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lunabri's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
2.0
the first short-story "Don't look now" was very intriguing and atmospheric and kept me glued to the pages until the end.
Unfortunately all the other stories in this collection bored me to death and even annoyed me at times
Unfortunately all the other stories in this collection bored me to death and even annoyed me at times
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Homophobia, and Grief
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
hauntedvamphotel's review against another edition
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Cancer, Child death, and Death of parent
abbie_'s review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
2.0
Honestly so disappointed in this collection from Daphne 😭 it’s been ages since I read one of her works and the amount of casual offensive remarks in these stories is ridiculous. Racism, ableism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia… it’s hard to tell whether the characters have these views when it’s just woven casually into the narration. In the first story, a rabid murderer turns out to be a woman with dwarfism, a deaf woman is another villain, a woman suspects a group of men may be gay and is immediately outraged and disgusted. I know, ‘a different time’ but that’s no excuse.
Only two stars because Not After Midnight was pretty good, some decent tension built. Otherwise *raspberry noise*.
*didn’t read The Breakthrough as I’ve read this previously so my comments don’t pertain to that story!
Only two stars because Not After Midnight was pretty good, some decent tension built. Otherwise *raspberry noise*.
*didn’t read The Breakthrough as I’ve read this previously so my comments don’t pertain to that story!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
jessthanthree's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, and Transphobia
ina_loves_books's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol