A review by petalpineink
Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

I had a hard time getting into and following this book, but to be honest, I think that was more me than the book itself. I hadn’t realized going into this read that it was more of an anthology style compilation of short stories, and short stories aren’t typically my favorite story format, so that was my fault for not realizing. That being said, there were several stories in this book that I liked. What I really struggled with is that each story is connected to another somehow and I found myself having a hard time seeing those connections and then hyper-fixating of that instead of letting myself become immersed in the story. I also felt that several of the stories were a bit to short or ended too abruptly for my personal liking - they didn’t let me get to know the characters as much as I liked, which is what I often struggle with when reading short stories. However, I do quite appreciate what the author was accomplishing by creating so many interwoven stories that not only touched upon supernatural themes, but of other man made atrocities, as the title suggests. 

Thanks NetGalley and Levine Querido for the ARC of this book.