I do enjoy a short story horror collection every now and then, especially as Halloween is just around the corner.
The tone that was set in the first two stories gave me real uncanny vibes. I enjoy gothic horror novels, so it's something I thoroughly enjoy reading. After the third story, the plot lines started to shift a bit more towards Black Mirror with a lot of emphasis on modern technology.
I found a few of the stories to be mediocre. The endings would either be a bit weak for my taste, a bit too easily predicted or the story itself would not be thrilling or interesting enough.
There are a few gems in this collection though. Ones that kept me reading and guessing and ones that will stick with me due to the gruesomeness of them. I guess that's always the case when it comes to short story collections. They are hardly ever completely perfect for everyone.
I've had John Lanchester's The Wall on my TBR list forever, I think it's time I check that one out as I do enjoy his writing.
My favourites are Signal, Coffin Liquor, Cold Call & Charity.
My rating of the short stories:
Signal: 4 stars
Coffin Liquor: 5 stars
Which of these would you like? 3 stars
We happy few: 1 star
Reality: 2 stars
Cold Call: 4 stars
The Kit: 2 stars
Charity: 4 stars
This book will be published on the 1st of October.
Many thanks to the publisher Faber and Faber and Netgalley for providing me with a review copy!
3 stars
Statistics:
Date read: September 17, 2020
Date published: October 1, 2020
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Horror
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 1
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