The Reading Frog’s Reviews > Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales > Status Update
The Reading Frog
is finished
Yesss! Finally finished this beast of an anthology. A few of the stories ended up being 5-star reads, while others weren't my vibe.
Will rate each story on its own as well as give them their own review. I will probably rate the full book based on the average of all the individual ratings.
RTC
— Feb 16, 2026 12:28PM
Will rate each story on its own as well as give them their own review. I will probably rate the full book based on the average of all the individual ratings.
RTC
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The Reading Frog’s Previous Updates
The Reading Frog
is 65% done
Just finished 'Kitty capulet and the invention of underwater photography' and holy shit it was so goooooooddddd. I'm glad another story in this anthology ended up being a 5⭐ read for me.
Great commentary on colonialism, stolen land and the desecration of that stolen land.
— Feb 12, 2026 04:12AM
Great commentary on colonialism, stolen land and the desecration of that stolen land.
The Reading Frog
is 57% done
Didn't fully get it but I did enjoy the Mercurials story!
— Jan 28, 2026 05:20AM
The Reading Frog
is 47% done
Wings in the morning was soooooooo good 👏 highly recommend it
— Jan 20, 2026 06:50AM
The Reading Frog
is 36% done
Gonna start 'wings in the morning' which seems to be a super popular one!
Excited
— Jan 20, 2026 05:14AM
Excited
The Reading Frog
is 36% done
Patrick Ness's story was fun but I expected more.
I'm still waiting for a story to hit as much as the kraken one which in my opinion was amazing.
— Jan 15, 2026 02:13PM
I'm still waiting for a story to hit as much as the kraken one which in my opinion was amazing.
The Reading Frog
is 31% done
I haven't been as invested in the last few stories but the next one is by Patrick Ness which excites me!
— Jan 15, 2026 07:13AM
The Reading Frog
is 27% done
I didn't really enjoy 'Quick hill'.
I hope the next story in this anthology will interest me more.
— Jan 14, 2026 04:33PM
I hope the next story in this anthology will interest me more.
