Reviews with content warning for Pedophilia - Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

Some interesting stories. Although, I did find myself losing interest in some stories.

Favorite stories:
Roberto
Earth
Perfect symmetry
Teicher vs Nietzsche
The dead
Elena Marie Sandoz
No tears
Mary carminum
The solitary ones

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dark tense fast-paced

2.5

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Reviews for each story are as short as I can keep them. I Also had a bit of trouble finding trigger/content warnings for the stories, so I documented some to hopefully make the search a little easier for someone else.

A Light, Swift, and Monstrous Sound - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Suicide, Body Horror

This was a banger, literally.

Roberto - ⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Pedophilia

I'm so uncomfy, but I still don't get it?

Unamuno's Boxes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

TW/CW: Serial Killer

This felt rushed. I really would have liked more context. The last line really hit, though.

Candy Pink - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

TW/CW: Psychological Break, Suicide

This was literally the most disturbing story in the entire anthology. Oh my god.

Anita and Happiness - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Hint of Murder Fantasy

Solid. I enjoyed it.

Dishwasher - ⭐️

TW/CW: Mental Illness

What was the point?

Earth - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

TW/CW: Pedophilia, Murder, Toxic Family, Child Abandonment

This really hit me in the feels, but the conclusion is a bit unrealistic.

Perfect Symmetry - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Murder

Again, this needs more context.

The Wolf's Breath - ⭐️

No major TW/CW.

This read like a draft.

Teicher vs. Nietzsche - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Fantasy of Animal Cruelty/Death (cat)

JUSTICE. I hope the cat eats him.

The Dead - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Parental Death, Grief from Child's Perspective

Wonderfully written.

Elena-Marie Sandoz - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

TW/CW: Stalking/Obsession, Suicide, Psychological Break

This story was set up pretty much perfectly, but it just wasn't intriguing enough for me. Women can't just exist. I know this. I don't need the reminder.

The Slowness of Pleasure - ⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Yearning for Death

Death is a pleasurable experience, I guess?

No Tears - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Funeral Voyeurism

A slow dance between the happiness and sadness that is inevitable within grief. Beautiful.

The Continuous Equality of the Circumference - ⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Mutilation

Striving for perfection will kill you, and you know it, but you do it anyway.

A Hole Hides a House - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Child Death

Absolutely tragic, being that close to freedom. At least he's dead though.

Hell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Animal Cruelty/Death (birds)

The first glimpse of freedom not taken is the first glimpse of hell. The impact would have been better with a human subject, but I still very much enjoyed the premise.

Architecture - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Religious Horror

I feel the same about the church I was raised in.

Mary Carminum - ⭐️

TW/CW: Religious/Cult Horror

This just felt thrown together. I have no idea how decisions were made, what anyone was doing, or what I was supposed to take from this story.

The Solitary Ones - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

TW/CW: Mention of Animal Death (dog)

Routine creepy ghost story.

Overall Average: 3.35⭐️ but I'm happy enough to bump it to 4⭐️

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