Monsters: A TPQ Anthology

by Ashley Cyr (Editor), Chris Musgrave, Tyler Omichinski

We see them everywhere. Trolls hiding under bridges and on the internet. Great beasts hiding in the darkness, or striding across the battlefield. Hiding in the depths of space.

If you're really unlucky, you might even see one in the mirror.

Inside these pages you'll find sixteen stories that range from the funny to the spine-tingling for your enjoyment.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 25, 2016

Reviews

[McKenzie Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating anthologies is tough for me, because inevitably, there will be stories within the anthology that I really love and then there will be stories that are just okay. For Monsters, I gave the book as a whole four stars because I felt like the really, really good stories were about equal to or a little greater than the number of stories that were just meh. Personally, I love both writing and reading about monsters, so it was really fun to read about the different types of monsters that all these authors could create. The formatting of the ebook was a little weird, I thought, but it didn't make the book unreadable (which would have been a huge no-no for me). For instance, it seemed like there was a space after the letter f a lot of the time, even in the middle of a word. The paragraphs weren't indented (not a deal breaker for me), and sometimes there would be just a few words in a line in a paragraph and then it would jump to the next line (again, not a deal breaker, but occasionally I was thrown off a bit).

Overall, this anthology was an enjoyable and easy read.

[Liz Cooper · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this anthology to be about average. I entirely skipped one story because I disliked it so much, but there were at least two that I thought were good. Some of the stories are completely forgettable. It felt like it averaged out to "okay" rather than "liked." Another problem I had with this anthology is that it is made up of 16 different stories but it is under 140 pages long. The problem (not withstanding some of the poorly written stories) is that the book is too short for the price I paid and it does not deserve a higher rating.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nicely packaged anthology. Some stories are stronger than others. But overall good little read.