A short story collection is a nice way to present yourself as an author. It takes talent to tell something good in fewer pages than a novel. Here we have a nice collection that makes me want to read more from this author.

Can't give any feedback on this book as downloaded it, then it disappeared before I could read it... problem with the app? I don't know

Love short stories collection books. They give you insight into what the author can write. Highly recommended this. Very eerie.

I was so intrigued by the premise of this book, and I wasn’t disappointed. This was a brilliant short story collection that took me outside my comfort zone. The author focused each story on the darker side of society and pushed me to think in abstract ways about what it would be like to be in the characters shoes. The characters themselves were well developed, and I cared about what happened to them in the end, despite how short the stories were. This was a book I really enjoyed, and I’ll be checking out more work from this author. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher, for a chance to read and review this book.

I liked this book but felt that some of the stories didn’t keep me hooked. The subject matter was very interesting though and the author is clearly very well spoken. I will say I really didn’t love the cover, and even though we shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, the truth is that cover art matters!! Especially in a world of booktok and bookstagram

A brilliant collection of short stories, each one leaving you wanting to know more. This book gives a thought provoking insight into the lives of some wonderfully interesting characters. My favourite character is definitely Rhoda, and her spirt for living life. Favourite stories include Black Shadow, Invisible Game and Coats for Goalposts. Highlight recommended and looking forward to the next collection.

Short story writing seems to be a dying art. Since the collapse of the pulp magazines in the late 1950s the outlets for publication have continued to shrink. Now, this extraordinary collection rises like a phoenix from the ashes. Its author, Stephen Anthony Brotherton, somehow manages to combine all the things I like about the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas Hardy and Roald Dahl.
These are stories short in stature but giant in content. Many of the stories have endings leaving one demanding "What happened next?" There's gritty realism with characters put under a microscope which is all revealing. This is storytelling at its most perfect.