His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler

His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined

Dahlia Adler with Kendare Blake (Contributor), Rin Chupeco (Contributor), Lamar Giles (Contributor), Tessa Gratton (Contributor), Tiffany D. Jackson (Contributor), Stephanie Kuehn (Contributor), Emily Lloyd-Jones (Contributor), Amanda Lovelace (Contributor), Hillary Monahan (Contributor), Marieke Nijkamp (Contributor), Caleb Roehrig (Contributor), Fran Wilde (Contributor), Dahlia Adler (Contributor)

470 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Description

Thirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation. Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have mu...

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Moods

dark 93%
mysterious 72%
tense 41%
adventurous 26%
emotional 16%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
sad 9%
reflective 7%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 62%
fast 23%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 68% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 12% | Character: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 36% | No: 13% | Yes: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 68% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 8% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 22% | No: 13%

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