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becsbookshelf's review
4.0
Hometown Haunts, LoveOzYa Horror Tales
This anthology is the first #loveOzYa book filled entirely with horror stories. With an amazing line up of Aussie Young Adult authors including two graphic stories.
Authors include, Wai Chim, Sarah Epstein, Alison Evans, Lisa Fuller, Margot McGovern, Poppy Nwosu, Michelle O'Connell, Emma Osborne, Emma Preston, Marianna Shek, Holden Sheppard, Jared Thomas, Vikki Wakefield and Felix Wilkins.
Though out the book the stories cover a range of topics love, loss, desire, temptation and terror. These tales will get under your skin and have you thrilled and frightened. The prefect read for the spooky season and for all YA lovers!
I really enjoyed these stories, the addition of the graphic stories were my favourite. Its Quiet Now is the story of lockdown and the monsters that come out. Seek and Destroy is an indigenous story. Rappaccini’s Son a story of facing your demons and Natures Boy a oceanic story of grieving.
This cover is probably one of my favourite covers I’ve every owned, bravo Liz Nicholson. Congratulations to everyone involved on this one!
This anthology is the first #loveOzYa book filled entirely with horror stories. With an amazing line up of Aussie Young Adult authors including two graphic stories.
Authors include, Wai Chim, Sarah Epstein, Alison Evans, Lisa Fuller, Margot McGovern, Poppy Nwosu, Michelle O'Connell, Emma Osborne, Emma Preston, Marianna Shek, Holden Sheppard, Jared Thomas, Vikki Wakefield and Felix Wilkins.
Though out the book the stories cover a range of topics love, loss, desire, temptation and terror. These tales will get under your skin and have you thrilled and frightened. The prefect read for the spooky season and for all YA lovers!
I really enjoyed these stories, the addition of the graphic stories were my favourite. Its Quiet Now is the story of lockdown and the monsters that come out. Seek and Destroy is an indigenous story. Rappaccini’s Son a story of facing your demons and Natures Boy a oceanic story of grieving.
This cover is probably one of my favourite covers I’ve every owned, bravo Liz Nicholson. Congratulations to everyone involved on this one!
alicat2304's review against another edition
4.0
My favorites from this anthology: Seek and Destroy by Jared Thomas, Stop Revive Survive by Sarah Epstein, Don't Look by Lisa Fuller, Nature Boy by Poppy Nwosu and Rappacchini's Son by Holden Sheppard
burnt_milk's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Some surprisingly touching stories I connected with but overall a pretty mixed bag. I appreciated the diversity in authorship and representation of lgbt+ characters especially. Some stories were just a bit too vague for me but I also don't read horror generally, so I just might not be the right audience for this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming and Colonisation
Minor: Bullying and Vomit
meegreads's review
dark
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
steph_canread's review
some stories were really good, but most of them were really boring, the first one even made me laugh over how ridiculous it was
anakuroma's review
4.0
TW: fatphobia (not called out), racism, ableism, body horror, bullying
A spooky little collection of twisted/dark tales. I quite enjoyed the insperations included by the author's for their pieces.
A spooky little collection of twisted/dark tales. I quite enjoyed the insperations included by the author's for their pieces.
maree_k's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
A great anthology of YA horror of short stories including a couple of graphic stories. While a few of the stories didn’t really hit the mark for me they’re sure to appeal to other readers. Personally my favourites from the collection are Don’t Look by Lisa Fuller, Slaughterhouse Boys by Emma Osborne, Hear Shaped Stone by Vikki Wakefield, Hunger by Marianna Shek and Nature Boy by Poppy Nwosu. Fantastic collection.
helenfarch's review
4.0
There are many reasons why I feel lucky to live in Australia, and one of those reasons is definitely the wonderful #loveozya authors we have here.
So many of my favourite authors have contributed short stories to this truly scrary Horror anthology edited by Poppy Nwosu.
Not only did I get to read some new stories from my favourite authors, I also got to find some new favourites.
Hometown Haunts has a story to scare anyone.
From straight-out scare my silly stories from Lisa Fuller and Sarah Epstein to stories that lull you in and then smack you in the face from Poppy Nwosu, Holden Shepperd, Wai Chim and Vikki Wakefield
Do you like a bit of gore with your horror? You will find that here - thanks Sarah Epstein
Like a bit of otherworldness with your horror? You will find that here - thanks Alison Evans
Like reading your horror in graphic novel form? You will find that here - thanks
Emma Preston
Lush and subversive? Yep, Holden Shepperd has you covered.
If you love YA Horror, if you love short stories, if you love a great read.... then get your hands on this book.
Thanks to Wakefieldpress for the review copy of this book.
So many of my favourite authors have contributed short stories to this truly scrary Horror anthology edited by Poppy Nwosu.
Not only did I get to read some new stories from my favourite authors, I also got to find some new favourites.
Hometown Haunts has a story to scare anyone.
From straight-out scare my silly stories from Lisa Fuller and Sarah Epstein to stories that lull you in and then smack you in the face from Poppy Nwosu, Holden Shepperd, Wai Chim and Vikki Wakefield
Do you like a bit of gore with your horror? You will find that here - thanks Sarah Epstein
Like a bit of otherworldness with your horror? You will find that here - thanks Alison Evans
Like reading your horror in graphic novel form? You will find that here - thanks
Emma Preston
Lush and subversive? Yep, Holden Shepperd has you covered.
If you love YA Horror, if you love short stories, if you love a great read.... then get your hands on this book.
Thanks to Wakefieldpress for the review copy of this book.