The Invisible Woman: You barely notice her, sitting alone in the corner of the smoky bar. She walks through the streets at night, undetected until the moment she reveals her true self underneath that unremarkable form. We are your shapeshifters, your werewolves, your witchy women, your wicked little creatures and demonic entities, all hiding in plain sight as harried housewives, college students, bartenders, business execs, Instagram influencers–ordinary, often forgotten ladies with dark secrets. We're ready to show ourselves!
Overall, this was a massively impressive and enjoyable collection. The high-end names gathered together provide a great selection of themes and topics throughout here, especially with the relevance of the stories heading into female-centric tales of body autonomy, coming to terms with your body as they grow up, or the rage displayed at being overlooked, leading to a gruesome act of retribution, just some of the topics featured here. This makes for a great time as the range of features brought into the series is spiced up with a smattering of voices and tones in their writing to make the individual stories stand out even more, with the range of styles also coming together in a strong showcase here as it drops Gothic Horror, Splatter, Mythological homages, and even comedic touches. Not every story will resonate, especially with the volume of talent gathered here, but they’re fun enough and often kept to a short standard that makes for a fun read.
4.5/5
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