MixedI didn't love the writing but it wasn't bad there was a lot of different tones a lot of different types of characters and I just thought it was it was a fine time
Never Have I Ever (2021)
Others: Leaning positive “Am I dead?” Mebuyen sighs. She was hoping the girl would not ask. Spells and stories, urban legends and immigrant tales: the magic in Isabel Yap’s debut collection jumps right off the page, from the joy in her new novella, 'A Spell for Foolish Hearts' to the terrifying tension of the urban legend 'Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez'.
- ISBN:
- 9781618731821
- Length:
- 248 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror
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Loved itThis is probably the biggest shocker on this list because this is mostly dark fantasy and horror and that is not my thing most of the time but this collection was just magnificent. Every story in this was so good even if even if a few of them weren't exactly to my taste they were interesting. They were well written like Isabel Yap knows how to work within the short story format and puts this little twist on everything.