Reviews

Our Shadows Have Claws by Amparo Ortiz, Yamile Saied Méndez

jcbkr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

storygirl424's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

raindrops333's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautifully edited anthology. Most of the stories got a five star from me, none less than four. Well written latine flavored imaginative collection of cuentos (or not?).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Xenophobia

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

themazereader's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Love! Love! Love! Soooo good!

smtvash's review against another edition

4.0

A deliciously monstrous collection of short stories focusing on latine and latine american lives and featuring latine monsters.
The main theme across the 15 shorts is this idea of the misunderstood or complex monsters, and I looove this trend among the monsters of Latin America.
Some are better than others for sure but they're all strong and contain their satisfying climaxes and characters. My favorite of the bunch has to be between Dismembered and The Boy From Hell but I had a great time with these tales.

flirting_with_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

jenmooremo's review against another edition

4.0

Fifteen new stories with spectacular artwork that should be told around the campfire or at a sleepover from a Latin perspective. These are not your grandmother’s ghost stories, because they are all brand new…but when an abuela speaks you’d better heed their advice because you don’t know what is coming until it is ready to grab you with its claws.

katnortonwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

sunflowerhexe's review against another edition

4.0

Pretty good anthology! I let myself take my time and appreciate each story as it went through, and none disappointed me. I was very grateful for my basic Spanish skills so I didn’t get lost in places.