11 reviews for:

Unbound: Stories of Transformation, Love, and Monsters

Emily Colin, Madeline Dyer

3.93 AVERAGE

olliesf's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

lottie1803's review

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

rafacolog's review

3.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Blood

teajenny's review

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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Did not enjoy it

readingrainbow666's review

5.0

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Amazing, each and every one of them.

7vn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tinybookwitch's review

4.0

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pamelausai's review

4.0

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So I'm going to use a word I don't use very often: BREATH-TAKING. The stories in this collection are BREATH-TAKING. Some I enjoyed more than others, but each one was well-written, engaging and (this is me geeking out as a literature teacher) carried out the THEMES NAMED IN THE TITLE. AAAAAHH!

"Unbound: Stories of Transformation, Love and Monsters" is a collection of short stories that pushes our understanding and acceptance of what is means to "transform". Every story focuses on an aspect of a spirit being unleashed, of a being coming into themselves, or of a person crafting their own identity. Three stories really stood out to me as absolute favorites:

1. The Things Left Behind - a woman is confronted with the sudden disappearance of her best friend during a backpacking trip.

2. The Brollachan - I love anything horror and so when an ancient and evil spirit emerges from the Scottish Moors WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS SO HERE FOR THIS!

3. Inside the Night - greek mythology meets female empowerment any day, all day.

If you're looking for your next Short Story collection read, THIS IS IT.

Thank you to MTMC Tours, Emily Colin, Madeline Dyer and Five Points Press for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

ellagaytor's review

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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Some stories were fantastic, some were… not. But as a whole, great!

pmshrmn_'s review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced