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maxineee's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
Should’ve read the content warnings before I read this one. I should have dnf’d it. Besides the focus on very real issues, the writing was very dry and uncomfortable. Usually with anthologies like this I can’t generalize the book as a whole but I can with this one. Especially Monster, which was the most difficult to get through. Now I know not to read anything by these authors. I understand some people enjoyed the book but it just wasn’t the horror that I like. I went in expecting a Cabinet of Curiosities type of book but that is not what it was. This is likely going to put me off of the genre for a while.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
spacecadelliot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment