Reviews

Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott

paige_hollingsworth99's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

I absolutely loved 5 of the stories in this collection. Some of the others I struggled to get through, or simply gave up on. The last one in particular I did technically dnf 3 pages in. For the stories I loved, they were exactly what I hoped to find in this collection. The others really distracted from that for me, though. 

littlelizzieborden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Mental illness

lemonaid's review

dark funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

locke_unhold's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

iamdevinlevin's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ellieturnsthepage's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

sashaq's review

adventurous dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

The illustrations inside were surreal, very cool. Reminded me of Shel Silverstein.

bookchantment's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

mama_vees_reads's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

emeraldjulep's review

A bit disappointed. Was expecting more complex stories.
Will try more later and maybe some will captivate me more.