A review by jmanchester0
Gothic Tales of Haunted Love by David A. Robertson, Hope Nicholson, Allison Paige, Zakk Saam, Cecil Castellucci, Katie West, Sarah W. Searle, Larissa Zageris, Megan Kearney, Femi Sobowale, H. Pueyo, Willow Dawson, Jacque Nodell, Colleen Coover, Scott Chantler, Ray Fawkes, Hien Pham, Kitty Curran, Svetla Nikolova, S.M. Beiko, Barbara Guttman, Amber Noelle, Cherelle Higgins, Maia Kobabe, Rina Rozsas, Nika, Sanho Kim, Dani Bee, Ronn Sutton, Becka Kinzie, LAB, Caroline Dougherty, Janet Hetherington, Scott B. Henderson, Dante L., Chris Stone
5.0
Whoa! This anthology dives right in! That first story is a doozy! Crush really delivers.
And I realized that this is why I like to check out new stuff on NetGalley. This was amazing. Different from what I expected - and really different from most comics I‰ЫЄve read. It‰ЫЄs really rare to discover an anthology where there wasn‰ЫЄt a single story I wasn‰ЫЄt fond of. I think there were one or two stories I might give Goodreads rating 3/5 stars - but those were by far the worst.
That first story was followed by Rose‰ЫЄs Heart. I was thinking I was all smart, figuring out the twist. But holy crap! Nope. This was pretty good, too.
Both delightfully - almost traditionally - gothic.
The third, Secrets in the Silk, breaks a bit from the tradition in look and feel and setting. But OMG! It sure does fit.
Then there was L‰ЫЄHeure Verte. Such a fantastic story! Wow. (This one was so good, I found the writer and artist on Twitter and told them so - Femi Sobowale and Caroline Dougherty!)
Green, Gold, and Black was harsh. But well done.
Mistress Fox. Chilling.
I kind of figured what might happen in My Heart Still Beats for You. But it was still great.
One More Cup was a bit different. I liked it.
As far as the rest of the stories go? They were all great - or at least really good. And very diverse.
What a great anthology. I can‰ЫЄt recommend this enough!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedside Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
And I realized that this is why I like to check out new stuff on NetGalley. This was amazing. Different from what I expected - and really different from most comics I‰ЫЄve read. It‰ЫЄs really rare to discover an anthology where there wasn‰ЫЄt a single story I wasn‰ЫЄt fond of. I think there were one or two stories I might give Goodreads rating 3/5 stars - but those were by far the worst.
That first story was followed by Rose‰ЫЄs Heart. I was thinking I was all smart, figuring out the twist. But holy crap! Nope. This was pretty good, too.
Both delightfully - almost traditionally - gothic.
The third, Secrets in the Silk, breaks a bit from the tradition in look and feel and setting. But OMG! It sure does fit.
Then there was L‰ЫЄHeure Verte. Such a fantastic story! Wow. (This one was so good, I found the writer and artist on Twitter and told them so - Femi Sobowale and Caroline Dougherty!)
Green, Gold, and Black was harsh. But well done.
Mistress Fox. Chilling.
I kind of figured what might happen in My Heart Still Beats for You. But it was still great.
One More Cup was a bit different. I liked it.
As far as the rest of the stories go? They were all great - or at least really good. And very diverse.
What a great anthology. I can‰ЫЄt recommend this enough!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedside Press for a copy in return for an honest review.