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drakaina16's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Thank you to the editor for providing a review copy.
As a Ghost fan and a short story fan, this collection was right up my alley. It was a mixed bag, as most anthologies are, but overall the quality of the stories was excellent. It also introduced me to some new authors who are now on my radar.
To Dust You Shall Return by Jo Kaplan ⭐⭐⭐
The Lords Below by Michael Paige ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Father Knows Best by M. Wesley Corie II ⭐⭐⭐.25
The House of Laments by Pedro Iniguez ⭐
A Pale Stranger by Mackenzie Hurlbert ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Sun Within the Fog by Colt Skinner ⭐⭐⭐⭐
On Hollow Pass by Michael Balletti ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ghosted by Everett Baudean ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Commendation of the Dying by Lauren Bolger ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hallowed Ground by David D. West ⭐⭐⭐.5
Hello Darkness by Brian J. Smith ⭐⭐.75
Wrapped by Robert Bagnall ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Her True Calling by Doris V. Sutherland ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Peering Through the Blazing Gates by David Costa ⭐⭐⭐.75
The Goat Priest by Matthew M. Bartlett ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Figgy Pudding by Vivian Kasley ⭐⭐⭐
Creation by Benjamin Kane Ethridge ⭐⭐⭐⭐
As a Ghost fan and a short story fan, this collection was right up my alley. It was a mixed bag, as most anthologies are, but overall the quality of the stories was excellent. It also introduced me to some new authors who are now on my radar.
To Dust You Shall Return by Jo Kaplan ⭐⭐⭐
The Lords Below by Michael Paige ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Father Knows Best by M. Wesley Corie II ⭐⭐⭐.25
The House of Laments by Pedro Iniguez ⭐
A Pale Stranger by Mackenzie Hurlbert ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Sun Within the Fog by Colt Skinner ⭐⭐⭐⭐
On Hollow Pass by Michael Balletti ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ghosted by Everett Baudean ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Commendation of the Dying by Lauren Bolger ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hallowed Ground by David D. West ⭐⭐⭐.5
Hello Darkness by Brian J. Smith ⭐⭐.75
Wrapped by Robert Bagnall ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Her True Calling by Doris V. Sutherland ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Peering Through the Blazing Gates by David Costa ⭐⭐⭐.75
The Goat Priest by Matthew M. Bartlett ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Figgy Pudding by Vivian Kasley ⭐⭐⭐
Creation by Benjamin Kane Ethridge ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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