angelsbeforeman 's review for:

Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories by Karen Russell

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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huge fan of the author's writing style, it really worked for me. some beautiful sentences and word choices. i liked the variety here. sometimes short story collections are lacking for me because i feel like the stories are too similar to each other and don't stand out, but that definitely isn't the case here. my favourite was the title story, i can't escape my love for vampires. my other favourite is reeling for the empire, because it's intriguing and i feel like it's an extremely original story. my issue is that these stories feel quite unfinished, the endings just didn't work for me.