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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott

5.0

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A collection of short stories that indulge that base hunger inside us. Stories of what happens when we let the hunger decides what to devour. You know you want to find out more.

Read if you like: short stories, poems, folklore, cryptids, mysterious attractions, devious teen witches, longing, monsters and more tales of what the worst parts of us are capable.

This one is hard to explain without ruining the fun. Just know that you will dive in to the darkly creepy parts of the human heart guided by beautiful prose that blends artful metaphor with pop culture quirk. You are thrust into stories of heartache, discovery, or the unexplained. Individuals attempt to find their place and face their demons, metaphorical or perhaps not, with various outcomes. And the magical and paranormal parts of the world are explored and at least attempted to be understood and catalogued. Get ready for an adventure in thought and introspection of your own hunger.

Thank you to Netgalley, GennaRose Nethercott, and Vintage Publishing for an ARC for review.