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Sleeping In The Fire: A Collection of 9 Horrifying Tales
by John Durgin, John Durgin
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Sleeping in the Fire, by John Durgin. My first book by John Durgin was The Cursed Among Us which I absolutely loved. So when I was given the chance to read and review this collection of short stories I was excited!
I have rated each short story below and not a single one was below a 4, which for me is excellent. The stories had a wide range from vacations gone wrong and Halloween legends to Christmas "miracles" and creature features. He did an amazing job making characters you actually care about in a short period of time. I was definitely invested in these character's stories.
Standouts for me were Letters to Santa, Bird's Eye, and The Candy Bar Killer. I enjoyed all of these stories, which is rare in my experience with these collections. I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator, Aaron Camacho, did an excellent job bringing the characters to life.
I would highly recommend this book with an overall rating of 4.5 stars!
The Bandit's Son 4.00
Bird's Eye 5
The Candy Bar Killer 5
The Selected 4.75
Companion 4.00
Oneiric 4.25
Letters to Santa 5
Thalassophobia 4.0
A Walk on the Beach 4.5
I have rated each short story below and not a single one was below a 4, which for me is excellent. The stories had a wide range from vacations gone wrong and Halloween legends to Christmas "miracles" and creature features. He did an amazing job making characters you actually care about in a short period of time. I was definitely invested in these character's stories.
Standouts for me were Letters to Santa, Bird's Eye, and The Candy Bar Killer. I enjoyed all of these stories, which is rare in my experience with these collections. I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator, Aaron Camacho, did an excellent job bringing the characters to life.
I would highly recommend this book with an overall rating of 4.5 stars!
The Bandit's Son 4.00
Bird's Eye 5
The Candy Bar Killer 5
The Selected 4.75
Companion 4.00
Oneiric 4.25
Letters to Santa 5
Thalassophobia 4.0
A Walk on the Beach 4.5