Torture: A Halloween Anthology by AJ BlackburnMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This review is specifically for Fractured Remains by Crystal North. I'll update with others as I finish them!
First a note on the whole book - it's a Halloween Anthology by British authors, so expect dark, tortures souls. All the stories come with trigger warnings; this isn't sugar and spice and all things nice!
The story centres round Callie, who is recovering from an incident that is hinted at, but not fully explored, and her three friends and protectors. The three guys are there to both protect Callie and help her heal, and to hunt down and avenge the bad guys.
For a short (approx 16k word count) story, the characters are quickly and effectively developed, looking at both past and future relationships, and the how of what happened to Callie is told via flashbacks to text messages and one hell of a twist/cliffhanger at the end!
In line with the warnings, there's one torture scene which I'd describe as descriptive rather than gory, and in fitting with the rest of the story.
As mentioned, it ends on a cliffhanger, with the follow up due next year. Can't wait!
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