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Consumption
…Consumption is a chilling collection chronicling the stories of six people consuming or being consumed by something unnatural.
The Satisfaction of Mercy
Mercy was left for dead in the toxic sewers of Detroit, and now she is consumed with the need for revenge.
Jagged Disintegration
Kelsey has fallen victim to a terrible virus with the power to destroy her life from the inside out.
The Wedding Takeover
Laura is determined to finally have her perfect wedding day, even if she must steal it from someone else.
To Scotland!
Eric is broken-hearted when his best online friend disappears, and he’d give anything to have her back… but not like this.
Creeping Moss
Celeste didn’t notice the first black spots, until they spread and took over every aspect of her life.
Maternal Consumption
Samaria has fought the gnawing hunger in her gut for years, until she’s finally satisfied by eating something she shouldn’t.
The Satisfaction of Mercy
Mercy was left for dead in the toxic sewers of Detroit, and now she is consumed with the need for revenge.
Jagged Disintegration
Kelsey has fallen victim to a terrible virus with the power to destroy her life from the inside out.
The Wedding Takeover
Laura is determined to finally have her perfect wedding day, even if she must steal it from someone else.
To Scotland!
Eric is broken-hearted when his best online friend disappears, and he’d give anything to have her back… but not like this.
Creeping Moss
Celeste didn’t notice the first black spots, until they spread and took over every aspect of her life.
Maternal Consumption
Samaria has fought the gnawing hunger in her gut for years, until she’s finally satisfied by eating something she shouldn’t.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2017
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Valarie Savage Kinney
17 books68 followersValarie Savage Kinney is a writer, fiber artist, and Renaissance festival junkie with a wicked caffeine addiction. She resides in Michigan with her husband, grown children, two slightly hysterical dogs, and eight (yes, eight) guinea pigs. She is the author of Slither, Heckled, Consumption and The Secrets of Windy Springs Series. She puts the “I” in weird.
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November 27, 2017
Consumption by Valarie Savage Kinney is one of the best horror story anthologies of 2017. I am a huge fan of her works, and she never disappoints. Each story was unique and disturbingly terrifying. She knows how to make each story different, and that is what sets her apart from other authors who write in the horror genre.
I will definitely recommend this story to others. I give it 5/5 Platypires
I will definitely recommend this story to others. I give it 5/5 Platypires
November 19, 2017
Consumption, the collection of short stories by author Valarie Savage Kinney, is six short stories about very unstable characters who are just overcome by madness, except in the case of the fourth story where they aren’t really mad, just obsessed. The stories are quick little reads that would be good to read again around Halloween, or whenever you are in the mood for some madness.
The first story, The Satisfaction of Mercy, had little need for dialogue, what little you find in this piece is simple and basic. The story is driven by a need coming from this new creature that lives in the sewer and though you don’t know a lot about her, you know she is after something, needs something. It’s so well written and makes you want to follow her, even without knowing much about her, in order to see where she is going and why.
The second story, Jagged Disintegration, was a little more scattered, with flashbacks and shifts in points of view. I liked this one, but not as much as the first. The character, Kelsey, was one who you wanted to like but was that person in your life you just secretly thought was stuck up. I’m not sure how I felt about her ending. It was sad… but also a little fitting. You read it and decide what you think.
The third story, The Wedding Takeover, is sad and sweet at the same time. It’s one of those stories that you know is coming after the first part, but you still read it because it just keeps you sucked in. Nothing fancy, but lovely writing and a beautiful story.
The fourth story, To Scotland, is, at this point, my favorite. A short sad read about a man in love and the loss and… regain? Of that love. It’s simple, yet touching and speaks volumes.
In the fifth story, Creeping Moss, the main character, Celeste is overcome with a cough and these dark spots that just spread on her body. Her first reaction to the spots are mine when I see something like that, ‘They’ve been there all along.’ Which is pretty typical. I enjoyed how the blackness just seemed to keep coming and consuming Celeste. I also like the contrast of the main character’s name to the moss.
The sixth and final story, Maternal Consumption, was a little on the creepy side. Just starting in you knew there was something wrong with this woman and the more you read the more you found out how unhealthy she was mentally. The piece, like the others, was well written and just flowed from one scene into the next. A great way to wrap up the collection.
The first story, The Satisfaction of Mercy, had little need for dialogue, what little you find in this piece is simple and basic. The story is driven by a need coming from this new creature that lives in the sewer and though you don’t know a lot about her, you know she is after something, needs something. It’s so well written and makes you want to follow her, even without knowing much about her, in order to see where she is going and why.
The second story, Jagged Disintegration, was a little more scattered, with flashbacks and shifts in points of view. I liked this one, but not as much as the first. The character, Kelsey, was one who you wanted to like but was that person in your life you just secretly thought was stuck up. I’m not sure how I felt about her ending. It was sad… but also a little fitting. You read it and decide what you think.
The third story, The Wedding Takeover, is sad and sweet at the same time. It’s one of those stories that you know is coming after the first part, but you still read it because it just keeps you sucked in. Nothing fancy, but lovely writing and a beautiful story.
The fourth story, To Scotland, is, at this point, my favorite. A short sad read about a man in love and the loss and… regain? Of that love. It’s simple, yet touching and speaks volumes.
In the fifth story, Creeping Moss, the main character, Celeste is overcome with a cough and these dark spots that just spread on her body. Her first reaction to the spots are mine when I see something like that, ‘They’ve been there all along.’ Which is pretty typical. I enjoyed how the blackness just seemed to keep coming and consuming Celeste. I also like the contrast of the main character’s name to the moss.
The sixth and final story, Maternal Consumption, was a little on the creepy side. Just starting in you knew there was something wrong with this woman and the more you read the more you found out how unhealthy she was mentally. The piece, like the others, was well written and just flowed from one scene into the next. A great way to wrap up the collection.
December 9, 2017
This short story collection is not only Halloween worthy, but worthy of any horror lover's bookshelf. I have to say, these stories were short but punchy. Scary, weird, unnatural, and downright gross in some ways. You won't be bored, that's for sure, as you travel among different stories of people who became ill, people who died, and one or two that will remind you of Hannibal Lecter. Yes, that extreme. It was a very intriguing read and well written!
February 5, 2018
This was ok for what it was, but it wasn’t all that.
This collection of short horror stories all have the common theme of consumption whether that be an illness that consumes the person or jealousy/revenge and each story is different and stands on its own merit however none had that sense of realism or caused that chill of dread to creep up my spine. With horror shorts so easily accessible these days via websites like creepy pasta, for a short horror book to stand out the stories have to be compelling or creepy or really scary which unfortunately none of these were. I didn’t feel any really had any sort of message or contributed greatly to literature but it was an ok read and a good way to waste a little free time. So once again it was ok for what it was but it wasn’t all that.
This collection of short horror stories all have the common theme of consumption whether that be an illness that consumes the person or jealousy/revenge and each story is different and stands on its own merit however none had that sense of realism or caused that chill of dread to creep up my spine. With horror shorts so easily accessible these days via websites like creepy pasta, for a short horror book to stand out the stories have to be compelling or creepy or really scary which unfortunately none of these were. I didn’t feel any really had any sort of message or contributed greatly to literature but it was an ok read and a good way to waste a little free time. So once again it was ok for what it was but it wasn’t all that.
February 15, 2018
A collection of short, superbly creepy stories from Valarie Savage Kinney.
Six quick reads that will make your flesh crawl, send shivers down your spine, or make your hair stand on end.... possibly all three!
Six quick reads that will make your flesh crawl, send shivers down your spine, or make your hair stand on end.... possibly all three!
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