A review by rabbitholereader
The Strange Casebook by Syd Moore

3.0

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[b:The Strange Casebook|40917426|The Strange Casebook|Syd Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536859711s/40917426.jpg|63793227] by [a:Syd Moore|5008398|Syd Moore|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] is a perfect Halloween read.

Containing six short stories, each tale is a strangely woven creation, embracing morbid, creepy elements, breathing life into old and new monsters.

To put it bluntly, it's weird.

"'People say that it's love that separates us from the animals, but it's not. We can't be sure of much in life, but we all know we're going to die. No other species on the planet knows it, right? Dogs don't. Cats don't. Just us. And because we know it - we fear it. I don't know why we're afraid of a fact.'"

I think my favourite story was The House On Savage Lane which is the last story in the collection. It held everything I'm scared of, with a clever unexpected turn thrown in at the end.

The reason I've rated this series of stories only a three star is because I found that the twists were not always evident. Some stories I liked. Some stories I didn't. It's a balanced average. However;

The stories served their purpose.

Thank you to Net Galley for an ARC of this in exchange for an honest review.