A review by booktribe
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

If you know me, then you know that Tananarive Due is my favorite author of all time, so I could not wait to read her newest short story collection and I really enjoyed it! I loved that so many of the stories connected to her previous books! We get to revisit Gracetown & a few other stories from Ghost Summer and read a story that was related to her graphic novel, The Keeper. It was exciting to revisit those stories! I also enjoyed the mention of the reformatory from Tananarive Due’s upcoming novel👀

Some of my favorite stories were The Biographer, Haint in the Window, Rumpus Room, and Migration! I will say that several of the stories felt incomplete to me. I think some of the stories should’ve been longer and could’ve had a more fleshed out ending, but overall I really enjoyed this collection! Tananarive Due never disappoints!

Story ratings:
  • The Wishing Pool: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Haint in the Window: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
  • Incident at Bear Creek Lodge: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
  • Thursday-Night Shift: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Last Stop on Route 9: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Suppertime: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Rumpus Room: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Migration: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Caretaker: ⭐️⭐️✨
  • One Day Only: ⭐️⭐️✨
  • Attachment Disorder: ⭐️✨
  • Ghost Ship: ⭐️⭐️
  • Shopping Day: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • The Biographer: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Average rating: 3.9 stars!

TW: racism, police brutality, animal death
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