kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
4.0
The thing with having a Kindle is the slew of free or discounted books that are avaible. It's quite amazing really, until you get burned one too many times.
So I was somewhat sceptical about picking this one. But hey, it was free.
Ms. (or Mrs, or Dr.) Burgess, I'm so sorry. This book is really good. The stories are very creepy.
The style is very much old time gothic (think Poe) but with some very modern, and timely, twists. The first story, "The Dancing Water" takes place in the USSR during a certain famous accident. The second "Breaths in Winter" is perhaps the weakest of the three, weakest here being a relative term. It plays with the idea of work and pressure. The last, "Ghost Song" is the most horrific and engrossing.
The tales are well written (and well edited). The most likely won't make any of the year's best collections, but they should.
So I was somewhat sceptical about picking this one. But hey, it was free.
Ms. (or Mrs, or Dr.) Burgess, I'm so sorry. This book is really good. The stories are very creepy.
The style is very much old time gothic (think Poe) but with some very modern, and timely, twists. The first story, "The Dancing Water" takes place in the USSR during a certain famous accident. The second "Breaths in Winter" is perhaps the weakest of the three, weakest here being a relative term. It plays with the idea of work and pressure. The last, "Ghost Song" is the most horrific and engrossing.
The tales are well written (and well edited). The most likely won't make any of the year's best collections, but they should.
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