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booklover2020's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
It's crazy how people want to kill other people. It's also sad how innocent people lives are taken away from psychos.
cupofbooksreviews's review
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I have given The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns by Mitzi Szereto five out of five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Chills. Endless chills.
Whilst reading this anthology of true crime stories, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced so many chills and shivers (and I’m certain it’s not because it’s November as we’ve turned the heating on in our house). A lot of these stories, some more than others, will stick with me for a long, long while. They were all so haunting in their own way. I find it incredibly fascinating how we’re all wired in completely different ways, which I believe 99.9% that it stems from a traumatising experience not from birth.
There were some stories that I read in this anthology which made me think long and hard, this made me step away from the book for a little while as I found all of the disturbing information difficult to register and needed it to pass or to sink in properly as some of the events that occurred are pretty heavy and are definitely not for the faint-hearted.
I thought each story was well-written and told in such an addictive way I didn’t want the stories to end. I wanted to know more and more detail about each messed up criminal. I enjoyed this anthology even more knowing that I hadn’t heard of any of the true crime stories that were told, it introduced me to so many criminals and their stories.
Recently I’ve been listening to Crime Junkie podcast on Spotify which has really opened up a bigger interest into true crime stories so when I had been given the opportunity to review this book I jumped at the chance.
My thoughts go out to all of the victims who were sadly murdered or permanently traumatised in these stories and to all victims from around the world who have been affected. Reading a book like this really puts everything into perspective about how anything can happen to anybody at any time and so it’s best to always be cautious.
I would definitely recommend this anthology to fans of true crime, short stories and for readers with strong stomachs.
Chills. Endless chills.
Whilst reading this anthology of true crime stories, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced so many chills and shivers (and I’m certain it’s not because it’s November as we’ve turned the heating on in our house). A lot of these stories, some more than others, will stick with me for a long, long while. They were all so haunting in their own way. I find it incredibly fascinating how we’re all wired in completely different ways, which I believe 99.9% that it stems from a traumatising experience not from birth.
There were some stories that I read in this anthology which made me think long and hard, this made me step away from the book for a little while as I found all of the disturbing information difficult to register and needed it to pass or to sink in properly as some of the events that occurred are pretty heavy and are definitely not for the faint-hearted.
I thought each story was well-written and told in such an addictive way I didn’t want the stories to end. I wanted to know more and more detail about each messed up criminal. I enjoyed this anthology even more knowing that I hadn’t heard of any of the true crime stories that were told, it introduced me to so many criminals and their stories.
Recently I’ve been listening to Crime Junkie podcast on Spotify which has really opened up a bigger interest into true crime stories so when I had been given the opportunity to review this book I jumped at the chance.
My thoughts go out to all of the victims who were sadly murdered or permanently traumatised in these stories and to all victims from around the world who have been affected. Reading a book like this really puts everything into perspective about how anything can happen to anybody at any time and so it’s best to always be cautious.
I would definitely recommend this anthology to fans of true crime, short stories and for readers with strong stomachs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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