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A review by c_j_mk2
The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Festive Nights by Catriona Ward, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Elizabeth Macneal, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Bridget Collins, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Purcell, Natasha Pulley
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Some of these stories stir and strike harder and more vividly than others, but none of them could be said to be bad. One or two might be a bit pedestrian. The high points really stand out.
Personal favourites out of these were The Salt Miracles by Natasha Pulley, The Old Play by Andrew Michael Hurley, The Gargoyle by Bridget Collins.
Some of the rest slip into things that are so well trodden they don't really have any spook factor any more in the dark winter nights.
Personal favourites out of these were The Salt Miracles by Natasha Pulley, The Old Play by Andrew Michael Hurley, The Gargoyle by Bridget Collins.
Some of the rest slip into things that are so well trodden they don't really have any spook factor any more in the dark winter nights.