Failed Summer Vacation is a collection of short stories that delve into the weird and wonderful. Speculative fiction, for me, works well in short stories as you can let the ideas flow just enough to make the reader think without having to consider the finer details for a more fleshed out tale. These stories are as thought provoking as they are imaginative. The overall focus on isolation and loneliness gives real food for thought. Each story is very open ended, so for those who liked this all wrapped up, this might not be for you, but for those who like to be left wondering what they read, this will be right up your alley. 
I think my personal favourite of the collection was ‘paper cut’, but all of the stories are solid on their own. 

Thanks to Scratch Books for my early review copy.