Should Mattie take her chances with the monster living in the woods outside her house or continue to stay with the monster inside her house, the one tShould Mattie take her chances with the monster living in the woods outside her house or continue to stay with the monster inside her house, the one that would do anything to keep her chained to him?
Christina Henry takes terror to a new level by blurring the lines between what one chooses to be afraid of vs what one actually is fearful of, the fictional vs the realistic, in this eerie, haunting, heartbreaking, and utterly binge-able novel!...more
i read this book because the cover was absolutely beautiful and the title reeled me in but man am i glad i did!!
for some reason i was expecting more hi read this book because the cover was absolutely beautiful and the title reeled me in but man am i glad i did!!
for some reason i was expecting more horror and supernatural elements from this book but most of the stories were about the darkness within humankind, the struggle to achieve one’s dreams, and unfortunate circumstances and even thought that’s not usually for me, the thing that really sold this book for me is the elements of folklore and mystery the authors embedded throughout their stories
this dark anthology, made up of about 26 different stories, was definitely an interesting read and is really a must read for anyone who enjoys books with darker themes, gore, and folksy elements ...more
4.5 ⭐️ rounded up because it was trippy and i lowkey loved it imagine if frankenstein fell in love with his monster, except frankenstein was an ethere4.5 ⭐️ rounded up because it was trippy and i lowkey loved it imagine if frankenstein fell in love with his monster, except frankenstein was an ethereal, cannibalistic, mermaid queen and his monster was an androgynous plague doctor