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A review by laure
The Witching Hours by Krista Gibbard, Kris Sayer, Eden Cooke, Kathleen Gros, Jess Pollard, A. Woodward, April dela Noche Milne, Hannah Myers, James Brandi, Rachel Petrovicz, Monica Disher
2.0
I keep giving anthologies a chance, but they don't tend to be my thing. Often the short stories are too short and remain too much on the surface for my taste. Especially in this collection, I feel that the creators weren't given enough space.
The book is very nicely made though.
I liked 5 out of the 11 stories, and even then, most of them didn't have that much substance. These are the ones I liked:
★ Shift:
Almost like an illustrated poem. Visually stunning and lovely to see the transformations.
★ Café Creep:
Baker who works in a café is scared to ask out a cute customer. Sweet! Cute!
★ There Are Things That Hide In The Shadows:
A little too short, but it had interesting ideas. It felt like a cool start to a larger story, with that story beinga sitcom about a married couple and their demon housemate.
★ Excerpts From The Maleus Maleficarium:
Exactly what the title says, with very beautiful illustrations that elevate the text.
★ Wicked Creatures:
Best story from this collection. Jess Pollard really crafts a world that feels like it expands beyond the confines of the story. Somehow they made the main character feel like a complex person and they needed only 12 pages to do it.
Read for the Magical Readathon: History of Magic (book featuring witches/wizards)
The book is very nicely made though.
I liked 5 out of the 11 stories, and even then, most of them didn't have that much substance. These are the ones I liked:
★ Shift:
Almost like an illustrated poem. Visually stunning and lovely to see the transformations.
★ Café Creep:
Baker who works in a café is scared to ask out a cute customer. Sweet! Cute!
★ There Are Things That Hide In The Shadows:
A little too short, but it had interesting ideas. It felt like a cool start to a larger story, with that story being
★ Excerpts From The Maleus Maleficarium:
Exactly what the title says, with very beautiful illustrations that elevate the text.
★ Wicked Creatures:
Best story from this collection. Jess Pollard really crafts a world that feels like it expands beyond the confines of the story. Somehow they made the main character feel like a complex person and they needed only 12 pages to do it.
Read for the Magical Readathon: History of Magic (book featuring witches/wizards)