A review by wlreed312
The Winter Spirits: Twelve Ghostly Tales for Festive Nights by Catriona Ward, Natasha Pulley, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Bridget Collins, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Stuart Turton, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Elizabeth Macneal, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Shepherd-Robinson

dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Reading a story a night from this collection was a great idea. I enjoyed all of the stories, and thought this was a very solid collection. My favorites were A Double Thread by Imogen Hermes Gowar and Banished by Elizabeth Macneal, with The Master of the House by Stuart Turton being very good also. These are dark stories, often with gruesome or disturbing bits fit for a ghostly anthology, but I thought all of the tales were very solidly written. 
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