bookiepanda's review
2.0
The cover is kinda cute.
I saw this book in the 2021 horror releases and decided to pick it up for one of the challenges because it was short. I didn't expect it to be 50% poetry. But I love the mixture between poetry and short stories. However, it wasn't what I expected it to be. I cant believe I'm saying this but I think I like the poetry parts more than the stories. There was only one of them that I enjoyed. Most of the stories were weird and boring.
I saw this book in the 2021 horror releases and decided to pick it up for one of the challenges because it was short. I didn't expect it to be 50% poetry. But I love the mixture between poetry and short stories. However, it wasn't what I expected it to be. I cant believe I'm saying this but I think I like the poetry parts more than the stories. There was only one of them that I enjoyed. Most of the stories were weird and boring.
etakloknok's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
lavenderladdie's review
dark
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
herasrevenge88's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
Honestly just not a big fan of most of the stories/poems. I did like a couple though.
ginadapooh's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
fourfootedbeasts's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
aisforartist's review
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ashleykorine's review
challenging
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
sssmoser's review
2.0
For an anthology billed as comedic horror and horror prose, this was probably one of the most bland, boring collections I've read. I read about half the stories and poems, but literally not one of them grabbed me, so I decided to stop. It's not that the stories were written very poorly or had a lot of problematic writing - it was just that nothing happened and I was extremely bored through all of them. Because the writing itself was decent I'll round up from 1.5 stars to 2, but this was super disappointing, even if I only paid a couple bucks for it.