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A review by vaughanreads
Welcome to Neverbury by Chris Lynch
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Review = 3.8 / 5
Engagement = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writing = ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot = ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Re-read = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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'Welcome to Neverbury' is a collection of short-stories that all share themes of horror, mystery and death but also have a layer of cheek and charm draped over.
Chris Lynch's writing is superb and I honestly had to pace myself and not read this from cover to cover immediately.
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The writing is highly accessible! The stories are mostly around 10-15 pages on average so you could easily slip one in on a lunch break.
I do think that it would be nice to see more depth and substance to a few of the stories because they have excellent bones, but unfortunately end too soon. My favourite by far was 'Time and Tide' because it had so much to it, whilst also being a delightful short story!
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Through Lynch's warm witticisms, you grow to love so many of the locals in Neverbury. Somehow you find the local postman loveable, even though he's a vicious serial killer at night 😂
The only thing - which is a limitation of the short story format - is that the characters can only have so much depth before the story is over.
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If you're someone looking for a perky book of short stories to keep in your back pocket, then this is ideal! Not too scary, so quite accessible for non-horror fans who might be curious.
Engagement = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writing = ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot = ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Re-read = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🐙
'Welcome to Neverbury' is a collection of short-stories that all share themes of horror, mystery and death but also have a layer of cheek and charm draped over.
Chris Lynch's writing is superb and I honestly had to pace myself and not read this from cover to cover immediately.
🐙
The writing is highly accessible! The stories are mostly around 10-15 pages on average so you could easily slip one in on a lunch break.
I do think that it would be nice to see more depth and substance to a few of the stories because they have excellent bones, but unfortunately end too soon. My favourite by far was 'Time and Tide' because it had so much to it, whilst also being a delightful short story!
🐙
Through Lynch's warm witticisms, you grow to love so many of the locals in Neverbury. Somehow you find the local postman loveable, even though he's a vicious serial killer at night 😂
The only thing - which is a limitation of the short story format - is that the characters can only have so much depth before the story is over.
🐙
If you're someone looking for a perky book of short stories to keep in your back pocket, then this is ideal! Not too scary, so quite accessible for non-horror fans who might be curious.