Love and supernatural otherness
The collection places love alongside ghosts, immortals, a selchie and other supernatural circumstances.
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Melissa Marr - Author
This anthology offers contrasting kinds of supernatural romance: wistful, thoughtful, unsettling and eerie. Its short-story structure lets readers compare how different writers handle love, strangeness, freedom and uncertainty.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis anthology offers contrasting kinds of supernatural romance: wistful, thoughtful, unsettling and eerie. Its short-story structure lets readers compare how different writers handle love, strangeness, freedom and uncertainty.
The collection places love alongside ghosts, immortals, a selchie and other supernatural circumstances.
In a futuristic setting, students study the difficult conditions of the past and undertake a project involving experiences removed by technology.
A girl living in a strict village wants further education and to become a doctor, while her family’s rules include leaving school at fifteen and marrying her at sixteen.
The strongest pause points are the creepy and disturbing tone of “Fan Fictions”, a ghost romance, a murder-solving premise, and a story involving strict family rules and marrying a daughter at sixteen.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.