cupcake_overlord's review against another edition
3.0
Like all anthologies, there were good and bad stories. Really enjoyed It's Carnival, Happy Days, Sweetheart, The Oval Filter and Red, as far as the retellings went. Of course, all of Poe's works were enjoyable. I did think the other retellings were okay at best, or very unreadable at worst.
kamisha'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
taylormadebooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
guessgreenleaf's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Torture, Confinement, Murder, and Violence
carmenmarie's review
dark
medium-paced
4.0
Anthologies are kind of hard to rate but overall I enjoyed most of the stories. My top three would be Night-Tide (inspired by Annabel Lee) by Tessa Gratton, A Drop of Stolen Ink (inspired by The Purloined Letter) by Emily Lloyd-Jones, and Red (inspired by The Masque of the Red Death) by Hillary Monahan
ali_jenna's review against another edition
2.0
I think that since the goal was to write modern retellings, a lot of the authors went into sci-fi territory. I personally despise sci-fi so obviously I was not a fan of that, but on a less personal level, I don't think sci-fi really makes sense with the romantic-style of Poe's writing. Some of them were pretty ok/good but many were less than ideal. I love the concept for this book, but like almost all collections of works by modern authors centering the theme of reimagining old stories, it was disappointing.
so 2 stars for 'ok I guess'
so 2 stars for 'ok I guess'
imdunn's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty good! I started it last year, then DNFed with two stories left for some reason, so I decided to finish them off on Halloween night. My favorites were the retelling of The Pit and the Pendulum and the last story about the Murders at the Rue Morgue.
wistyallgood's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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
4.0