mickey_june's review
4.0
What I liked about this anthology was that there was a variety of types of monsters and stories. Instead of every story being about a teen's love with a vampire. This anthology includes the kraken, aliens, demon schools, and black magic. Of the fifteen stories, I felt that about half deserved four or five stars. My least favorites include "Old Souls" by Cassandra Clare. This story was predictable and unremarkable, but written well enough to still deserve three stars itself. One of my favorites was "Son of Abyss" by Nik Houser. Despite it's short length, it contained many themes and character development. Because of this, it was just as satisfying a good novel.
samiism's review
2.0
2 stars because it truly was only "it was ok".
The first three tales I could stomach. Slow, not too action-packed, but like I said in a progress update, lacking a concrete resolution. Cliffhangers. Most of them ended with me thinking, "And then what?"
Then the stories got progressively meh.
The first three tales I could stomach. Slow, not too action-packed, but like I said in a progress update, lacking a concrete resolution. Cliffhangers. Most of them ended with me thinking, "And then what?"
Then the stories got progressively meh.
emmascc's review
4.0
Okay I admit I'm mostly here for Sarah Rees Brennan's story because Luke and Elliot... Now that In Other Lands has been released, Luke's POV ruins me more
mims_is_reading's review
2.0
This book was supposed to be a horror anthology (at least I think so), but I would never characterize it as such. Most stories are just plain weird and not a least bit scary. As I already mentioned, my favorite remains M.T. Anderson’s “Quick Hill”, which is terrific and I’d give it five starts, but unfortunately, it has some “lukewarm” company. There is also Holy Black’s “The Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (the Successful Kind)”, which was very entertaining. Other stories are pretty forgettable as far as I’m concerned.
booknallnight's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
One of the best anthologies I've read in a while. This is a chunker but doesn't feel that way when reading. If you like YA Fantasy and short stories, add this one and enjoy.
saguaros's review
4.0
favourite stories:
Moriabe's Children - Paolo Bacigalupi
Quick Hill - M. T. Anderson
The Diabolist - Nathan Ballingrud
The Mercurials - G. Carl Purcell
Son of Abyss - Nik Houser
Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying - Alice Sola Kim
Although those are my favourites, I didn't dislike any of the stories in this collection. Some left me pretty lukewarm or meh, but most were okay to great. The only one I skipped was the Holly Black story due to its second person POV.
Moriabe's Children - Paolo Bacigalupi
Quick Hill - M. T. Anderson
The Diabolist - Nathan Ballingrud
The Mercurials - G. Carl Purcell
Son of Abyss - Nik Houser
Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying - Alice Sola Kim
Although those are my favourites, I didn't dislike any of the stories in this collection. Some left me pretty lukewarm or meh, but most were okay to great. The only one I skipped was the Holly Black story due to its second person POV.
littleelfman's review
4.0
There are some stories in here that deserve 5 stars or even 6. But over all I think it's a 4 star book.
Highlights include: Moriabe's Children by Paolo Bacigalupi (This is Amazingly BRILLIANT! I cannot express how much I love this story.)
The stories by Holly Black, Patrick Ness, and Alice Sola Kim also stood out for me.
Highlights include: Moriabe's Children by Paolo Bacigalupi (This is Amazingly BRILLIANT! I cannot express how much I love this story.)
The stories by Holly Black, Patrick Ness, and Alice Sola Kim also stood out for me.
milointhewoods's review
maybe i’ll come back, individually rate the stories and then calculate the average, but i can’t be bothered right now. on the whole i greatly enjoyed this and still hold is as one of my favourite compilations