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informative
reflective
fast-paced
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Character
I'm always going to live imagery of hares.
adventurous
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Always hard to rate, but I’m rating this anthology for the best of its stories, rather than an aggregate of them all. Unlike its companion book [b:Eight Ghosts|41964442|Eight Ghosts The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories|Rowan Routh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1537702750l/41964442._SY75_.jpg|57172375] this also has a highly entertaining afterword on the folklore of English Heritage sites, the first 8 being the basis for the stories included. The eponymous first story by Edward Carey is a fabulous piece of writing, and some following also come close. Only one I found dull. Also has great illustrations by [a:Clive Hicks-Jenkins|966035|Clive Hicks-Jenkins|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png].
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
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N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
slow-paced
more historical than horror, with some folklore but not enough to suit me.
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Thought these were going to be lighthearted fairy tale - esque, but instead, it is a collection of creepy, dark folktales, which I love.
Some of my favourites include
Great Pucklands
Goibert of The Moon
The Dark Thread
Breaknecky
Some of my favourites include
Great Pucklands
Goibert of The Moon
The Dark Thread
Breaknecky
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sadly, the eight new stories in this aren't nearly as good as the lore they were inspired by from English Heritage sites, which is included in the back in its own section. Only two of them really worked, personally, with the rest feeling slightly 'writing exercise-y', while the introduction and the section of sites' histories and tales at the back were much more interesting.
Not as brilliant as ‘Eight Ghosts,’ the companion anthology for English Heritage, this compilation of short stories based on folktales (or folk horrors) set at various Heritage sites and written by authors such as Sarah Moss, is nevertheless very enjoyable.