A review by spellboundchapters
Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction by Rebecca Rowland
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange of my honest opinion!
I don't read many short stories because I always find them too... well, short (big books lover here!). But when I saw that these were queer and dark fiction, I absolutely had to try it and boy am I *not* disappointed! I still had a couple short stories that I didn't really vibe with, which was predictable - but overall I'm very pleased with the amounts of 4 and 5 stars I gave!
Here are the ratings I gave each story - these are just my personal opinions, keep in mind we all have preferences and different tastes, so you might end up loving some I didn't !
Sweet Dreams : 3*
Night Follow Night : 4*
Flawed : 3*
When the Dust Settles : 4*
I Can't Wait to Become a Man : dnf - the writing style sadly didn't work for me
Open Up and Let Me In : 5*
The Red Candle : 4*
Razor, Knife : 4*
The Procedure : 2*
Moi Aussi : 5*
The Other Boy : 3*
Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Race : 3*
For the Gods : 5* (probably my favourite of the anthology <3)
Some Kind of Monster : 5*
1,000 Tiny Cuts : 5*
Blessed : 2.5 - the writing here was superb but I definitely need to re-read it later because a lot went way over my head 😅
Average : 3.8 rounded up
I don't read many short stories because I always find them too... well, short (big books lover here!). But when I saw that these were queer and dark fiction, I absolutely had to try it and boy am I *not* disappointed! I still had a couple short stories that I didn't really vibe with, which was predictable - but overall I'm very pleased with the amounts of 4 and 5 stars I gave!
Here are the ratings I gave each story - these are just my personal opinions, keep in mind we all have preferences and different tastes, so you might end up loving some I didn't !
Sweet Dreams : 3*
Night Follow Night : 4*
Flawed : 3*
When the Dust Settles : 4*
I Can't Wait to Become a Man : dnf - the writing style sadly didn't work for me
Open Up and Let Me In : 5*
The Red Candle : 4*
Razor, Knife : 4*
The Procedure : 2*
Moi Aussi : 5*
The Other Boy : 3*
Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Race : 3*
For the Gods : 5* (probably my favourite of the anthology <3)
Some Kind of Monster : 5*
1,000 Tiny Cuts : 5*
Blessed : 2.5 - the writing here was superb but I definitely need to re-read it later because a lot went way over my head 😅
Average : 3.8 rounded up