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Blame it on the Pumpkin by Greg Patrick, Pamela K. Kinney, Jennifer Kyrnin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 67%.
𝐃𝐍𝐅 𝐚𝐭 𝟔𝟕%
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the free copy in exchange for the honest review!
Blame it on the Pumpkin is an anthology of Halloweeny stories with themes ranging from creepy and plain bizarre. I thought it was all alright, although most of them aren't really that scary and I couldn't help but subconsciously edit down the stories I read. Overall, it's a quick read, perfect for Halloween.
Here are my ratings for each story:
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌-𝒐'-𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑬. 𝑳𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒌𝒚: 1/5
It's non-fiction, so it's informative,,, but this story feels so out of place in this book.
𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝑱. 𝑴. 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒇: 2/5
Short and interesting, it sets the mood for the rest of the book.
𝑷𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒚: 2/5
I'm sorry, I'm just- Okay, the plot is interesting enough: a woman brings her friends along to a Halloween festival at Pumkin Hollow, a town she's never heard of in Nelson County. B-movie type plot but it wasn't executed properly, which was a huge letdown for me. The writing is very simple and many sentences are redundant.
𝑽𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝑲𝒚𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏: 5/5
My absolute favourite in this anthology. It's about a gardener and his prized 'vampire gourds' that always pricks him and also drains animals dry as extra nourishment. It's weird, but well-written, and even if I saw the ending coming, the buildup towards that is well-executed.
𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝑩!𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒃𝒚 𝑺.𝑷. 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕: 𝑫𝑵𝑭
I don't know whether to be confused or offended, so I decide to be both. I forgot what the plot was about, but I think it's about an old woman getting ready for trick or treating? I stopped reading after she went to the costume store (?) because of how confusing the writing was. The obscene amount of slang and long dialogues made it hard for me to keep up (coming from a TEEN), and in the beginning, the old woman was being outright transphobic, so that brought the whole mood down.
𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒅𝒃 𝒃𝒚 𝑺. 𝑷. 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕: 3.5/5
Other than the 'OMG!' moments (literally, it's written like that), I think this is a fairly decent story. It's about a woman whose family line is cursed to turn into a raven after their 21st birthday. The writing is alright, except for the godawful 'OMG!' parts, and some parts were funny, I admit. Overall, it's a bizarre but fun read.
Overall, I didn't finish the book because I wasn't feeling the stories. But if you want a quick, mindless read for Halloween, this is the book for you :)
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the free copy in exchange for the honest review!
Blame it on the Pumpkin is an anthology of Halloweeny stories with themes ranging from creepy and plain bizarre. I thought it was all alright, although most of them aren't really that scary and I couldn't help but subconsciously edit down the stories I read. Overall, it's a quick read, perfect for Halloween.
Here are my ratings for each story:
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑷𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌-𝒐'-𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒋𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑬. 𝑳𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒌𝒚: 1/5
It's non-fiction, so it's informative,,, but this story feels so out of place in this book.
𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝑱. 𝑴. 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒇: 2/5
Short and interesting, it sets the mood for the rest of the book.
𝑷𝒖𝒎𝒑𝒌𝒊𝒏 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒚: 2/5
I'm sorry, I'm just- Okay, the plot is interesting enough: a woman brings her friends along to a Halloween festival at Pumkin Hollow, a town she's never heard of in Nelson County. B-movie type plot but it wasn't executed properly, which was a huge letdown for me. The writing is very simple and many sentences are redundant.
𝑽𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝑲𝒚𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏: 5/5
My absolute favourite in this anthology. It's about a gardener and his prized 'vampire gourds' that always pricks him and also drains animals dry as extra nourishment. It's weird, but well-written, and even if I saw the ending coming, the buildup towards that is well-executed.
𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝑩!𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒃𝒚 𝑺.𝑷. 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕: 𝑫𝑵𝑭
I don't know whether to be confused or offended, so I decide to be both. I forgot what the plot was about, but I think it's about an old woman getting ready for trick or treating? I stopped reading after she went to the costume store (?) because of how confusing the writing was. The obscene amount of slang and long dialogues made it hard for me to keep up (coming from a TEEN), and in the beginning, the old woman was being outright transphobic, so that brought the whole mood down.
𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒅𝒃 𝒃𝒚 𝑺. 𝑷. 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕: 3.5/5
Other than the 'OMG!' moments (literally, it's written like that), I think this is a fairly decent story. It's about a woman whose family line is cursed to turn into a raven after their 21st birthday. The writing is alright, except for the godawful 'OMG!' parts, and some parts were funny, I admit. Overall, it's a bizarre but fun read.
Overall, I didn't finish the book because I wasn't feeling the stories. But if you want a quick, mindless read for Halloween, this is the book for you :)