Reviews

A Small Light & Other Stories by Sara Century

kelamity_reads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I'm not really sure how to describe the short stories in this collection of sapphic horror by Sara Century other than to say that they take the reader down dark and sinister paths that only grow in intensity the more you think about them.

I recommend this book to fans of horror, especially those who prefer their horror to  focus on the relationships between people and the shapes they can take.

Thank you to WeirdPunk Books and Sara Century for giving me a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

sharron_joy_reads's review

5.0

A journey through humanity, it’s vulnerability, it’s terror, poetic and ethereal, these stories linger long after you close the book. I especially loved A Small Light, a story of lost but not forgotten love, the disintegration of a relationship showing the desperation to hold on all with the backdrop of the witch in the woods who steals them away, breathtaking. The Hollow Bones, using the metaphor and literal cast of hundreds of birds to show disconnection and change. Sara is an incredible storyteller and these are macabre twisted tales but beautifully written.

I was kindly sent a selection of books from Weird Punk to read and review, they are the best in splatterpunk and weird horror, my twisted mind loved these and if you like your horror bizarre, unconventional, many written by little known queer authors, check them out. You will not be disappointed but be warned, these are not for the faint hearted, this is horror at its most macabre, you will not be the same afterwards!

caitsull's review

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0