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Our Shadows Have Claws by Amparo Ortiz, Yamile Saied Méndez

6 reviews

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Bullying, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Colonisation, Hate crime, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Classism

hobbithopeful's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Please ignore the bad reviews by palm colored people saying they can't "relate" to this book
One of the best anthology's I have ever read. Fantastic diverse read, everything from myths and legends to folklore I thoroughly enjoyed this. There is queer representation, colorism discussion, anything you could want. (Colonialism, Racism, Pollution)I love the illustrations at the start of each chapter, they really help you get in the right vibe for each section. Some of the stories made me laugh, others made me glad I read this with the lights on! Several stories ended very cathartically, the men got what they had coming to them and it was amazing. 
A must read! 
The cover is colorful and dynamic, and perfectly encapsulates this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Homophobia

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Colonisation

anonymous_k's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This anthology is AMAZING! The best anthology I’ve read to date. As a soon to be ELA teacher, I’m definitely going to try to incorporate Our Shadows Have Claws into the curriculum! Love it! The writing of each story is immaculate, the characters and themes are diverse, and overall, the anthology is just a treat to read. I can’t recommend this anthology enough. Go out an read Our Shadows Have Claws, you won’t regret it! This anthology deserves higher than 5/5 stars! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

svangleboyer's review

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Our Shadows have Claws is a fantastic read full of monster stories that contain both light and heavy horror so there is something for everyone.  

I love learning about mythology and folklore especially from other countries so when I saw this gem, I HAD to pick it up.  All the stories are really good, and it was hard to put it down!  I also learned about a lot of new creatures and mythology (always a plus) and there are definitely some that will haunt me and stay with me. 

I really enjoyed that a couple of the stories with monsters actually were sweet in their own way, so it wasn't all just scary or gory.  I also really enjoyed that some of the themes in the stories involved issues facing society today such as racism and bullying.  

All the stories are fantastic, but I will say that my favorites had to be ?Donde Esta el Duende?, Beware the Empty Subway Car, Blood Kin, Sugary Deaths, and The Hour of the Wolf.  

I highly recommend this book to any fans of creature feature books, any horror fans, and anyone who enjoys learning about other cultures and their mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Racism, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death

rambles's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

amandadevoursbooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

This was a great anthology. Each short story explores different things that go bump in a night from different parts of Latin America and the Latin American diaspora. 

Some of the stories are creepy. Some are spooky. Some are chillingly sweet. Some are down right skin crawlingly scary. Each authors voice is unique. Each story fascinating. Like all good horror, they tell stories that examine society and thrill you at the same time. 

Well worth a read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, and Infidelity