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A review by davemusson85
Mine: An Anthology of Body Autonomy Horror by Nico Bell, Roxie Voorhees
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
Published in response to the overturning of Roe vs Wade in the US last year, this is a powerful and timely collection of horror stories about body autonomy that is well worth checking out.
While not every tale here did it for me, I enjoyed plenty of them. Stephanie Rabig’s There Is No Subtlety, Only Rage was a supernatural revenge story that was on the nose but very strong, The Magician On His Deathbed by J M Sedlock was a highly original story of losing control of your body, and Anne Gresham’s Pre-Baby Bodies was a creepy look at postnatal psychosis that was full of scarily accurate depictions of life as a new parent and was probably my favourite of the bunch. Oh, and Feed Us by Zack Zagranis was nasty in the best kind of way.
Nestled along the stories are poems, a couple of which caught my eye - namely Kelly Brocklehurst’s Womb and the final verse of Marsheila Rockwell’s Child Bride, which was all kinds of ‘woah’.
This collection is being used to raise funds for charity, so is worth supporting for that reason alone. But the stories and the cover art are both great too, so you should definitely give it a try!
While not every tale here did it for me, I enjoyed plenty of them. Stephanie Rabig’s There Is No Subtlety, Only Rage was a supernatural revenge story that was on the nose but very strong, The Magician On His Deathbed by J M Sedlock was a highly original story of losing control of your body, and Anne Gresham’s Pre-Baby Bodies was a creepy look at postnatal psychosis that was full of scarily accurate depictions of life as a new parent and was probably my favourite of the bunch. Oh, and Feed Us by Zack Zagranis was nasty in the best kind of way.
Nestled along the stories are poems, a couple of which caught my eye - namely Kelly Brocklehurst’s Womb and the final verse of Marsheila Rockwell’s Child Bride, which was all kinds of ‘woah’.
This collection is being used to raise funds for charity, so is worth supporting for that reason alone. But the stories and the cover art are both great too, so you should definitely give it a try!