Cohesive short-story collection, centered around women in horrific situations.But don't let the bleak title fool you: These stories are clever, entertaining horror, mixed with Sylvaine's wry dark humor. I normally don't choose short fiction, but this collection had me hooked from beginning to end.

This was a good, solid collection. My favourite story in it was Astronaut Dreams.. who would ever think of 28 Days Later style rage bees? Sylvaine, that's who.

I am such a sucker for a collection of stories. I love that this was an anthology written by a woman about women. I find it hard sometimes to rate short story collections but this was very entertaining and enjoyable.

I don't find myself with a lot of time to read these days, but when a new Angela Sylvaine joint drops I can't just NOT read it. That goes against my personal code as a lover of strong, emotionally resonant writing.I was super curious to see a different side of Sylvaine's writing. As a fan of her YA novel Frost Bite, I'm aware of her ability to write well-developed characters placed in a zany Amblin-style plot. How, then, would her writing style translate to something involving more grief and dread?Quite well, it turns out. Here we have 17 stories of varying lengths, all centering around women facing off against terrors that are supernatural, otherworldly, and human. I could see every reader having a completely different favorite story. If I absolutely had to choose, I'd pick "Antifreeze and Sweet Peas", as it examines familial trauma and the near-cosmic strength of motherhood. As a relatively new parent, this story hooked me in quick.What's particularly interesting about this collection is how it explores social and political themes. The horrors and microaggressions women experience on a day-to-day basis are virtually impossible for me, a dude, to understand, which is why existence of this type of horror is important.Angela Sylvaine calls herself a cheerful goth, but she's proving that whether she leans cheerful or goth, her writing always packs a punch.

An absolutely fantastic collection of 17 short horror stories. As the title suggests, each tale is woven around a girl as the main character. Some are quite short but still creepy while others are a bit more involved. I thoroughly enjoyed these tales.