A Sliver of Darkness

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I did like how the author inserted introductions before each story, it helped clear my mind of the previous story and set the stage for the next one. Story 1 | "End of the Liner" - A post-apocalyptic world where we follow a group of people stuck on a cruise ship for decades.

I already had a taste of Tudor’s short story writing when three were tacked on to an audio that I listened to a couple of years ago…one of them showed up in this collection (The Lion at the Gate) and I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed it the first time. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Short story collections seem to have gone out of fashion in recent times, which is something of a pity.I'm usually not into a collection of short stories but I love this author and thought I would give it a try and was totally sucked in! Some other memorable stories include Tudor's nod to Uncle Steve (Runaway Blues) and another slightly snarky tale about a real estate closing (The Completion). Leila has lost everything – her daughter and her husband and now she is facing retirement, which isn’t as pleasant as it sounds. It’s the end of the world as we know it; survivors live out their lives cruising the seas on Ocean Liners. Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

There was only one story that was really able to scare me- and that was because my cat decided to attempt to meow, in the middle of the night, right when a high pitched noise was happening in the book.With many of these imaginative tales written during the pandemic, this lends a dystopian and end of the world vibe to them. The Block is inspired by an empty Nottingham tower block and is creepy, weird, atmospheric and with a great ending which makes me laugh! After all, “The Other Place” was an easy 5 star read for me, and two of her others earned 4 shiny stars!