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Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales by Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane
5 reviews
lesiene's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Some of the stories are absolutely incredible, whereas some others leaned on similar devices to cause the spooky discomfort (not in an altogether creative way, so it felt a bit redundant).
Worth a read for the handful of great short stories.
Worth a read for the handful of great short stories.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence
digililly's review
challenging
dark
fast-paced
1.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
silene's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Some of these stories are fantastic, others are lackluster, and some have some serious underlying issues.
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Minor: Rape
emmathebookworm's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
jasneave's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent
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