atlantabelle's review
3.0
I thought the stories in this anthology were very good for the most part. I always enjoy reading anthologies because I get to hear from new (or at least new to me) authors. This one kept me up a couple of nights not wanting to put it down.
ericawrites's review
4.0
Really well curated collection of stories. All of them fit the gothic romance promise and were tightly constructed shorts.
sarahlouiseaf's review
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
I liked this! Being an anthology of course, some pieces grabbed me more than others, but this is a great collection to enjoy some love stories that don’t necessarily all have happy endings, but are delightfully ghostly or otherworldly or fucked up!!
ellstar's review
4.0
Honestly my only complaint is that some of these short stories at so good I wish they were LONGER! Some were perfect oneshots but they are a few I wish were more fleshed out. Would love a second edition of this!
ghoulnextdoor's review
2.0
I was beyond excited for this book when I heard of its launch on Kickstarter, with talk of ” fragments of lovers torn apart, ghostly revenge, and horrific deeds”…but somehow, I’m truly regretful to share, most of these stories really didn’t quite meet my expectations and rather missed the mark for me. If this endeavor had been marketed more like The Other Side (a graphic novel anthology of queer paranormal romance) it would have been perfect–and don’t mistake me, I love that the characters in Gothic Tales Of Haunted Love were a diverse spread of all sorts of people and cultures and eras–but I feel like maybe they were really playing fast and loose with what makes a gothic tale a Gothic Tale. Which makes me sound like a rigid traditionalist who doesn’t appreciate deviations from genre “rules” or riffs on a theme. Maybe I don’t like “modern reimaginings” of things? Maybe I’m just super picky? A few tales actually were perfect. Absolutely spot on. A few were meandering, and one or two were just seemed too abstract to work for this concept, at all. I feel terrible that it wasn’t for me, because I’m know it was a passion project with a lot of heart and talent that went into it. Sorry to be a bummer on this one!
gudzilla's review
4.0
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is series of 20+ short graphics story collection. Some of them heartwrenching, some heart-melting, some heart freezing... so much love, sorrow, horror, romance and revenge into 1 book. And all the stories are presented in different graphical style...it was so refreshing...some I didn't like and some I absolutely adored but nevertheless it is great collection.
This is series of 20+ short graphics story collection. Some of them heartwrenching, some heart-melting, some heart freezing... so much love, sorrow, horror, romance and revenge into 1 book. And all the stories are presented in different graphical style...it was so refreshing...some I didn't like and some I absolutely adored but nevertheless it is great collection.
jmanchester0's review
5.0
Whoa! This anthology dives right in! That first story is a doozy! Crush really delivers.
And I realized that this is why I like to check out new stuff on NetGalley. This was amazing. Different from what I expected - and really different from most comics I‰ЫЄve read. It‰ЫЄs really rare to discover an anthology where there wasn‰ЫЄt a single story I wasn‰ЫЄt fond of. I think there were one or two stories I might give Goodreads rating 3/5 stars - but those were by far the worst.
That first story was followed by Rose‰ЫЄs Heart. I was thinking I was all smart, figuring out the twist. But holy crap! Nope. This was pretty good, too.
Both delightfully - almost traditionally - gothic.
The third, Secrets in the Silk, breaks a bit from the tradition in look and feel and setting. But OMG! It sure does fit.
Then there was L‰ЫЄHeure Verte. Such a fantastic story! Wow. (This one was so good, I found the writer and artist on Twitter and told them so - Femi Sobowale and Caroline Dougherty!)
Green, Gold, and Black was harsh. But well done.
Mistress Fox. Chilling.
I kind of figured what might happen in My Heart Still Beats for You. But it was still great.
One More Cup was a bit different. I liked it.
As far as the rest of the stories go? They were all great - or at least really good. And very diverse.
What a great anthology. I can‰ЫЄt recommend this enough!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedside Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
And I realized that this is why I like to check out new stuff on NetGalley. This was amazing. Different from what I expected - and really different from most comics I‰ЫЄve read. It‰ЫЄs really rare to discover an anthology where there wasn‰ЫЄt a single story I wasn‰ЫЄt fond of. I think there were one or two stories I might give Goodreads rating 3/5 stars - but those were by far the worst.
That first story was followed by Rose‰ЫЄs Heart. I was thinking I was all smart, figuring out the twist. But holy crap! Nope. This was pretty good, too.
Both delightfully - almost traditionally - gothic.
The third, Secrets in the Silk, breaks a bit from the tradition in look and feel and setting. But OMG! It sure does fit.
Then there was L‰ЫЄHeure Verte. Such a fantastic story! Wow. (This one was so good, I found the writer and artist on Twitter and told them so - Femi Sobowale and Caroline Dougherty!)
Green, Gold, and Black was harsh. But well done.
Mistress Fox. Chilling.
I kind of figured what might happen in My Heart Still Beats for You. But it was still great.
One More Cup was a bit different. I liked it.
As far as the rest of the stories go? They were all great - or at least really good. And very diverse.
What a great anthology. I can‰ЫЄt recommend this enough!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedside Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
spoerk's review
5.0
5 stars overall
actually, there wasn't a disappointing story in it at all.
IS THERE MORE?
I WANT MORE.
actually, there wasn't a disappointing story in it at all.
IS THERE MORE?
I WANT MORE.
fixatedonfiction's review
3.0
I liked all of the stories in this little collection. I have never read a Gothic romance story before and I found them really interesting to read.