A review by xangemtheelibrarian
All These Sunken Souls by Circe Moskowitz

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Overall a fantastic anthology with a lot of excellent authors 

"Lights" by Kalynn Bayron
  • 5/5 ⭐
  • Literally one of my top 3 authors at this moment in time. This was such a stunning opening to this anthology. 
"Be Not Afraid" by Ashia Monet
  • 4.5/5 ⭐
  • This was such a unique concept! The way the main character here watches everything happening around her with detached interest, like a kid watching ants work, completed the atmosphere here.
"All My Best Friends Are Dead" by Liselle Sambury
  • 4.5/5 ⭐
  • Another absolutely incredible author with another absolutely incredible story. I had sort of managed to guess what happened to our MC, but the ENDING. Wow. 
"The Teeth Come Out At Night" by Sami Ellis
  • 3/5⭐
  • This is one of the two stories I had the most difficult time understanding. Mostly because I felt like I hadn't been given any answers at all by the end of the story. I still don't know what that thing was and I don't know why the teeth kept changing. This story in particular did have the creepiest buildup of dread though. 
"I Love Your Eyes" by Joel Rochester
  • 5/5 ⭐
  • THIS. Is everything I love about gothic horror. The mansion setting. The steady unfurling of all secrets, revealing every character's rotting core. The final bid for victory. 
"The Consumption of Vienna Montrose" by Joelle Wellington
  • 2/5 ⭐
  • Eugghhhhhhh she fucked the house. She. FUCKED. the. HOUSE. I was not expecting that in a YA Horror Anthology so it just really caught me off guard 
"The Landscape of Broken Things" by Brent Lambert
  • 4.5/5⭐
  • Ohhhh I liked this one a LOT! The concept was very interesting and fresh. I enjoyed learning more about the mystery behind why the psychics couldn't see the future anymore.
"Mother, Daughter, and the Devil" by Donyae Coles
  • 4/5 ⭐
  • This exploration of the trauma passed down to us is rife with imagery. Whether it be the teeth, the smell, the crime, the revenge... All of it is vividly written in this story 
"Papa Pearlie" by Ryan Douglass
  • 3/5 ⭐
  • Look. Dolls are creepy AF. But I am so disappointed in the MC here. Zeke did himself and his sister dirty. 
"No Harm Done" by Circe Moskowitz
  • 4/5 ⭐
  • Truly I did not see this plot coming. I was fully prepared for a doppelganger situation, and well... I sort of got it I guess! That family is absolutely nuts.
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