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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was really disappointed with this anthology. It started out quite enjoyable, I liked the story and I felt the tone carried over from one story to the next but then it went downhill.
"Lights" might have been my favourite short story and I enjoyed "Be Not Afraid" and "All My Best Friends Are Dead".The Teeth Come Out At Night" was okay but I didn't love it. I felt the writing style was easy to read but after a while the story dragged and while I understand it was a short story, I felt the ending could've been wrapped up a bit better. I absolutely hated "I Love Your Eyes". The writing itself was not well-done and the plot twist made absolutely no sense given the POV we were in. "The Consumption Of Vienna Montrose" just left me confused and uncomfortable but not in the way I want to be when I enjoy a horror story. The writing itself was enjoyable but the plot was . . . . not. The rest of the stories felt very average to me and my biggest takeaway was that there seems to be an obsession with teeth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Finished the Eyes story and it was just a weird plot twist that didn't have a good transition.. and the writing was terrible towards the end. Made me not want to try anyone else
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was the first ever anthology I’ve read, and I really enjoyed it!
All of the stories were unique, with different writing styles and horror themes.
10/10 would recommend if you like scary stories, I think anyone would find something they like here!
All of the stories were unique, with different writing styles and horror themes.
10/10 would recommend if you like scary stories, I think anyone would find something they like here!
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I may come back to it but my time ran out and short stories are hard to get into 😣 but I liked some of the stories yes
dark
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lights 3.5 ⭐️
Be Not Afraid 5 ⭐️
All My Best Friends Are Dead 3.5 ⭐️
The Teeth Come Out at Night 2 ⭐️
Be Not Afraid 5 ⭐️
All My Best Friends Are Dead 3.5 ⭐️
The Teeth Come Out at Night 2 ⭐️
I Love Your Eyes 1 ⭐️
The Consumption of Vienna Montrose 2 ⭐️
The Landscape of Broken Things 3 ⭐️
Mother, Daughter, and the Devil 4 ⭐️
Papa Pearlie 3 ⭐️
No Harm Done 3.5 ⭐️
A really well done short story collection. I enjoyed every story and found them all well written.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
I got two stories through: one bad and the other mid as hell. I didn't see a possibility for me liking the rest and I was already reading a bad book at the time and was a bit more interested in reading it over this. and I AM NOT reading two bad books at the same time.
dark