A review by ginathebibliohoe
A Haunt of Travels by A. W. Mason

5.0

I was stoked to get to read this collection, his first published book, from my favorite duder, Mason! ⠀
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You’ll find 11 stories inside (with a bonus story!) all ranging from horror/sci fi/terror/suspense/fantasy/crime - something for everyone! ⠀
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First off, I loved his prose, he does such a fantastic job getting your attention in each story and pull you along with just the perfect amount of descriptions and mystery. He let’s you use your imagination. ⠀
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I will never get over the talent it takes to tell a short story in such a small amount of time and when you’re finished reading it, you feel like it wasn’t missing anything and feels complete. ⠀
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My favorites:⠀
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LOST & FOUND⠀
-what is real?⠀
-regret ⠀
-second (& more) chances ⠀
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RETIREMENT ⠀
-murder⠀
-secrets ⠀
-nosy neighbors ⠀
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TWENTY MILE CHANCES⠀
-you get to bring a deceased loved one back ⠀
I LOVED THIS STORY- I was on this one when my dad was taken to the hospital and it stirred up a lot of emotions of gratefulness and reminded me how different my day could have gone with him. ⠀
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THE SHACK⠀
-stabby ⠀
-horror for sure ⠀
-I had to stop and gag a lot (I was really glad it was not for shock and definitely understood why it was part of the story)⠀
-I wasn’t smiling on this one