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taxideadaisy's review
maybe we'll try it again someday. Encountering "taught" instead of "taut" in the context of a bowstring on the second page of the first story was bad enough. We were soon irritated by a number of stylistic/ narrative voice characteristics and lost patience.
Will return it to the library and perhaps reconsider during the winter.
Will return it to the library and perhaps reconsider during the winter.
aratecla_the_bookrat's review
3.0
Thank you BookSirens for the opportunity to read this and here is my honest review.
I wanted so much to love this anthology of short stories inspired by Lovecraft!
Even if I did enjoy all the takes on the mythos around Doggerland, the land that connected Europe to Great Britain around 6500 BC, and all the creatures and gods, I found it hard to keep up my attention at times.
I liked all the writing styles but I found that most of the stories were very predictable given that they were all around the same theme and only slightly different from one another.
On a positive note, my favourite story was "Cosmic Macabre" which I found original, bizarre and trippy!
In summary, this anthology of cosmic horror stories was an interesting read although a bit predictive, with the result that I had to take some breaks between stories.
I wanted so much to love this anthology of short stories inspired by Lovecraft!
Even if I did enjoy all the takes on the mythos around Doggerland, the land that connected Europe to Great Britain around 6500 BC, and all the creatures and gods, I found it hard to keep up my attention at times.
I liked all the writing styles but I found that most of the stories were very predictable given that they were all around the same theme and only slightly different from one another.
On a positive note, my favourite story was "Cosmic Macabre" which I found original, bizarre and trippy!
In summary, this anthology of cosmic horror stories was an interesting read although a bit predictive, with the result that I had to take some breaks between stories.
sharron_joy_reads's review
5.0
An anthology of Lovecraft inspired tales, all teeth, tentacles, blood and horror, I loved it!
The base for all the stories is Doggerland, submerged by rising sea levels in 6500BCE , this land connected Europe to Britain in ancient times. But what if the tsunami that drowned it was not natural but some abomination, a force of ancient darkness.
The stories are so good, so rich in imagery, violent primitive humanity in all its gory glory.
The Cthulhu mythos lives on in these tales and I loved them.
The base for all the stories is Doggerland, submerged by rising sea levels in 6500BCE , this land connected Europe to Britain in ancient times. But what if the tsunami that drowned it was not natural but some abomination, a force of ancient darkness.
The stories are so good, so rich in imagery, violent primitive humanity in all its gory glory.
The Cthulhu mythos lives on in these tales and I loved them.
rach_s's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
So reading this at 2 AM was a big mistake and I definitely had nightmares of antler-men and fish people. I know very little about the Cthulhu mythos and this book has sparked my interest in it.
Guess I'll be having more nightmare fuel for later.
Joy.
A big thank you to BookSirens for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
[I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.]
Guess I'll be having more nightmare fuel for later.
Joy.
A big thank you to BookSirens for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
[I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.]
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