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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Some short stories I liked more than others. Some had issues with pacing or lack of page breaks for a good stopping point. I liked the different approach to social issues and thought these were interesting and unique stories. Overall I enjoyed it
3.5 stars.
This took me much longer to finish than it should have. I'm realizing that I read short stories collections/anthologies very slowly. I think this was an enjoyable collections and there were only two stories that I had a hard time being invested in. My personal favorites I think are, "Be Not Afraid" by Ashia Monet, "All My Best Friends are Dead" by Liselle Sambury, "Mother, Daughter, and the Devil" by Donyae Colesand "No Harm Done" by Circe Moskowitz. I knew a lot of the authors who were involved but I was also introduced to new authors and authors who are debuting this year. I'm interested in checking out their other works.
This took me much longer to finish than it should have. I'm realizing that I read short stories collections/anthologies very slowly. I think this was an enjoyable collections and there were only two stories that I had a hard time being invested in. My personal favorites I think are, "Be Not Afraid" by Ashia Monet, "All My Best Friends are Dead" by Liselle Sambury, "Mother, Daughter, and the Devil" by Donyae Colesand "No Harm Done" by Circe Moskowitz. I knew a lot of the authors who were involved but I was also introduced to new authors and authors who are debuting this year. I'm interested in checking out their other works.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
dark
tense
The first few stories are truly terrifying, but after that it feels like they get less and less scary and rushed. A few of them would be much better as novellas/full books where there is time to build the tension more slowly or give us a fuller story.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am, quite decidedly, not a horror girlie by any stretch of the imagination - I can barely watch a horror movie trailer and get freaked out for weeks. But this was quite enjoyable!!
Some of the short stories were definitely weaker than others, but there were some standouts that I really enjoyed (my favorites being 'Be Not Afraid', 'The Consumption of Vienna Montreau' and 'Mother, Daughter and the Devil')!
Some of the short stories were definitely weaker than others, but there were some standouts that I really enjoyed (my favorites being 'Be Not Afraid', 'The Consumption of Vienna Montreau' and 'Mother, Daughter and the Devil')!
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
slowly catching up with all my anthologies but i loved how spooky and creepy this one was. the stories are all over so it was nice to read an anthology that didn’t feel so similar.
“lights” by kalynn bayron, “all my best friends are dead” by liselle sambury, and “no harm done” by circe moskowitz in particular were the ones i liked the most.
“lights” by kalynn bayron, “all my best friends are dead” by liselle sambury, and “no harm done” by circe moskowitz in particular were the ones i liked the most.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No