A review by octavia_cade
Pacific Monsters by Iona Winter, Octavia Cade, Kirstie Olley, Simon Dewar, Tihema Baker, Andi C. Buchanan, Rue Karney, Michael Grey, Laya Rose, Michael Lujan Bevacqua, Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada, Tina Makereti, A.J. Fitzwater, Kieran Walsh, Raymond Gates, Margrét Helgadóttir, Dave Johnson, Lahela Schoessler, Jeremy Szal, Eugene Smith
4.0
I've a story in this, and I've got a couple of mates with stories in here as well so I am Biased with a capital B. That being said, I've just finished reading this and I'm so happy I didn't just leave it looking pretty on my bookshelf, because so many of the stories in here are awesome. Each time I thought I'd found my favourite I kept reading, and found another one that I liked even more. The editor has done a fantastic job with her selections, and while I agree with her introductory regrets about the lack of Pacific Island authors, New Zealand in particular is very well represented here and I'm always up for that.
There are a lot of ocean stories here, as is to be expected. Nature and ecology also has a strong influence, and I particularly enjoy these things in my horror so this anthology is perfect for me. Highlights include the truly repulsive globster from A.C. Buchanan's "Into the Sickly Light" and Rue Karney's creepy, vicious creation "The Hand Monster". I think my favourite of the bunch, however, is Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada's "All My Relations", which has the most gloriously perfect ending I can imagine. Go read it, you won't be sorry.
There are a lot of ocean stories here, as is to be expected. Nature and ecology also has a strong influence, and I particularly enjoy these things in my horror so this anthology is perfect for me. Highlights include the truly repulsive globster from A.C. Buchanan's "Into the Sickly Light" and Rue Karney's creepy, vicious creation "The Hand Monster". I think my favourite of the bunch, however, is Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada's "All My Relations", which has the most gloriously perfect ending I can imagine. Go read it, you won't be sorry.