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Just started but already know this is going to increase my tbr.
1000 Ships by Kate Weinberg - A prequel to her book The Truants it definitely falls into the dark category. Despite feeling particularly short it does give a real sense of the characters. A little bit spicy, it's a story of betrayal, jealousy and revenge. Very much enjoyed so have added the Truants to my tbr.
— Jul 21, 2023 09:37PM
1000 Ships by Kate Weinberg - A prequel to her book The Truants it definitely falls into the dark category. Despite feeling particularly short it does give a real sense of the characters. A little bit spicy, it's a story of betrayal, jealousy and revenge. Very much enjoyed so have added the Truants to my tbr.
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Playing by Phoebe Wynn - A brilliant final story in this collection. Very much character driven and such a disturbing character Grace is.
— Jul 30, 2023 02:48AM
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Phobos - I think this could be my favourite story of the 12. Absolutely brilliant
— Jul 30, 2023 01:13AM
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Weekend at Bernie's by ML Rio - a story by this author was a big draw for me and I really enjoyed it. If you like your 80s movies you'll have an idea what this is about. I do love Rio's writing
The Professor of Ontography by Helen Grant - A little predictable but still an enjoyable story. I'm impressed the author squeezed so much into so few pages
— Jul 30, 2023 12:51AM
The Professor of Ontography by Helen Grant - A little predictable but still an enjoyable story. I'm impressed the author squeezed so much into so few pages
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Unknowable Pleasures by Susie Yang - I think I must be too tired or something as I didn't really get this story. I feel like I'm missing something but no idea what
— Jul 25, 2023 03:41PM
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Four Funerals by David Bell - hmmm not sure what to say about this as it's about a school shooting, and I don't really know how I feel about it. It is well written and I guess good to highlight the aftermath but I'm not sure a short story is the right place.
— Jul 23, 2023 01:42AM
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The Ravages by Layne Fargo - An interesting little story about love and betrayal set in archives. A little predictable but an OK read
— Jul 23, 2023 01:17AM
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X House by JT Ellison - Well written but not for me I'm afraid. I feel like the author tried to do too much in a small number of pages. There are two povs to contend with and it's quite heavy on description. I think the story told could actually work well as a full length novel, it's a good idea. It just needed more pages to add some depth
— Jul 23, 2023 12:53AM
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The Hare and the Hound by Kelly Armstrong - Not sure I would really call this dark academia but I did like it a lot. Possibly my favourite story so far, I do love a is someone going crazy or are there darker forces at work kind of tale. It also feels like a complete story, well written with fleshed out characters. Something I find rare in short stories.
— Jul 22, 2023 03:38PM
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Sabbatical by James Tate Hill - Really strange story that I really don't know what to make of. I think I liked it, or at least I enjoyed the apathy of the main character but overall it was really bizarre
— Jul 22, 2023 02:24AM
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Pythia by Olivie Blake - I'm a fan of Blake so her story was a big draw for me. It was however probably a mistake to read it while midway through Atlas Paradox. Pythia is quite complex for a short story, some difficult concepts and quite a few characters. It weaves together magic, technology, psychology, academia and social commentary. Maybe too complex for something so short but brilliant writing as always
— Jul 21, 2023 10:21PM
