Reviews

Ghostly Stories by Celia Fremlin

violetdelightshavevioletends's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

unroxy's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

jenmulholland's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

amyroseh's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

otterlybookish's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

nosaltres_les's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

katiejames's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

heathengray's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Two horror stories tinged with sadness (the best kind of horror), both short enough you could probably remember from your first reading and paraphrase for the rest of your life should you be in need of a quick camp fire or bedtime story.

I adored them both, and now Celia Fremlin is on my radar.

catebutler's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

aliceandthegiantbookshelf's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

Two excellent short stories. I need to get hold of more Celia Fremlin!