A review by trysarahtop
Carniepunk by Jackie Kessler, Hillary Jacques, Nicole D. Peeler, Jennifer Estep, Allison Pang, Kelly Gay, Kevin Hearne, Rob Thurman, Rachel Caine, Delilah S. Dawson, Seanan McGuire, Kelly Meding, Jaye Wells, Mark Henry
4.0
I did not read every short story in this anthology, but I did read the few that seemed interesting to me, and I will probably go back and give a few more a try since some are from authors I've never read before.
The one I did read and did not enjoy (it also happens to be an author I've never read before) is "Painted Love" by Rob Thurman. I enjoyed her writing style, and I think that she could have done something good, but the premise was all wrong. It didn't make sense to me, and even though I know there was supposed to be a twist and a surprise, it didn't wow me like I think it was supposed to.
Delilah S. Dawson, and Kevin Hearne were new authors to me and I loved those stories! I probably enjoyed "The Three Lives of Lydia" by Delilah S. Dawson more than the other but they were both well done. I have the first book in both or their series but I have not had a chance to get to them yet. Now I can't wait to get to them. Dawson's has intrigued me the most so I will probably get to that before Hearne's.
I enjoyed Rachel Caine's short "The Cold Girl". I am a big fan of Caine so it really wasn't a surprise that I enjoyed it.
I found Jaye Wells short "The Werewife" to be okay, but that's it. It was slightly creepy which I enjoyed, but it didn't sweep me off my feet. She is also an author I've read before.
Other than that I probably will go back and read a few more.
The one I did read and did not enjoy (it also happens to be an author I've never read before) is "Painted Love" by Rob Thurman. I enjoyed her writing style, and I think that she could have done something good, but the premise was all wrong. It didn't make sense to me, and even though I know there was supposed to be a twist and a surprise, it didn't wow me like I think it was supposed to.
Delilah S. Dawson, and Kevin Hearne were new authors to me and I loved those stories! I probably enjoyed "The Three Lives of Lydia" by Delilah S. Dawson more than the other but they were both well done. I have the first book in both or their series but I have not had a chance to get to them yet. Now I can't wait to get to them. Dawson's has intrigued me the most so I will probably get to that before Hearne's.
I enjoyed Rachel Caine's short "The Cold Girl". I am a big fan of Caine so it really wasn't a surprise that I enjoyed it.
I found Jaye Wells short "The Werewife" to be okay, but that's it. It was slightly creepy which I enjoyed, but it didn't sweep me off my feet. She is also an author I've read before.
Other than that I probably will go back and read a few more.