Fears is a collection of 21 Psychological Horror short stories. Like all collections, there's good stories and not so good stories. Unfortunately, I rFears is a collection of 21 Psychological Horror short stories. Like all collections, there's good stories and not so good stories. Unfortunately, I really only enjoyed eight of them. The rest I would rate between 1 and 3 stars. I'm really disappointed that I didn't like more stories, but I'm thrilled that I found some new to me writers to check out more of their work. I've read other anthology compiled by Ms. Datlow and found them to be far better than this one. Also, I feel many of these stories are more thriller than horror.
My thanks to Tachyon Publications, Ellen Datlow, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own....more
Miles is a trans, autistic teen in West Virginia. His family, the Abernathys, have been in a long-standing blood feud with the Davies family, whose paMiles is a trans, autistic teen in West Virginia. His family, the Abernathys, have been in a long-standing blood feud with the Davies family, whose patriarch is the sheriff of Twisted Creek, WV. This book covers the fall out after the Sheriff's kid and his cronies brutally beat Miles in an ambush.
This book could have been incredible! However, lapses in execution made it more of a meh for me. First off, why are they feuding? This needed to be explored more, along with many other things, like socialism. I don't believe you can talk about socialism without actively defining it in a YA book. More so with the number of reviews where socialism and communism are mixed up.
Many of the characters also felt flat to me. I also wasn't a fan of Miles and his mental gymnastics to make revenge killing morally correct. I would have liked to see more of Saint. His story was more intriguing to me than the main plot. Now for the villains. Have you all ever seen Boris and Natasha from the Rocky & Bullwinkle show? That was my mental image of the sheriff. He was so over the top and stereotypical. It was laughable. I also wasn't a fan of the romantic subplot. Detailing why would be a spoiler, though. The pacing was also inconsistent and made it hard to focus in the middle of the book. Overall, this just wasn't my cup of tea.
My thanks to Holiday House, author Andrew Joseph White, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own....more
This atmospheric tale finds the team of Brubaker & Phillips examining childhood and religious trauma in the 1980s Satanic Panic and how that has impacThis atmospheric tale finds the team of Brubaker & Phillips examining childhood and religious trauma in the 1980s Satanic Panic and how that has impacted the life of our main character Natalie as an adult. Someone is killing people who were coerced into testifying about their counselors subjecting them to Satanic rituals as kids. Natalie is drawn back in by an FBI agent with demons of his own to track the killer.
This book has the usual dark and gritty atmosphere and dialog that's expected of Brubaker and Phillips. The art and coloring is top notch as usual. My only complaint is that the ending felt rushed and could've wrapped up loose ends a little better. Still a quality read and highly recommended! My thanks to NetGalley and Image Comics for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own....more
Crave is an erotica thriller graphic novel about an app called Crave that randomly ends up on university students' cell phones one day. You tell the aCrave is an erotica thriller graphic novel about an app called Crave that randomly ends up on university students' cell phones one day. You tell the app your desires, and it "helps" you get them. People really like it at first, but then things go south in a hurry. It's up to our main characters to find out who is behind it and how to stop the app before too much chaos ensues.
Ok, so this is a super quick read. The plot is very straightforward. I found the characters to be very one-dimensional. The art was good, but not great. If you're looking for something quick and spicy that you can knock out in an hour or less, this may be for you. If you're LGBTQIA+, be aware that a side character is outed.
Thank you to Image comics, author Maria Llovet, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own....more
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