A review by literarypenguin
She Walks in Shadows by Paula R. Stiles, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

 
This was a interesting collection of short stories inspired by H.P.Lovecraft but I do wish we could have had just a little bit more than what we got. The stories themselves weren't terrible but some of the stories took too much exposition or were a bit of a let down especially coming from stories based on Lovecraft's work. The changes that were made to the stories did fit very well and even added a bit to each story. A difference in tone could have helped this book as well, it just felt like all the stories had a continuous dark tone and didn't break up the dark tone with anything else. Those are just my personal opinions though but I still really enjoyed the book regardless.

My favorite stories were: Shub-Niggurath's Witnesses, ( The dark humor was a very good choice and I loved watching the antics of these door to door cultists.) De Deabus Minoribus Exterioris Theomagicae, ( A tale of a woman slowly succumbing to madness as she studies a book that shouldn't be studied.) and the Cypress God ( A story of a young girl who is finally pushed to her limit after being ignored by others for too long.)

 
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