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A review by motherhorror
Hardened Hearts by Robert Dean, J. L. Knight, Jennifer Williams
4.0
4.5 stars
Who would have thought love and horror would go so well together? It makes sense though because love adds risk to any good story and if there’s a horror element, now you’re doubling down on the risk!
This anthology takes this theme and taps some amazing writers to plumb the depths of it.
There were some *killer* standouts in the collection that easily make this book worth your time and money.
Tom Deady’s Pink Balloon was especially well written and moved me to tears.
Erin Sweet Al-Mihairi’s dark fairytale about a woman with someone in her Orchard...
And 40 Ways to Leave Your Monster Lover was my favorite story in the whole collection, the author’s name is Gwendolyn Kiste. I’ll be looking for more by her. Theresa Braun’s tale was another stand out favorite with a mirror that bridges the gap between this life and other lives lived by one woman-it was clever, sexy and suspenseful. I also enjoyed Eddie Generous’ Dog Tired werewolf story—-all in all, a really great collection here. I enjoyed it. There were a few really short stories, just a page or two that broke up the momentum for me so I rated it 4.5 for those. Thank you, Erin for the review copy in exchange for an honest review
Who would have thought love and horror would go so well together? It makes sense though because love adds risk to any good story and if there’s a horror element, now you’re doubling down on the risk!
This anthology takes this theme and taps some amazing writers to plumb the depths of it.
There were some *killer* standouts in the collection that easily make this book worth your time and money.
Tom Deady’s Pink Balloon was especially well written and moved me to tears.
Erin Sweet Al-Mihairi’s dark fairytale about a woman with someone in her Orchard...
And 40 Ways to Leave Your Monster Lover was my favorite story in the whole collection, the author’s name is Gwendolyn Kiste. I’ll be looking for more by her. Theresa Braun’s tale was another stand out favorite with a mirror that bridges the gap between this life and other lives lived by one woman-it was clever, sexy and suspenseful. I also enjoyed Eddie Generous’ Dog Tired werewolf story—-all in all, a really great collection here. I enjoyed it. There were a few really short stories, just a page or two that broke up the momentum for me so I rated it 4.5 for those. Thank you, Erin for the review copy in exchange for an honest review