The Lure of Dangerous Women

Posted on 17 April 2017 by Shanna Germain

Dangerous women aren t always the ones who carry guns and take down the bad guys Sometimes, the most dangerous women are the ones we don t even notice the sultry siren crooning in a smoky bar, the innocent young girl twirling in her summer dress, the soft shoed nurse who helps the comatose.In this collection, award winning author Shanna Germain gathers seven of her darkest, lushest fantasy and horror stories about strong, smart women who know that danger is a matter of scale and of which side you happen to be standing on. Read The Lure of Dangerous Women by Shanna Germain – kino-fada.fr I m seduced This is what a short story collection should be each tale a complete and fascinating wonder and impossible to forget Every story is satisfying in a way that you don t needand yet you can imagine it moving forward like a living being, continuing on as it naturally would.And these are the kind of the stories and writing that make me want to write I m itching to get to a blank page.I don t want to reveal too much plot, because part of the appeal of this collection is how orig I m seduced This is what a short story collection should be each tale a complete and fascinating wonder and impossible...Everyone once in a while I try to branch out from my comfort zone aka M M romance, paranormal urban fantasy, and light sic fi I think, Why Heather, maybe you d like some horror or high fantasy Why not give it a try And then I do and then I realize why I stayed away from those genres in the first place This book isn t slasher horror butcreepy horror Like those toys in Toy Story that are made from amalgamations of other doll parts and look all crazy You aren t sure exactly why Everyone once in a while I try to branch out from my comfort zone aka M M romance, paranormal urban fantasy, and light sic fi I think, Why Heather, maybe you d like some horror or high fantasy Why not give it a try And then I do and then I realize why I stayed away from those genres in the first place This book isn t slasher horror butcreepy horror Like those toys in Toy Story that are made from amalgamations of other doll parts and look all crazy You aren t sure exactly why they scare you but they just feel wrong Each story in this book is like that They are all subtly horrific, some with boundary pushing subjects like view spoiler autoerotic asphyxiation, children having sex, and mutilation hide spoiler I didn t quite enjoy any of the stories, but I appreciated each of them on a level The author managed to do complete world building in only 20 pages or so, something other authors fail to do in 300 pages The writing was meticulous and eerily ...Perfect title Other than that, the fact that Anna loved it probably means it s too scary for me 0_oThe Lure of Dangerous women is an incredible collection of short stories, each with their own magic that pulls you into a different world Germain writes with incredible sexiness, each tale with a lure of its own that will seduce you and tease you, making you submit to its beckoning Looking at the book, it s easy t...This collection is amazing.I d end my review right there because I think it says it all, but instead I m going to explain because Shanna Germain deserves the highest level of praise Her work is always astounding, forever touching, and incredibly deep I have yet to read a piece that I do not finish with a tremendous gasp or sigh and an utterance of, Goddammit, Shanna, you re brilliant Even removing the sex from her tales you ll find eloquent...I flew through this collection in an hour or two of reading My recommendation is to NOT do that but to savor these stories and pause to think about them I found that I was reading wanting to devour each one as I went with a hunger that surprised me I feel like I got a couple of strange looks from people around me as I was so intent on my reading that I ignored the other people in the room.I can t comment on individual stories without giving away spoilers so I will say that the mix of themes i I flew through this collection in an hour or two of reading My recommendation is to NOT do that but to savor these stories and pause to think about them I found that I was reading wanting to devour each one as I went with a hunger that surprised me I feel like I got a couple of strange looks from people around me as I was so intent on my reading th...FULL REVIEW no stranger to the dark fantasy genre, I am afraid to say that I struggled with many of the stories collected herein I often felt as though I had walked in halfway through the plot Many of the stories work in the fact that they left me feeling appalled, disturbed and uncomfortable in equal measures as I am sure the author fully intended but none of them really resonated with me or left me with any positive lasting impressions Unfor FULL REVIEW no stranger to t...This is a collection of seven short dark fantasy and science fiction stories, each one absolutely different from the others except in a couple things they are written exquisitely and everyone is enticing and addicting, drawing you forward into a powerful and dark embrace.Personally, I am not often fan of first person stories, I understand the unique opportunities they offer and their strength is often their weakness When the inner monologue stops moving the story forward and stops in loops ins This is a collection of seven short dark fantasy and science fiction stories, each one absolutely different from the others except in a couple things they are written exquisitely and everyone is enticing and addicting, drawing you forward into a powerful and dark embrace.Personally, I am not often fan of first person stories, I understand the unique opportunities they offer and their strength is often thei...A collection of short, dark stories of the thought provoking and tragic kind not the eerie and suspenseful kind I believe I m not proper target audience to really appreciate them I just don t quite dig them These stories, while short, should be read separately I think Give it time in between They re good for a bit of a think Trill 3 5 good prose, but had some awkward grammar it had a dark twist but I already expected halfway through Seed 3 5 an interesting story with a big twist A collection of short, dark stories of the thought provoking and tragic kind not the eerie and suspenseful kind I believe I m not proper target audience to really appreciate them I just don t quite dig them These stories, while short, should be read separately I think Give it time in between They re good for a bit of a think Trill 3 5 good prose, but had some awkward grammar it had a dark twist but I already expected halfway through Seed 3 5 an interesting story with a big twist about what s considered private , but sadly ends a bit too soon with what I felt was a dangling story Seeing Stars 3 5 a dystopian future with an addiction theme I kinda liked it Animal Instincts 2 5 a story of love between flawed individuals, but the ending was very odd and confusing to me One Woman Town 2 5 another dystopic setting, but I don...Familiar with Ms Germain s writing in a different context, I knew to expect beauty and challenge when I bought this collection I love that her women characters take responsibility, regardless of age and role, for their shadow selves They are heroes and villains and ordinary women Although the voices are first person, they are each unique And just when I ease into expectations, her worlds shove me off balance, force me to adapt.I was unprepared for the seamless weaving of exuberance, morbidi Familiar with Ms Germain s writing in a different context, I knew to expect beauty and challenge when I bought this collection I love that her women characters take responsibility, regardless of age and role, for their shadow selves They are heroes and villains and ordinary women Although the voices are first person, they are each unique And just when I ease into expectations, her worlds shove me off balance, force me to adapt.I was unprepared for the seamless weaving of exuberance, morbidity, sensuality, and death into these tales Although I wish for all of humanity to experience happy and peaceful lives, each reaching full potential, when it comes to story time, I am instinctively drawn tocomplexity, something closer to the real world even if the setting is arcane...

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17 April 2017

Shanna Germain