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A review by thiefofcamorr
Epilogue by Tehani Croft Wessely
5.0
Sleeping Beauty - Thoraiya Dyer - Five stars.
Easy to visualise, so much world building and backstory with a few paragraphs, and then so much to think of for their future. Easily one of the best short stories I've ever read.
A Memory Trapped in Light - Jo Anderton - Three stars.
While interesting, I would have liked a little more detail - I didn't know what a lot of the things involved where, and it left me a little confused at times. Felt like this was a short taken from a larger piece of work?
Time and Tide - Lyn Battersby - Three stars.
Took a little time for me to get my head around it. Probably damn good, but just not my type of short. Or it could be that as I'm ill, I'm just a little too slow at the moment to fully appreciate.
Fireflies - Steve Cameron - Five stars.
Beautiful and emotive. A lovely journey that was set up well, and followed through wonderfully. I would love to see more in this world.
The Fletcher Test - Dirk Flinthart - Four stars.
interesting and thoughtful, a quite enjoyable short with a strong ending. Two errors on page 88 (line 15 and 25) where there's a space between the " and first word of dialogue.
‘Ghosts’ by Stephanie Gunn - Four stars.
Captivating and sweetly ending, another short that poses an interesting glimpse into a dystopian world where I would be interested in reading more.
‘Sleepers’ by Kaia Landelius - Four stars.
One of the creepiest so far. I was a little confused as to what the monsters exactly were, but in this, it wasn't really necessary to know, exactly.
‘Solitary’ by Dave Luckett
Sadly there's generally one I just can't get into.
‘Cold Comfort’ by David McDonald - Four stars.
It starts off a little slow, lulling you almost into a false sense of security that it’ll be a short story of travelling and hardship but ultimately finding strength through everything – but no. The story continues into so much more.
‘Mornington Ride’ by Jason Nahrung - Four stars.
Very Australian, decent and realistic, a journey that could almost happen now, let alone then.
‘Only the Books Survive’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts - Four stars.
It's always good to see books being important, and classics dependable and loved. This would be a very interesting novella.
‘The Last Good Town’ by Elizabeth Tan - Four stars.
A strong ending that was easy to visualise, and a little bit creepy.
Easy to visualise, so much world building and backstory with a few paragraphs, and then so much to think of for their future. Easily one of the best short stories I've ever read.
A Memory Trapped in Light - Jo Anderton - Three stars.
While interesting, I would have liked a little more detail - I didn't know what a lot of the things involved where, and it left me a little confused at times. Felt like this was a short taken from a larger piece of work?
Time and Tide - Lyn Battersby - Three stars.
Took a little time for me to get my head around it. Probably damn good, but just not my type of short. Or it could be that as I'm ill, I'm just a little too slow at the moment to fully appreciate.
Fireflies - Steve Cameron - Five stars.
Beautiful and emotive. A lovely journey that was set up well, and followed through wonderfully. I would love to see more in this world.
The Fletcher Test - Dirk Flinthart - Four stars.
interesting and thoughtful, a quite enjoyable short with a strong ending. Two errors on page 88 (line 15 and 25) where there's a space between the " and first word of dialogue.
‘Ghosts’ by Stephanie Gunn - Four stars.
Captivating and sweetly ending, another short that poses an interesting glimpse into a dystopian world where I would be interested in reading more.
‘Sleepers’ by Kaia Landelius - Four stars.
One of the creepiest so far. I was a little confused as to what the monsters exactly were, but in this, it wasn't really necessary to know, exactly.
‘Solitary’ by Dave Luckett
Sadly there's generally one I just can't get into.
‘Cold Comfort’ by David McDonald - Four stars.
It starts off a little slow, lulling you almost into a false sense of security that it’ll be a short story of travelling and hardship but ultimately finding strength through everything – but no. The story continues into so much more.
‘Mornington Ride’ by Jason Nahrung - Four stars.
Very Australian, decent and realistic, a journey that could almost happen now, let alone then.
‘Only the Books Survive’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts - Four stars.
It's always good to see books being important, and classics dependable and loved. This would be a very interesting novella.
‘The Last Good Town’ by Elizabeth Tan - Four stars.
A strong ending that was easy to visualise, and a little bit creepy.