Distorted 2

by Roberta L. Smith

Distorted 2 continues author Roberta Smith’s exploration into the weird, the ironic, the horrific, and the paranormal. Events that take place within in these eight tales are the result of human emotions and actions gone awry where moral conflict reigns supreme.
*Dreams come true at a shocking price
*The number 255 holds significant meaning for a dying woman
*Greed leads to a lesson learned, but then again, some people never learn
*Longing for another time, another place makes up for feeling unfulfilled
*Someone thinks revenge done right is poetry in action

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 5, 2022

About the author

Roberta Smith is an award-winning author. She loves a good ghost story. So that's what she writes. Her novel "The Haunting of Peter Ashton" placed as a finalist in the Horror: Paranormal/Supernatural genre of the 2023 American Fiction Awards. Her novel, "Simone's Ghosts" won the 2017 Hollywood Book Festival's grand prize.

Reviews

[Tanya Hansen · Rating 2 out of 5]

The 8 short stories were fun in their own way. However, I would have rather read one very well-rounded story than these 8 short stories. I get that they are short stories but 7 of 8 were lacking serious depth of any sort. There just wasn't enough story there for me to call most of these a story, I have seen high school essays for English Composition that had more depth than these stories.

I'm wavering between 1 and 2 stars. I didn't dislike the stories, I found them seriously lacking but they were fun and interesting in a very abbreviated way. If I had paid for this book instead of winning it on Goodreads, I would be seriously upset.

[Janice D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great read. I love that the stories are short and complete unto themselves. I can read while in a waiting room or a bus stop. The words just flow off the page and the characters are all pieces of each of us. Who has not longed for a different time, or wanted revenge. I highly recommend diving into another aspect of yourself with this book.

[Stephanie Ingram · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall the short stories were quick and simple. Made for a fast read. A few I felt could have a little more, while others were just dragging on. I did enjoy it for small quick reads.

[Candie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this short story collection. There were some stories that I enjoyed more than others and some that I would have loved for them to have been longer.