A Sliver of Darkness

I’m such a huge fan of short stories that are mysteries/thrillers, and A Sliver of Darkness was an amazing compilation. C.J. Tudor is truly a master of combining a little bit of everything: humor, horror, suspense, darkness, sci-fi, dystopian, etc. She is especially gifted when it came to the creepy, bizarre, and menacing while creating each distinctive story.

There are a total of 11 short stories that will each take you on a dark ride and leave you wanting more. The Lion at the Gate was an excellent dark spin on Narnia and was one of my favorites!

Overall, if you like short stories with excellent dark elements of horror which may give you the shivers then this collection needs to be added to your shelf!

Thank you, Random House and Ballantine Books, for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Time slips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. C. J. Tudor’s novels are widely acclaimed for their dark, twisty suspense plots, but with A Sliver of Darkness, she pulls us even further into her dizzying imagination.

In “The Lion at the Gate,” a strange piece of graffiti leads to a terrifying encounter for four school friends. In “Final Course,” the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. In “Runaway Blues,” thwarted love, revenge, and something very nasty stowed in a hat box converge. In “Gloria,” a strange girl at a service station endears herself to a coldhearted killer, but can a leopard really change its spots? And in “I’m Not Ted,” a case of mistaken identity has unforeseen fatal consequences.

Riveting, macabre, and explosively original, A Sliver of Darkness is C. J. Tudor at her most wicked and uninhibited.