Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales, (Hardcover)

from kryssi

Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy MONSTROUS AFFECTIONS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BEASTLY TALES was a mixed bag for me with some stories being pretty entertaining and spooky while others fell flat or just outright confused me. Each story involved a twist on a classic monster or monsters who inhab...

from WarriorLibrary

I liked some of the stories but not all of them.

from LibrarianMaven

As with any anthology, it's hard to get an even quality of writing. For this anthology, tone differs widely from story to story, from laugh out loud funny to legitimately creepy. You might not like every story, but there are bound to be one or two that appeal.

from rivkat

Monsters, mostly pretty monstrous but also, sometimes simultaneously, rescuers from even worse humans. Sarah Rees Brennan's In Other Lands short from Luke's POV is by far the lightest and brightest, while Patrick Ness's “everybody has demonic aspects and we are in a band” and Cassandra Clare's “y...

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Had a blast with this and met some new literary friends. Anyone interested in overturning, inside-outing, or otherwise disassembling and re-forming your ideas about monsters should give this a try. No idea why this was marketed only to the young adult market when it was released, but in doing so ...