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A review by christianchacon
Starlight by Hannah Lee Kidder
5.0
4 or 5 Stars - 12 Strong, Impactful Stories Told in a Short Amount of Space
I really enjoyed this book and I feel as if it is an improvement from her last book which I also really enjoyed. If you enjoy dark, dramatic, prose (which I really like), Starlight has a lot of that. Nearly halfway through, I felt the urge to take a break because of how unsettling one of the stories was. A story that was only a page long.
I also really appreciate how the longer stories build-up to a satisfying pay-off. One of which, the last one, almost made me cry.
In regards to the cover, although I liked the minimalist art of the author's previous novel, I liked the cover of this one more. Another thing I felt was an improvement in regards to the book's aesthetics is the line spacing/size of the lettering. That's not something I expected to rate, however, those are my two cents on that.
This is a really good collection of flash fiction/short stories. The stories, characters, and prose are really good as well as the themes related to love and family. And again, the stories are dark, as well as violent.
I really enjoyed this book and I feel as if it is an improvement from her last book which I also really enjoyed. If you enjoy dark, dramatic, prose (which I really like), Starlight has a lot of that. Nearly halfway through, I felt the urge to take a break because of how unsettling one of the stories was. A story that was only a page long.
I also really appreciate how the longer stories build-up to a satisfying pay-off. One of which, the last one, almost made me cry.
In regards to the cover, although I liked the minimalist art of the author's previous novel, I liked the cover of this one more. Another thing I felt was an improvement in regards to the book's aesthetics is the line spacing/size of the lettering. That's not something I expected to rate, however, those are my two cents on that.
This is a really good collection of flash fiction/short stories. The stories, characters, and prose are really good as well as the themes related to love and family. And again, the stories are dark, as well as violent.