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A review by jmanchester0
Gothic Tales of Haunted Love by Hope Nicholson, S.M. Beiko
5.0
Whoa! This anthology dives right in! That first story is a doozy! Crush really delivers.
And I realized that this is why I like to check out new stuff on NetGalley. This was amazing. Different from what I expected - and really different from most comics I‰ЫЄve read. It‰ЫЄs really rare to discover an anthology where there wasn‰ЫЄt a single story I wasn‰ЫЄt fond of. I think there were one or two stories I might give Goodreads rating 3/5 stars - but those were by far the worst.
That first story was followed by Rose‰ЫЄs Heart. I was thinking I was all smart, figuring out the twist. But holy crap! Nope. This was pretty good, too.
Both delightfully - almost traditionally - gothic.
The third, Secrets in the Silk, breaks a bit from the tradition in look and feel and setting. But OMG! It sure does fit.
Then there was L‰ЫЄHeure Verte. Such a fantastic story! Wow. (This one was so good, I found the writer and artist on Twitter and told them so - Femi Sobowale and Caroline Dougherty!)
Green, Gold, and Black was harsh. But well done.
Mistress Fox. Chilling.
I kind of figured what might happen in My Heart Still Beats for You. But it was still great.
One More Cup was a bit different. I liked it.
As far as the rest of the stories go? They were all great - or at least really good. And very diverse.
What a great anthology. I can‰ЫЄt recommend this enough!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedside Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
And I realized that this is why I like to check out new stuff on NetGalley. This was amazing. Different from what I expected - and really different from most comics I‰ЫЄve read. It‰ЫЄs really rare to discover an anthology where there wasn‰ЫЄt a single story I wasn‰ЫЄt fond of. I think there were one or two stories I might give Goodreads rating 3/5 stars - but those were by far the worst.
That first story was followed by Rose‰ЫЄs Heart. I was thinking I was all smart, figuring out the twist. But holy crap! Nope. This was pretty good, too.
Both delightfully - almost traditionally - gothic.
The third, Secrets in the Silk, breaks a bit from the tradition in look and feel and setting. But OMG! It sure does fit.
Then there was L‰ЫЄHeure Verte. Such a fantastic story! Wow. (This one was so good, I found the writer and artist on Twitter and told them so - Femi Sobowale and Caroline Dougherty!)
Green, Gold, and Black was harsh. But well done.
Mistress Fox. Chilling.
I kind of figured what might happen in My Heart Still Beats for You. But it was still great.
One More Cup was a bit different. I liked it.
As far as the rest of the stories go? They were all great - or at least really good. And very diverse.
What a great anthology. I can‰ЫЄt recommend this enough!
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedside Press for a copy in return for an honest review.