Reviews

Into Shadow by Tomi Champion-Adeyemi, Garth Nix, Veronica G. Henry, Lev Grossman, Tamsyn Muir, Nghi Vo, Alix E. Harrow

corijroberts's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

An interesting compilation of short stories that ranged from quite good (Undercover, The Six Deaths of the Saint) to meh (Persephone, The Garden).

coppercrane2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

witch_dagger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

⭐️⭐️The Garden
⭐️⭐️Persephone
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The Six Deaths of the Saint
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️What the Dead Know
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Undercover
⭐️⭐️⭐️The Candles Are Burning
⭐️⭐️⭐️Out of the Mirror, Darkness

rynflynn12's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

Here is my breakdown of ratings for each story in the order that I read them.

Undercover by Tamsyn Muir – 4.5 Stars
What the Dead Know by Nghi Vo – 3 Stars
Out of the Mirror, Darkness by Garth Nix – 4 Stars
The Garden by Tomi Champion-Adeyemi – 2 Stars 

Persephone by Lev Grossman – 3 Stars 

The Candles Are Burning by Veronica G. Henry – 3.5 Stars
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow – 5 Stars