tricapra's review against another edition
3.0
A mixed bag for me, honestly. Some definite misses, enjoyed the title story though.
persypie's review against another edition
5.0
The magnifying glass that Antosca holds up to humanity is startling in its clarity. This collection of short stories gave me chills, and not all of them from terror. It was chilling to look at our society and humanity’s perceptions of ourselves and others- which Antosca captured beautifully.
I think I have a new favorite author folks.
I think I have a new favorite author folks.
sshabein's review
4.0
When the stories “Predator Bait” and “Soon You Will Be Gone and Possibly Eaten” distracted me from my current Netflix obsessions, I knew I was once again in good literary hands. Yes, yes, the old guard intellectual hope is that a love of books trumps television, but television has writers too. Nick Antosca is one of them (Teen Wolf, Last Resort). Perhaps it is that innate sense of urgency, the need to fit all the necessary information into a smaller 22 or 48 minute package, that makes The Girlfriend Game so enjoyable. These aren’t happy tales, but the confusion, loneliness, and yearning for change feels so authentic to each individual world.
(My full review appears at Persephone Magazine.)
(My full review appears at Persephone Magazine.)
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