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A review by alittlemixofvix
Tainted Love: Women in Horror Anthology by Erin Lee, Erica Ruhe, Rachel Bolton, Azzurra Nox, Marnie Azzarelli, Hillary Lyon
2.0
There were fourteen short stories in this anthology and to be honest I felt a bit let down by it after such a promising description and a beautiful cover – hence the 2 star rating.
Let me begin by highlighting the stories that were actually really good; “Make a (Death) Wish” by Melissa Burkley, “Of Guys and Dolls” by Stella B. James, “Unfinished Business” by Joni Chng, and “My Lady Bathory” by Mandy Burkhead. These four were brilliant and I would love to read more by these authors. My star rating would have been very different if the book only contained these tales.
Personally I felt that the remaining ten stories ranged from just being ok to being quite boring frankly. A handful did start well but were then let down by the endings, then some others actually raised far more questions than I felt they answered with their ending. Unfortunately, apart from the four mentioned earlier, I wouldn’t say the remaining stories were scary or thrilling and that's what pulled my rating down.
*I received a complimentary copy of the e-book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
Let me begin by highlighting the stories that were actually really good; “Make a (Death) Wish” by Melissa Burkley, “Of Guys and Dolls” by Stella B. James, “Unfinished Business” by Joni Chng, and “My Lady Bathory” by Mandy Burkhead. These four were brilliant and I would love to read more by these authors. My star rating would have been very different if the book only contained these tales.
Personally I felt that the remaining ten stories ranged from just being ok to being quite boring frankly. A handful did start well but were then let down by the endings, then some others actually raised far more questions than I felt they answered with their ending. Unfortunately, apart from the four mentioned earlier, I wouldn’t say the remaining stories were scary or thrilling and that's what pulled my rating down.
*I received a complimentary copy of the e-book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.