This collection really blew me away. I don't think I can quite give it five stars, but who knows, I might come back and bump it up in a few weeks or months if it continues to haunt me. If you are at all interested in beautifully written horror, READ THIS BOOK.
Here are some extremely brief thoughts on each story, but I won't say what they're about, obviously.
"Your Clothes a Sepulcher, Your Body a Grave" - 5 stars. What a stunning start to this collection. I read it twice before I could even pull myself away to read the next story. Definitely my favorite of the collection, but not by much. The writing here is particularly poetic and haunting.
"The Women Who Sing for Sklep"- 2.5 stars. It probably didn't help that this story came after one that immediately grabbed me and then wormed its way into my soul. "Sklep" had some great imagery, but unfortunately, I don't think I really "got" it. Overall, it was fine.
"The Warriors, the Mothers, the Drowned" - 4 stars. I loved loved loved the setting of this one, and the protagonist was great: strong and capable and determined. I would love an entire novel of this.
"Too Lonely, Too Wild" - 4.5 stars. What a heartbreaker. And what an interesting world that was built so quickly.
"Rolling and Without Form" - 4 stars. Such a unique story. This is another one that I would love a full novel about. I feel like there's so much to explore here.
"Life Cycles" - 3.5 stars. A little jumbled for my taste. It didn't seem as focused as the other stories, and I felt like the author was trying to cover too much ground in such a short time.
"The Fifth Gable" - 4.5 stars. Equal parts creepy and heartbreaking. It's a perfectly contained story that I think only makes sense as a short story, and wow is it beautiful.
"White Throat Holler" - 2 stars. Like "Life Cycles," this felt a bit jumbled, like the author was trying to cover too much ground. However, "Life Cycles" was a more interesting concept with better imagery. This story fell pretty flat for me.
"Russula's Wake" - 3 stars. Creepy concept. I loved seeing things from the outsider's perspective, but there wasn't enough substance to wow me as much as some other stories.
"The Lights We Carried Home" - 5 stars. Another heartbreaker! I would have loved for it to be a little longer, not because it felt incomplete, but mostly because what was already there was so great.
"Thin Places" - 4 stars. Deliciously creepy. A wonderful end to this collection.

I need to add: this has landed Chronister squarely on my instabuy list.