June was a slow month. Only finished 3 books.
1. Horns by Joe Hill. My first time rereading Horns since it’s initial publication. While I still place Horns behind NOS4A2 & Heart Shaped Box, I came away with a much greater appreciation for the book than I did on the initial read. 5 / 5
2. Her Wan Embrace by David Barker. A collection of mostly Lovecraftian themed stories (at least those I read), this is the second thing I’ve read from Barker. The first piece, A Revenant for Rebecca Pascal was co-written with WH Pugmire. I didn’t care for Revenant very much either. Flat writing, uninspired story telling, this will probably be the last time I give Barker’s work a shot. DNF
3. The Last Watch by JS Dewes. Trying to get back to reading some SF again after not reading much over the last 20 years. Don’t know that TLW will be the book to jumpstart my SF reading. Overall I liked the story, but it definitely dragged on at times. At 470 pages, it could have easily been edited down to the 370 - 400 page range. 3 / 5
4. Dark Stars ed. by John FD Taff was a mixed bag at best. My favorite story was the John Langan piece, a modern version of the Wendigo story. I also liked the stories by Priya Sharma (a fantasy story about islanders with incredibly long life spans) & Usman Malik (a retelling of an Indian folk lore with a horrific ending). I didn’t like the stories by Ramsey Campbell, SG Jones or Livia Llewelyn. The rest of the stories were OK. 3 / 5
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1. Horns by Joe Hill. My first time rereading Horns since it’s initial publication. While I still place Horns behind NOS4A2 & Heart Shaped Box, I came away with a much greater appreciation for the book than I did on the initial read. 5 / 5
2. Her Wan Embrace by David Barker. A collection of mostly Lovecraftian themed stories (at least those I read), this is the second thing I’ve read from Barker. The first piece, A Revenant for Rebecca Pascal was co-written with WH Pugmire. I didn’t care for Revenant very much either. Flat writing, uninspired story telling, this will probably be the last time I give Barker’s work a shot. DNF
3. The Last Watch by JS Dewes. Trying to get back to reading some SF again after not reading much over the last 20 years. Don’t know that TLW will be the book to jumpstart my SF reading. Overall I liked the story, but it definitely dragged on at times. At 470 pages, it could have easily been edited down to the 370 - 400 page range. 3 / 5
4. Dark Stars ed. by John FD Taff was a mixed bag at best. My favorite story was the John Langan piece, a modern version of the Wendigo story. I also liked the stories by Priya Sharma (a fantasy story about islanders with incredibly long life spans) & Usman Malik (a retelling of an Indian folk lore with a horrific ending). I didn’t like the stories by Ramsey Campbell, SG Jones or Livia Llewelyn. The rest of the stories were OK. 3 / 5
B
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