Review: Climb, walk around or barrel through?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
"How Karen Met Her Mountain", a woman dealing with personal demons is ambushed and kidnapped along with her husband while driving home from her fathers funeral. She must choose if and how she wants to survive. This tale is nasty and viscous, with plenty of satisfying bloodletting.I haven't yet read either of Mr. Keisling's Monochrome books (strong emphasis on yet), so I can't say if the "Ugly Little Things" tales are out of character for him or not. What I can say is that these four tales prove that he is perfectly capable of bringing the tension, pulling on your heartstrings and splattering the gore. Whatever is next for Mr. Keisling's "Ugly Little Things", I am fully invested and I will gladly pay with my sleep. For what better way is there to spend a few hours in the dark, more than likely with all four appendages tucked safely under a tight blanket (and possibly a night light), than with some truly enjoyable tales that are assured to linger in your skull, stain your psyche.Dark, dirty, captivating and nasty, I had a great time playing with this ugly little thing.