Reviews

Bedtime Stories for the Criminally Insane (and Poetry) by Shawn Bailey

_denise_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

michelareads's review

3.0

Bedtime Stories for the Criminally Insane (and Poetry) is a collection of horror short stories and poems by Shawn Bailey. I won a copy of this book thanks to a TheStorygraph's giveaway and I have to say, it is a little gem!

The book is not very long (less than 200 pages), but it contains a lot of different stories and many incredibly beautiful and creepy illustrations. I enjoyed reading it, even though I didn't necessarily love *everything*, but overall I found the poems more interesting and unique than the stories.
My favorite ones are: Nurture, High Tide, The Clock and Cold Pasta.

Thank you Shawn Bailey for sending me a copy of your work! 

blives2dance's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

kalea_02's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I won this book as part of a StoryGraph giveaway. And it did not dissapoint! The illustrations are awesome, and it's really helpful that at the end there is a small explanation about what each Story and poem mean. I really enjoyed the Christmas stories. Thank you to the author for the book, and the extra goodies inside! 

pancakeducks's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

I got chills down my back on a couple of stories. The illustrations were also pretty creepy. My favourite story is Boards and Nails. What are kids doing?