A review by littleemc
Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas by Jane Yolen, Jeanne C. Stein, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Maxwell I. Gold, Marge Simon, Joshua Viola, Kay Chronister, E. Lily Yu, Annie Neugebauer, Cameron E. Quinn, Josh Malerman, David Davies, Colleen Anderson, Carina Bissett, Tiffany Morris, Sean Eads, Juliana Spink Mills, Sara Cleto, Warren Hammond, Jimena Jurado, Angie Hodapp, Mario Acevedo, Christa Wojciechowski, Mercedes M. Yardley, Tim Waggoner, Betty Rocksteady, Sarah Read, Angela Yuriko Smith, Anastasia Garcia, Julia Rios, Brittany Warman, Gerardo Horacio Porcayo, Hillary Dodge, Christina Sng, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Kathryn Reilly, Owl Goingback, Lee Murray
4.0
Wow, this was amazing.
Sometimes anthologies feel messily put together but this one was amazing! Honestly the construction of this book is nearly flawless. The multi-media perspectives was a game changer reading this and added so much magic and character to the stories as they unfolded. I also think the concept of a archive of stories is just amazing. Honestly I wish real history was told this way - how incredibly fascinating would it be to learn about our pasts this way!
If you're not a fan of horror, don't let that drive you away from this story. While there are a few creepy aspects, nothing is truly scary. It's more so a foreboding atmosphere than anything else. You can see the bad things coming and that's what makes it "horrifying". But I think that's true for real life historical studies as well. We read the things that happened in the past and we think "wow that's horrible, how did we ever let it come to pass." This book evokes that same sense of dread and wishing for a time machine.
Amazing, truly amazing. The authors and editor(s) did a fantastic job!
Thank you to the publisher & Netgalley for the ebook copy.
Sometimes anthologies feel messily put together but this one was amazing! Honestly the construction of this book is nearly flawless. The multi-media perspectives was a game changer reading this and added so much magic and character to the stories as they unfolded. I also think the concept of a archive of stories is just amazing. Honestly I wish real history was told this way - how incredibly fascinating would it be to learn about our pasts this way!
If you're not a fan of horror, don't let that drive you away from this story. While there are a few creepy aspects, nothing is truly scary. It's more so a foreboding atmosphere than anything else. You can see the bad things coming and that's what makes it "horrifying". But I think that's true for real life historical studies as well. We read the things that happened in the past and we think "wow that's horrible, how did we ever let it come to pass." This book evokes that same sense of dread and wishing for a time machine.
Amazing, truly amazing. The authors and editor(s) did a fantastic job!
Thank you to the publisher & Netgalley for the ebook copy.