Status Updates From Into the Mystic, Volume Two

Review will be up this weekend! I have two faves so far 😏

Lighthouse Five: I really liked that! I enjoyed the development of The People's culture and ways of life.

Holy Water: Another sad but beautiful story.

To The Sea: Really lovely and haunting

Vampire Hours: I didn't appreciate the return to reading about vampires who ignore consent. Also, super paternalistic about mental health, which is a big "no" for me.

The Holy Company: Both the creepiness and the romance felt a little underdeveloped, but not terrible.

Unraveled: Interesting magic going on in this one

Dressed in Wolf Skin: Enjoyed that one a lot!

Seaside Escape: Ick, the set-up for that story was seriously disturbing, and not in a good way. Everything about the deal with the selkies and the witches was really gross, there was insta-lust but no real connection between the main characters, and the writing needed another edit or two.

So far it's not bad but it's not super thrilling either. But I have a few stories left to read so I'll see how I rate it at the end...

I liked Lighthouse 5. It's a lovely lighthouse operator/mermaid romance.

Holy Water is an intense, compelling, and rather tragic love story about a girl who falls in love with la llorona.