teaandtales1's reviews
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I'm having a hard time reviewing this book - I did not enjoy reading it all (in fact this one ended early as a "DNF"), but I also don't think it's truly a bad book. 

I am a massive fan of horror books and have also recently gotten really into nonfiction books where the author is traveling to interesting parts of the country/world. Therefore, when I saw this book go up for availability I thought this would be the perfect read for me. 

The "Gothic Guidebook" is where I felt mislead. If you would be interested in reading a textbook about some places that have some dark history, but that the author writes about in the driest way possible - and makes clear that she doesn't believe in the supernatural, nor does she seem to like most of the places she travels to - then maybe you will enjoy it. 

I, however, was not looking to read a textbook taking all the fun out of what should have been a fascinating exploration of the US. I've been to many of the places in the opening section of the book, and her disdain of having to visit there shines through and doesn't make for enjoyable reading. It is clear the author did a lot of research and a lot of traveling, however this is one trip I ended early.


Thank you to NetGalley for giving me access to a free ebook of this title in exchange for an honest review.

At some point - probably next fall - I will probably go back and try this again. I didn't dislike it, but also just wasn't getting into it when I picked it up this time

Definitely want to go back, but sadly my copy was severely damaged from a drink spill

I love reading anthologies, especially if it contains stories by authors I've never read before. If I find a story I really like, I immediately scour the Internet to find the rest of their catalog. 

In this case, all of the authors were new to me, and I have some great new reading to search out. While I know not everyone in this collection has other works translated to English, there was such a a wide variety of horror that there is something for everyone. 

I wasn't able to quite finish the collection before my advanced copy expired, but I really enjoyed everything I read. I will probably buy the physical book so I can read the ones I didn't get to (and reread the ones that have really stuck with me).

This is a great collection and a really wonderful job done by the editor.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an advanced ebook copy to read. 

This book had a lot of promise, but about 2/3 of the way through I realized I didn't care at all about what happened. The parents were infuriating and it was just the same thing over and over.