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Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror by Lor Gislason
4.0
Bound in Flesh is a collection of 13 body horror stories by trans* writers, each with a unique theme and characters, and it's actually one of the highlights of the anthology, because even after reading half of them, I found myself enjoying the unpredictable nature of the stories. What's going to happen in the next one? No one can guess, based on the themes of the previous piece, because the stories chosen were widely spread across the horror genre.
The anthology managed to make my skin crawl with its gore. And I loved how each story presented a different type of body horror.
I enjoyed all of the stories, and even though some of them weren't as satisfying as others, especially in the way the plot was paced, I have to say that my time reading this book could definitely be described as great, and even fun at some points. Each of the authors had a very pleasant style of writing, and the prose was really beautiful.
My favourite stories from this anthology are Lady Davelina's Last Pet by Charles-Elizabeth Boyle, Long Fingers by Layne Van Rensburg, Show Me by Amanda M. Blake and Man of The House by Lilian Boyd. But, as I said, all of the stories have interesting plots with compelling characters, and I thought it was a really good anthology.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The anthology managed to make my skin crawl with its gore. And I loved how each story presented a different type of body horror.
I enjoyed all of the stories, and even though some of them weren't as satisfying as others, especially in the way the plot was paced, I have to say that my time reading this book could definitely be described as great, and even fun at some points. Each of the authors had a very pleasant style of writing, and the prose was really beautiful.
My favourite stories from this anthology are Lady Davelina's Last Pet by Charles-Elizabeth Boyle, Long Fingers by Layne Van Rensburg, Show Me by Amanda M. Blake and Man of The House by Lilian Boyd. But, as I said, all of the stories have interesting plots with compelling characters, and I thought it was a really good anthology.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.