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georgia_mae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jackalop3's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
4.25
iamastraythought's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
A good mix
victoria80's review against another edition
2.0
This wasn’t exactly what I expected. I only really liked two of the short stories. There seemed to be snakes in every story! Which got a bit tedious. I was expecting some better folklore. What also brought my star rating down was the need for better proof reading. This is one of my pet hates and there were a lot of errors throughout. One story in particular was very flawed grammatically.
ava_devries's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
2.0
angelsays's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
awxblue's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
wildflowercrypt's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
this is an incredible anthology of folk horror with some real lows but also with amazing highs; personal favorites, include:
- Sire of the Hatchet
- the Fruit
- The First Order of Whaleyville’s Divine Basilisk Handlers
- Pumpkin, Dear
- The Way of the Mother
- Revival
nicktomjoe's review against another edition
4.0
Some real appreciation of the genre, and at times a vivid exploration of rural living. My favourite has to be the compelling and brilliantly underwritten “Way of the Mother,” with a genuine bio-horror in “The Fruit” coming a close second. But this is a collection, and some are more attractive to me than others, some feeling a bit too much of a caricature to no effect. There is, however, effective writing in some of these “country folk writ large:” creepiness and comedy combine in “Pumpkin Dear,” and in the bleak twists of the final story on power and influence in a snake handling church which is reminiscent of adult Roald Dahl and none the worse for that.