3.75 stars
"The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight."
The Yellow Wallpaper follows an unnamed woman and her letters of her husband diagnosing her as ill. She has been confined to a nursery in a mansion as her husband's sister cares for their baby. It's a chilling tale that is well-known and widely acclaimed. It's creepy and unsettling. I really enjoyed my experience reading this one and I know it'll be one that I remember when it comes to short stories. It wasn't a personal favorite for me and I think that may lend itself to the childlike writing style. I did, however, enjoy the setting and the tone. It all felt very isolating and shaky the closer I got to the ending and I loved that.
Whimsical Writing Scale: 3.5
Character Scale: 3
Plotastic Scale: 4.25
Cover Thoughts: I don't have a cover on my Kindle edition. It's one of those placeholder covers that they give free Kindle classics.
Bleed Like Me: Poems for the Broken by Azzurra Nox
1 star- DNF @40%
This is a poetry collection that focuses more on darker content and themes. I love dark poetry. I'm always down for a good Poe-wannabe, but note I said good. This one is not good. I cringed inwardly so many times at the vulgar, grotesque, and obscenity. I like weird and dark things. This poetry collection was the Endless Night of horror for me. It's so overtly dark that it becomes campy and questionable. I just was not a fan and I tried to read this all the way through because it's a short poetry collection, but I just couldn't force myself to continue. It was too painful.
Here are the questionable things I encountered:
"Inject me with anti-depressants, / They are my only companions. / Allow the worms to crawl on over me, / Possess me. / Eat me. / Until I rot. / Until I'm blot, out of my existence."
Questionable
"Rip my eyes from their sockets. / A queer fetish in your pocket."
Weird, but not the worst thing I've read.
"Look no further- / For I'd be your geisha. / I'd be [your] lover. / I'd be your prostitute, / I'd be your humble servant, / I'd be your slave."
IS THIS REAL? I can't.
Don't even get me started on the Mephistopheles with Scabbed Wings poem because it was revolting and just plain over-the-top.
The real-kicker is my personal favorite for why I can't continue with this flaming garbage:
"Because I've raped all your lovers. / You'll need to beg me before I'll shoot you up."
Whimsical Writing Scale: 1
Plotastic Scale: 1
Cover Thoughts: It's weird and I thought I was going to get something on the horror-side because of it.
Thank you, Netgalley and Twisted Wings Production, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
1 star- DNF @40%
This is a poetry collection that focuses more on darker content and themes. I love dark poetry. I'm always down for a good Poe-wannabe, but note I said good. This one is not good. I cringed inwardly so many times at the vulgar, grotesque, and obscenity. I like weird and dark things. This poetry collection was the Endless Night of horror for me. It's so overtly dark that it becomes campy and questionable. I just was not a fan and I tried to read this all the way through because it's a short poetry collection, but I just couldn't force myself to continue. It was too painful.
Here are the questionable things I encountered:
"Inject me with anti-depressants, / They are my only companions. / Allow the worms to crawl on over me, / Possess me. / Eat me. / Until I rot. / Until I'm blot, out of my existence."
Questionable
"Rip my eyes from their sockets. / A queer fetish in your pocket."
Weird, but not the worst thing I've read.
"Look no further- / For I'd be your geisha. / I'd be [your] lover. / I'd be your prostitute, / I'd be your humble servant, / I'd be your slave."
IS THIS REAL? I can't.
Don't even get me started on the Mephistopheles with Scabbed Wings poem because it was revolting and just plain over-the-top.
The real-kicker is my personal favorite for why I can't continue with this flaming garbage:
"Because I've raped all your lovers. / You'll need to beg me before I'll shoot you up."
Whimsical Writing Scale: 1
Plotastic Scale: 1
Cover Thoughts: It's weird and I thought I was going to get something on the horror-side because of it.
Thank you, Netgalley and Twisted Wings Production, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Have you read either of these books? Are you a fan of The Yellow Wallpaper? If you haven't read it, it's free and I highly recommend giving it a shot! Let me know down below in the comments!
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