you should stand up and fight or bow down and survive. It's about love, too, and what happens when the person you love doesn't love you back.
9. The Sunflower Murders by Kate Espey - ★★☆☆☆
This entry was written by a high schooler; she is the one unpublished author in this collection.
10. Almost Normal by [a:Carrie Ryan|1443712|Carrie Ryan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1432248916p2/1443712.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
11. There's Nowhere Else by [a:Jon Skovron|2828923|Jon Skovron|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1339610057p2/2828923.jpg] - ★★★★☆
12. Naughty or Nice by [a:Myra McEntire|3228055|Myra McEntire|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1290394962p2/3228055.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
13. Shadowed by [a:Christine Johnson|157042|Christine Johnson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png] - ★★★★☆
14. Now Bid Time Return by [a:Saundra Mitchell|1415543|Saundra Mitchell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1478376283p2/1415543.jpg] - ★★☆☆☆
15. The Moth and the Spider by [a:Sarah Ockler|2188726|Sarah Ockler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311454451p2/2188726.jpg] - ★☆☆☆☆
16. Where the Light Is by [a:Jackson Pearce|2761947|Jackson Pearce|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336840299p2/2761947.jpg] - ★★★☆☆
17. This Was Ophelia by [a:Tessa Gratton|3111338|Tessa Gratton|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1328563756p2/3111338.jpg] - ★★★★★