A review by mickey_june
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales by Gavin J. Grant, Kelly Link

4.0

What I liked about this anthology was that there was a variety of types of monsters and stories. Instead of every story being about a teen's love with a vampire. This anthology includes the kraken, aliens, demon schools, and black magic. Of the fifteen stories, I felt that about half deserved four or five stars. My least favorites include "Old Souls" by Cassandra Clare. This story was predictable and unremarkable, but written well enough to still deserve three stars itself. One of my favorites was "Son of Abyss" by Nik Houser. Despite it's short length, it contained many themes and character development. Because of this, it was just as satisfying a good novel.