Reviews

Moonflowers and Nightshade: an Anthology of Sapphic Horror by Kat Siddle, Annabeth Leong, Christina Ladd, Archita Mittra, E.F. Schraeder, Tiffany Morris, Nicoletta Giuseffi, G.E. Woods, Jade Lancaster, Rae Knowles, Anastasia Dziekan, Samantha Kolesnik, G.B. Lindsey, Lowry Poletti, Hailey Piper, Ali Seay, Alex Luceli Jiménez, Avra Margariti, Cyrus Amelia Fisher

leahrosereads's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A gorgeous and grotesque collection of Sapphic horror which I adored.  This may be one of the best short story anthologies I've come across.  It was impactful horror after impactful horror, and even if I didn't quite GET the story - it still left me thinking.  That said, I of course have some favorites:

Dex by Ali Seay
A Change in Universal Flavor
The Blessing by Alex Luceli Jimenez
Fathomless Things by Avra Margariti

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Torture, and Sexual content

jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars. I meant to get to this in October but whatever I’m just glad that I finally got around to it and it was an excellent in between book for all of my holiday romances. This is a very interesting collection of short stories and while not all eighteen of them were hits a good majority of them were. Some were bizarre and others were down right creepy and made me feel a bit uneasy. My absolute favorites of the bunch were:

‘Fingers’ by E.F. Scraeder
‘Dex’ by Ali Seay
‘Fathomless Things’ by Avra Margariti

Those three really stood out to me but again the entire collection is really good and a very entertaining read. If you’re in the mood for sapphic horror stories this collection definitely hits the spot.

talesoftheraven's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

booksandsalt's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

gabianjos's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

cherryactually's review

4.0

this was an incredibly fun collection! but i want to give a special mention to Beaded is the Water upon My Wing by G.E. Woods, which is the most stunning short story i have ever read. it's everything to me, and has become my new all-time favorite short story. i didn't think a piece of horror fiction could make me so emotional.