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chrisljm's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I don’t typically enjoy short stories, so I went into this collection mostly just expecting/wanting some gothic horror elements for the Halloween season.
While I didn’t love the first three stories (“Don’t Look Now”, “Not After Midnight”, and “A Border-Like Case”), they were at the least intriguing. However, I find myself giving this two-stars due to how little I enjoyed the last two stories. I could not care less when reading “The Way of the Cross”, which just felt like nonsense and seemed out of place compared to the first three. “The Breakthrough” was better than “The Way of the Cross” but still lackluster and disappointing.
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Death, Murder, Cancer, Infidelity, Incest, Colonisation, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Rape and Sexual content
hauntedvamphotel's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Racial slurs, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Child death
ina_loves_books's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, and Murder
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