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awebofstories's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
gsanta1's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
jessicaleonard1106's review
3.0
Lisa Unger guest edits 2023’s anthology of the top suspense and mystery short stories published in 2022. The stories are good, but some are slow moving. Not as suspenseful as I expected them to be for being her favorites.
christine_d11's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.75
nikogatts's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
3.5
A good selection of stories, although many of them leaned more toward general "crime" fiction than mystery or suspense.
Favorite stories:
-"Ripen" by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier: An investigation of a death off the coast of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, a location I don't often encounter in my reading.
-"Foreword" by Jacqueline Freimor: I love stories that play with form. In this one, the story of a murder is told through the foreword to a novel (with bonus footnotes).
-"Mr. Filbert's Classroom" by Adam Meyer: A fantasy-tinged mystery, in which a police officer must figure out how a teacher spirited his students away from danger.
-"The Invitation" by Margaret Randall: A journalism student must choose to spend her summer either interning at a newsroom or vacationing in Barcelona. Her choice leads to two parallel stories.
-"The Blood-Red Leaves of Autumn" by Annie Reed: A sci-fi mystery, in which a body is discovered lashed to a tree on a farming space station. Probably my favorite of the book.
Favorite stories:
-"Ripen" by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier: An investigation of a death off the coast of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, a location I don't often encounter in my reading.
-"Foreword" by Jacqueline Freimor: I love stories that play with form. In this one, the story of a murder is told through the foreword to a novel (with bonus footnotes).
-"Mr. Filbert's Classroom" by Adam Meyer: A fantasy-tinged mystery, in which a police officer must figure out how a teacher spirited his students away from danger.
-"The Invitation" by Margaret Randall: A journalism student must choose to spend her summer either interning at a newsroom or vacationing in Barcelona. Her choice leads to two parallel stories.
-"The Blood-Red Leaves of Autumn" by Annie Reed: A sci-fi mystery, in which a body is discovered lashed to a tree on a farming space station. Probably my favorite of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Pregnancy
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