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A review by honeyreads1066
Parasite Gods by Morgan Chalfant, Nicole Lynn, Marcus Hawke, Kyle J. Durrant, J.D. Wheeldon, Nick Harper, Robin Grieve, Liam Blunt, David Burchell, Carla Eliot, Spencer Hamilton, Cass Oakley
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This is the first short story collection I think I've ever read.
With a short story collection, as with any collection, you obviously won't like every story. However, this one started and ended off SO WELL. While I wasn't keen on the majority of the stories and thought they were just okay, the first one "she carries the cosmos," one in the middle "The Stalker" and the final one "the great winter reef" was incredible. They were tense, weird, and scary in a different way than I expected. Especially as someone who reads a lot of thrillers but not horror. I will definitely look up those authors and aim to read other bits and other bits and pieces by them.
I felt that the order was okay but the vibes of the stories were so different at times that it sort of gave me whiplash. Again I liked the way it ended and began but that's kind of it. I think that the writing styles were really distinct and each of the stories had its own flair in them which at times can be rare. I am also really impressed by the way that each writer was able to tell a complete story and I was satisfied with how each of them finished.
Overall, I think there's something in there for everyone as there would be in any collection and I would certainly recommend it.
With a short story collection, as with any collection, you obviously won't like every story. However, this one started and ended off SO WELL. While I wasn't keen on the majority of the stories and thought they were just okay, the first one "she carries the cosmos," one in the middle "The Stalker" and the final one "the great winter reef" was incredible. They were tense, weird, and scary in a different way than I expected. Especially as someone who reads a lot of thrillers but not horror. I will definitely look up those authors and aim to read other bits and other bits and pieces by them.
I felt that the order was okay but the vibes of the stories were so different at times that it sort of gave me whiplash. Again I liked the way it ended and began but that's kind of it. I think that the writing styles were really distinct and each of the stories had its own flair in them which at times can be rare. I am also really impressed by the way that each writer was able to tell a complete story and I was satisfied with how each of them finished.
Overall, I think there's something in there for everyone as there would be in any collection and I would certainly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Murder