The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister by Stefan BachmannMy rating: 4 of 5 stars :star :star :star :star
Source: eARC via Edelweiss
I received a sneak peek copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I love spooky middle grade stories. When I saw this, I immediately got intrigued (I mean, look at that cover!) and the contributing authors are all well known. I definitely am glad I got to peek into this book. I wish all 36 tales would've been included in the ARC, but I definitely will be buying a copy when it's released.
The main reason I loved this was because of how scary it is. I know scary isn't normally a description I use for middle grade/young adult novels. I mean, I am an adult...and I don't think I've ever really gotten genuinely creeped out by a novel like this. So when I read it late at night and got kinda jumpy, well I was delighted! I mean, what a surprise!
The stories are all very short. Id say no more than 5 or so pages each. And there are plenty of amazing and sinister illustrations too, which is always a bonus. If you're in the mood for an atmospheric book that has a bunch of scary short stories, you need to pick this one up. But, if you're buying this for a child - be warned, may give them nightmares ;)
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you were genuinely creeped out!? Marvelous I'll definitely be picking it up I love that cover. Sad to hear the ARC didn't have all the stories.
ReplyDeleteYeah! I was genuinely creeped out! It was amazing :P glad you're going to be picking it up
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