i’m normally a big fan of anthologies and short story collections but this one felt mostly mediocre and pretty bland.

there’s a lot of big names in there and several authors that i generally enjoy reading, so i don’t think it’s necessarily the chosen authors that made it feel meh to me? maybe it just wasn’t the right fit for me 🤷‍♀️

i do think there’s some stories that stand out more than others and maybe i’m biased because it’s also specifically authors i’ve loved everything i’ve read from them so far — but in general most of the stories with some oomph definitely was in the latter part of the book imo

in general it’s an okay collection of winter horror stories that are mainly depressing and grim to read. if that’s your thing, you’ll most likely enjoy this collection though.

/// ARC courtesy of Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley.