A Sliver of Darkness
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The debut short story collection from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man, hailed as "Britain's female Stephen King" (Daily Mail), featuring ten bone-chilling and mind-bending tales. Timeslips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. C. J. Tudor's novels are widely acclaimed for their dark, twisty suspense plots, but with A Sliver of Darkness, she pulls us even further into her dizzying imagination. In "Final Course", the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. In "Runaway Blues", thwarted love, revenge and something very nasty stowed in a hat box converge. In "Gloria", a strange girl at a service station endears herself to a cold-hearted killer, but can a leopard really change its spots? And in "I'm Not Ted," a case of mistaken identity has unforeseen, fatal consequences. Riveting and explosively original, A Sliver of Darkness is C. J. Tudor at her most wicked and uninhibited.
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Favorites were End of Liner and Copy Shop. I really liked the concept of these stories.
While some of the stories in the book improved as I read, I did notice a concerning amount of fatphobia in one of them. Additionally, I found that the endings of the stories were somewhat predictable and lacked character redemption. However, one character, Gloria, stood out to me and I would be interested in reading more about her. Overall, I felt that the book deserved a two-star rating.
This is a collection of 11 short stories. I usually don't read short stories but I really enjoy the author so I thought I would give tem a try.
I have to say m favorites were I'm not Ted and Final course. Definitely an entertaining read.
The book definitely delivers what is advertised.
Thank you netgalley for my review copy!
