A review by jamieclark
Starlight by Hannah Lee Kidder

4.0

Wow. This was incredible. I read this a few weeks after reading Kidder's previous collection [b:Little Birds|41216866|Little Birds a collection of short stories|Hannah Lee Kidder|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1534621245l/41216866._SY75_.jpg|64414801] and was blown away at the growth Kidder displayed between these two collections. Starlight really feels like the fully realized version of what Kidder was trying to accomplish in Little Birds, to me. The continual dipping in and out of fantasy/horror elements really added to the atmosphere of these tense tragic stories in a big way. The reader is never really sure of whether the story is one of fantasy or not -- and sometimes the more 'real' stories were that much more chilling than the fantasy ones. We fear both what we do not understand and what we do. Beautiful collection, highly recommended, but certainly not for the faint of heart. Again, check the trigger warnings on this one if need be, as there are plenty.

4.5.