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A review by ravencrantz
Darkest Worlds: A Dystopian Anthology by A.G. Henley, Kate Avery Ellison, Katie French, Zoe Cannon, S.K. Falls, Megan Thomason
3.0
A great anthology of shorts from different dystopian stories. The first few were a bit hard to get through. The last three were my favorites, enough so that I plan on reading the books that go with the shorts. One, I learned, I already own.
I like the differences in each of the books. Even though they're all dystopian, they all have a different feel. They all had a different way of the world going to hell. A different system of life. It's amazing how different they were. You have women dying out and being used and abused and sent off to breed like animals, people living in trees like that one town in Pokemon, to a seemingly normal world like ours that turns into some creepy government kidnapping and trying to create a perfect world.
Others, I was fine seeing the little snippet of this alternate world rather than reading a whole novel about it. I don't see myself reading [b:World of Shell and Bone|16225646|World of Shell and Bone (Glimpsing Stars, #1)|S.K. Falls|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1375224169s/16225646.jpg|22213291], but [b:Moon|18248775|Moon (Glimpsing Stars, 1.5)|S.K. Falls|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1375031036s/18248775.jpg|25701771] (the short featured in the anthology), was just enough of the world for me. I'm completely satisfied with the little bit I was given, and I don't think I want to know more. Whereas [b:The Keeper|17974828|The Keeper (Brilliant Darkness, #1.5)|A.G. Henley|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1369429272s/17974828.jpg|25199884] was lacking something, but still managed to pull me in enough for me to want to read [b:The Scourge|13450088|The Scourge (Brilliant Darkness, #1)|A.G. Henley|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348264941s/13450088.jpg|18971640].
I'm glad I had the opportunity to read this anthology, if just for finding a couple new books to read.
I like the differences in each of the books. Even though they're all dystopian, they all have a different feel. They all had a different way of the world going to hell. A different system of life. It's amazing how different they were. You have women dying out and being used and abused and sent off to breed like animals, people living in trees like that one town in Pokemon, to a seemingly normal world like ours that turns into some creepy government kidnapping and trying to create a perfect world.
Others, I was fine seeing the little snippet of this alternate world rather than reading a whole novel about it. I don't see myself reading [b:World of Shell and Bone|16225646|World of Shell and Bone (Glimpsing Stars, #1)|S.K. Falls|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1375224169s/16225646.jpg|22213291], but [b:Moon|18248775|Moon (Glimpsing Stars, 1.5)|S.K. Falls|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1375031036s/18248775.jpg|25701771] (the short featured in the anthology), was just enough of the world for me. I'm completely satisfied with the little bit I was given, and I don't think I want to know more. Whereas [b:The Keeper|17974828|The Keeper (Brilliant Darkness, #1.5)|A.G. Henley|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1369429272s/17974828.jpg|25199884] was lacking something, but still managed to pull me in enough for me to want to read [b:The Scourge|13450088|The Scourge (Brilliant Darkness, #1)|A.G. Henley|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348264941s/13450088.jpg|18971640].
I'm glad I had the opportunity to read this anthology, if just for finding a couple new books to read.