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mccalab's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest and Rape
chrisljm's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I don’t typically enjoy short stories, so I went into this collection mostly just expecting/wanting some gothic horror elements for the Halloween season.
While I didn’t love the first three stories (“Don’t Look Now”, “Not After Midnight”, and “A Border-Like Case”), they were at the least intriguing. However, I find myself giving this two-stars due to how little I enjoyed the last two stories. I could not care less when reading “The Way of the Cross”, which just felt like nonsense and seemed out of place compared to the first three. “The Breakthrough” was better than “The Way of the Cross” but still lackluster and disappointing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Racism, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Rape and Sexual content