Reviews

UnLocked: A captivating collection of short stories from the D20 Authors by Philippa East

thebookmouse's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

thefirstelevenminutes's review

4.0

‘Unlocked’ is a collection of short stories by authors first published in lockdown. The book gathers together authors who, due to the unfortunate circumstance of that pandemic, were first published at a time when there were no book events, signings, or even bookshops open. Some of the authors featured here I know of as I have their books; the likes of Emma Christie, Philippa East and Louise Mumford.

Other authors featured here had passed me by – so this is a great introduction to their writing style and genre of choice.

As with any short story collection I read (and I’ve read a fair few) there are always some standouts – and this collection is no different, with my personal favourites being:

chaptersofvicki's review

4.0

This was a mixture of different short stories from the D20 authors. I enjoyed most of the stories in this book.

My favourites were The Cleaner by Louise Mumford @louisemumford and The Reef by Emma Christie. While the Hens Roost Nightly by Philippa East was another I enjoyed.

I recommend this anthology as I’m sure there’s something for everyone in this book.

Thank you to Love Book Tours and the authors for having me on the tour and for my gifted ebook.