{"id":9066,"date":"2022-02-11T22:32:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T02:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=9066"},"modified":"2022-02-11T22:32:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T02:32:05","slug":"book-review-dont-break-the-oath-women-of-horror-anthology-4-edited-by-j-girardi-and-j-pipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-dont-break-the-oath-women-of-horror-anthology-4-edited-by-j-girardi-and-j-pipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Don’t Break The Oath: Women of Horror Anthology #4 edited by J Girardi and J Pipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Don’t Break the Oath: <\/span>Women of Horror Anthology #4 <\/span><\/i>edited by J Girardi & J Pipe<\/p>\n

Kandisha Press 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

ISBN-13: 979-8750064694<\/span><\/p>\n

Available: Paperback- Kindle edition<\/span><\/p>\n

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Women are increasingly taking the lead as horror authors and the present anthology is already number four in a successful series penned exclusively by female writers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I\u2019ve missed the previous three volumes but I\u2019ll certainly do my best in order to secure a copy of the whole series.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current volume features twenty-three tales and, as customary with short story anthologies, not all the included material worked for me, although the average quality is certainly more than acceptable. But, as always, some stories really stand out and here they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Coachman\u2019s Cottage\u201d by Anna Taborska is a conventional, yet powerful, tale about the ghost of a woman walled up alive by her vengeful husband, haunting a man occupying an abandoned cottage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonora Taylor contributes \u201cCapable of Loving\u201d, an insightful, disquieting piece featuring a creepy little girl bound to become a criminal, while Angela Yuriko Smith pens \u201cPerfect Girlfriend\u201d, an offbeat tale with a distinct SF flavor, featuring an inhuman doll endowed with extraordinary abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Kinda True Story of Bloody Mary\u201d\u00a0 by Tracy Cross is an intriguing, very dark horror story about Bloody Mary, unfortunately wrapped up in a slightly boring context.<\/span><\/p>\n

The vivid \u201c Fluid\u201d by RA Busby is a piece of body horror addressing the terrible consequences of physical transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

While a fifth installment has been already announced, please enjoy what those dark lady writers have produced so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Mario Guslandi<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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