Every story in this collection is full of empathy and compassion for the flawed characters. The stories explore relationships between parents and their children, friends, siblings, and romantic partners. This is my first time reading anything by Peg Alford Pursell and it is not gonna be my last.

This book is fine. Didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but I don't dislike it. There's some interesting stuff, but the author's fixation with towns and cities capitalizing on cryptids, plus his jokes really annoyed me. Still gonna read some of his other books If I can find them in the local library's catalog.

I had a lot of fun reading these stories. They are surreal and fantastical. The writing is pretty and it made me so engaged. I'm definitely reading more from GennaRose Nethercott.

This was a lot of fun. Elliot Harper, his wife Vanessa and their children Gwen and Zach are on vacation at a fancy resort. They have to give up their cell phones before they can access the resort. It's not long before there's an announcement in which it's shared that there are fifteen serial killers and there can only be one survivor. The lone survivor is promised a cash prize. The characters are well-written and I was sad when many of them died. Also while this starts off as a slasher, it goes into some cosmic horror towards the end, which I really enjoyed. I would recommend this to readers who like fast-paced horror.

The stories in this anthology are so creative, and the translators did an excellent job. Some of the images from this book will stay in my head for the rest of my life. Themes in the stories are corruption, cults, growing up under a dictatorship, and toxic family.

My favorite stories:

• That Summer in the Dark by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell
•Soroche by Mónica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker and Noelle de la Paz
•Visitor by Julián Isaza, translated by Joel Streicker
•Lazarus the Vulture by Claudia Hernández, translated by Julia Sanches and Johanna Warren
•The House of Compassion by Camila Sosa Villada, translated by Kit Maude