A review by confused_hamburger
African Monsters by Jayne Bauling, Tendai Huchu, Tade Thompson, Dave-Brendon de Burgh, Vianne Venter, Joe Vaz, Dilman Dila, Toby Bennett, James Bennett, Joan De La Haye, Nerine Dorman, Sarah Lotz, Chikodili Emelumadu, Nick Wood, Margrét Helgadóttir, Jo M. Thomas, Nnedi Okorafor, Su Opperman

informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

In theory this could have been an interesting read, but most of the short stories presented here did not properly describe or present their monsters, giving all of them an underwhelming feel. Most of the short stories in here tended to spend more time on the characters, which, even though it isn't the reason I picked up this book, would've been fine if most of the characters hadn't been boring and lacking a personality as well.