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A review by chelseas_reads
Gothic Tales of Haunted Love by Hope Nicholson, S.M. Beiko
4.0
i've requested a few from netgalley, but i couldn't seem to get the files to actually work. and in all honesty, i didn't even think i was going to enjoy this graphic novel. little did i know, gothic tales of haunted love would become one of my favourite non superhero related graphic novels.
the first story is definitely my favourite. it was unexpected, to say the least. i think it's my favourite not because of the story but because my hopes were rather low to begin with. i like the fact that there's so many diverse works (i literally just found out that many are actually own voices).
the stories could've been creepier to fit the gothic narrative, but considering i thought it was all sappy romance stories, i'm happy with the murders and whatnot.
i really enjoyed the artwork, it was great to see so many different styles. i also really enjoyed how short the stories were. i read some reviews where they complain about the length but i actually found it refreshing and nice. i haven't read a graphic novel anthology before, but my experience with non graphic novel ones is that the stories tend to drag out and are rather boring. considering the length of some of the stories, i still connected with some of the characters and got into it. (i know some people struggle with this)
anyway, thanks so much to the publishers for providing me with a copy to review, i didn't regret a single minute i spent reading it! definitely a good book to recommend to friends and family.
the first story is definitely my favourite. it was unexpected, to say the least. i think it's my favourite not because of the story but because my hopes were rather low to begin with. i like the fact that there's so many diverse works (i literally just found out that many are actually own voices).
the stories could've been creepier to fit the gothic narrative, but considering i thought it was all sappy romance stories, i'm happy with the murders and whatnot.
i really enjoyed the artwork, it was great to see so many different styles. i also really enjoyed how short the stories were. i read some reviews where they complain about the length but i actually found it refreshing and nice. i haven't read a graphic novel anthology before, but my experience with non graphic novel ones is that the stories tend to drag out and are rather boring. considering the length of some of the stories, i still connected with some of the characters and got into it. (i know some people struggle with this)
anyway, thanks so much to the publishers for providing me with a copy to review, i didn't regret a single minute i spent reading it! definitely a good book to recommend to friends and family.