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nelei's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
bookboop's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
siobhano's review against another edition
5.0
Really nice short story collection of which I enjoyed all but one immensely. Wonderfully dark and Gothic, entertaining and I thought that almost all of them deserved a continuation. The Kiran Millwood Hargrave one gave me "Yellow Wallpaper" vibes, Bridget Collins' fascination with games mirrors her two other adult novels, and I of course loved Natasha Pulley's little short story on Mori & Nathaniel & Six in the Fens was deliciously weird. Pick it up if you like something mildly scary and Gothic for bleak winter nights with a nice hot cuppa!
5 stars and I usually don't like short story collections that much
5 stars and I usually don't like short story collections that much
hannahsreading's review against another edition
1.0
DNF - I rarely dnf books but none of these felt haunting and I just didn’t care reading any of them so sadly didn’t finish the book
jemg99's review against another edition
4.0
So many fantastic authors in this collecting! It can be hard to execute a plot for a short story, but all of these authors produced thought provoking gothic tales. I favoured Purcell, Hargrave and Hurley, but all the stories were imaginative and exciting reads.
kookieevans's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
teaturtlesandbooks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
3.25
paigeturnspages's review against another edition
4.0
A solid collection of ghostly gothic tales! I was mostly interested in Bridget Collins' story, since I loved her book The Binding, but enjoyed the rest too.
yyc_heather's review against another edition
3.0
An enjoyable collection of gothic tales set mostly in the Victorian period. I like gothic tales because so many of them focus on women being deemed mad if they rebel against society's expectations or accuse powerful men of any misdeeds. Several of these stories centre on that theme.