pamelausai 's review for:

Unbound: Stories of Transformation, Love, and Monsters by Emily Colin, Madeline Dyer

4.0

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So I'm going to use a word I don't use very often: BREATH-TAKING. The stories in this collection are BREATH-TAKING. Some I enjoyed more than others, but each one was well-written, engaging and (this is me geeking out as a literature teacher) carried out the THEMES NAMED IN THE TITLE. AAAAAHH!

"Unbound: Stories of Transformation, Love and Monsters" is a collection of short stories that pushes our understanding and acceptance of what is means to "transform". Every story focuses on an aspect of a spirit being unleashed, of a being coming into themselves, or of a person crafting their own identity. Three stories really stood out to me as absolute favorites:

1. The Things Left Behind - a woman is confronted with the sudden disappearance of her best friend during a backpacking trip.

2. The Brollachan - I love anything horror and so when an ancient and evil spirit emerges from the Scottish Moors WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS SO HERE FOR THIS!

3. Inside the Night - greek mythology meets female empowerment any day, all day.

If you're looking for your next Short Story collection read, THIS IS IT.

Thank you to MTMC Tours, Emily Colin, Madeline Dyer and Five Points Press for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review.