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A review by elliotalderson
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley for the arc!
As someone who enjoyed Tender is the Flesh, I was shocked and happy I was approved to read this on NetGalley. Though I ended up rating them the same, I can say I liked Tender is the Flesh more.
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird is a collection of 19 horror short stories. When I read collections like this, I really prefer when the short stories don't drag on. You might be questioning me on that, but some short stories really do feel like they go on forever. That wasn't the case here. A lot of important topics are explored in this collection, and I think the author handled each one well, for the most part. Some of the topics were explored in more than one story but in different ways.
There were some stories that I was not a fan of, such as: 'Roberto,' 'Hell,' and 'Architecture.'
I thought the first story, 'A Light, Swift, and Monstrous Sound' was an intriguing story to start things off. 'The Solitary Ones' gives off classic horror vibes and it was a great way to end everything.
As someone who enjoyed Tender is the Flesh, I was shocked and happy I was approved to read this on NetGalley. Though I ended up rating them the same, I can say I liked Tender is the Flesh more.
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird is a collection of 19 horror short stories. When I read collections like this, I really prefer when the short stories don't drag on. You might be questioning me on that, but some short stories really do feel like they go on forever. That wasn't the case here. A lot of important topics are explored in this collection, and I think the author handled each one well, for the most part. Some of the topics were explored in more than one story but in different ways.
There were some stories that I was not a fan of, such as: 'Roberto,' 'Hell,' and 'Architecture.'
I thought the first story, 'A Light, Swift, and Monstrous Sound' was an intriguing story to start things off. 'The Solitary Ones' gives off classic horror vibes and it was a great way to end everything.