A review by azeryk
Black Bubbles by Kelli Owen, Carson Ford, Thomas F. Monteleone
5.0
Although I'm not the biggest fan of short story collections when I was offered the chance to review this e-book from Kelli Owen I jumped at the chance. Having read two of her previous e-books (The Neighbourhood and Waiting Out Winter) I knew that it could be a good collection and I was not disappointed.
Within Black Bubbles are 21 short stories which are all easy to read and cover a good variety of topics ranging from the morbid and heartbreaking to the currently popular zombies, but what makes this collection different is that every tale is told in an original manner and there are plenty of twists and surprises which makes this a refreshing read in a world where there are plenty of good books easily available. It was because of this approach which led to me enjoying every story within the collection and that is something which is hard to achieve.
Table Of Contents:
Tin Box
Shadow of Skepticism
The Worst Intentions
Feeding the Animals
Potential
Brian Made Me Do It
The Rabbit
Crash and Burn
Grim Circumstances
Family Reunion
Shadows in a Bowl of Soup
Divorcing the Dead
Dig the Hole
Spell
How’s That Make You Feel?
Spring Thaw
Good Enough
Mercy’s Gasp
Trials and Tribulations of Dr Jekyll’s Third Cousin Twice Removed
Spilled Milk
Black Bubbles
So to sum things up; this is one very good collection of horror themed short stories which has been written in a way that allows for them to be consumed and enjoyed easily. The characters in each story are believable and helps turn this into a real page turner. If you've not read anything by Kelli Owen yet then now is a good chance to try her work.
Within Black Bubbles are 21 short stories which are all easy to read and cover a good variety of topics ranging from the morbid and heartbreaking to the currently popular zombies, but what makes this collection different is that every tale is told in an original manner and there are plenty of twists and surprises which makes this a refreshing read in a world where there are plenty of good books easily available. It was because of this approach which led to me enjoying every story within the collection and that is something which is hard to achieve.
Table Of Contents:
Tin Box
Shadow of Skepticism
The Worst Intentions
Feeding the Animals
Potential
Brian Made Me Do It
The Rabbit
Crash and Burn
Grim Circumstances
Family Reunion
Shadows in a Bowl of Soup
Divorcing the Dead
Dig the Hole
Spell
How’s That Make You Feel?
Spring Thaw
Good Enough
Mercy’s Gasp
Trials and Tribulations of Dr Jekyll’s Third Cousin Twice Removed
Spilled Milk
Black Bubbles
So to sum things up; this is one very good collection of horror themed short stories which has been written in a way that allows for them to be consumed and enjoyed easily. The characters in each story are believable and helps turn this into a real page turner. If you've not read anything by Kelli Owen yet then now is a good chance to try her work.