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Long Live Evil

Sarah Rees Brennan

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

I wanted to like this one but I just couldn’t connect with the characters. I’m all for evil but this one fell flat. Assistant and apprentice to the villain did it so much better. I might come back and try again later. 

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

I wanted to like this, I did. I just think anthologies are just not for me. These stories were ok but not the type of scary I was looking for. Humanity as horror is reality right now, I need an escape. 

She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

DID NOT FINISH: 8%

Was not a fan of this one. I may be spoiled but the prose just fell super flat for me. It was written to be an exciting start and I just couldn’t get there. 

Strange Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

I really wanted to get into this one but the pace was just glacial. I wish it had moved a little faster. 

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

Jason Pargin

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

I really tried on this one. Not a fan of the social commentary and by page 80 it felt like it was preaching at me. Reddit does not need to be a major plot point. 

Obedience

Will Lavender

DID NOT FINISH: 19%

Not intriguing and frankly the way the author talks about women is off-putting. 

When the Moon Hatched

Sarah A. Parker

DID NOT FINISH: 2%

The prose was not well-written. It was hard to get past especially with conflicting similes and tired cliches. 

The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley

DID NOT FINISH

50 pages in and I can’t find myself to care enough to finish reading. None of the characters are likable, they seem shallow and one-dimensional. Such a let down after the Paris apartment.

The Magician King

Lev Grossman

DID NOT FINISH

I gave the first one a chance. It was okay. The author doesn’t seem to like his own characters. In this one, he seems to actively hate them. I couldn’t finish it.

Shady Hollow

Juneau Black

DID NOT FINISH

I couldn’t get into this one. I tried but either it didn’t move fast enough for me or it just wasn’t a compelling mystery.