[Image TK]Many thanks to Macmillan Audio for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest reviewDNF. well, that got old fast ------------reasons why i will definitely love this book:1. horror2. edgar allen poe3. a fully casted audiobook (WHAT)| Goodreads | Blog | Pinterest | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram

Dark, diverse, feminist, eerie, memorable, and twisted—welcome to the new generation of Edgar Allan Poe. It’s a lot of fun in here.In His Hideous Heart, editor Dahlia Adler has compiled a truly impressive shortlist of some of Poe’s most famous tales, reimagined for a 2019 audience. I couldn’t believe how nuanced and imaginative these retellings were, and how eerily similar they felt to their original inspirations. Having the original Poe tales in the back of the collection was such a good call—I...

Oh... my god... EAP retellings?! Do you guys even know how much I love Edgar Allan Poe?! *screaming intensifies*

You had me at Rin Chupeco and Kendare Blake reimagining Edgar Allan Poe, but then I read the rest of the contributors and almost fainted. This is going to be the best anthology ever. What a blessing. Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Youtube | Twitch

I'm so excited at how soon this book will be out in the world, and thank you to everyone who's looking forward to it! It is, of course, on the horror side, so, CWs below in the spoiler tags, but, uh, assume a lot of death/murder/revenge; I'm not gonna put those tags in because it's basically every story. (Please note that these are intentional facets of the stories in which they appear. YMMV on how you receive that, but you aren't going to find these things "checked" on the page, only...dealt wi...

I have to admit it, my 3 stars rating is me being kind and appreciating young authors for trying, not because I'm happy with the stories.Okay, there are plenty of stories which are decent, but they are only just this, decent, not outstanding or chilling, like tales inspired by Poe should. Therefore, if this book managed to encourage more people to read those classical Poe's weird tales at the last half of the book, then I'm more than glad. Poe's masterpieces never disappointed.To be honest, I al...

These stories were a lot of fun to listen to. Creepy but satisfying.Kind of wish I listened to His Hideous Heart back in October.. but eh, details. Why not start off November with a horror bang - right? In this book, you will hear 13 different short stories about Edgar Allen Poe's classic tales.Luckily for me, I haven't really listened to or read any of this work. Unless it was for school.. which has been a while for me. So it was really interesting to get these unique stories a try. Then on top...

Overall, I wasn't disappointed by this . . . but I thought it would be better?? Feel more Poe-inspired? Some stories hit that vibe just right though, which is why I don't feel completely let down by this.

I am so excited to be part of this anthology! (And hopefully I will resist the urge to make Poe-themed puns.)

I absolutely loved everything about this collection of short stories, from start to finish! I was a little hesitant to read it at first because I love Poe so much and I was worried about what would be done to his stories. Those fears were completely unfounded and I adored it. The authors did such a good job of breathing new life into Poe’s classics and making them feminist and diverse and inclusive and it was just breathtaking. It's difficult for me to pick a favourite story out of the bunch, ea...

2 stars So I wrote some notes for each story as I was reading, but when I got to the end I realised most of them said the same kind of things: boring/flat/forgettable. Maybe it would’ve gone over better if I was a huge Poe fan, but I’ve only read a few of his works. Despite this, I still felt like there was something missing from many of these stories. Not a single one was scary — even the serial killer one, which was downright cartoonish and made me laugh (this clown literally wears dark robes

No rating for now.. wasn't in the mood to read Poe's stories so will put up a full review when I get to them:).See my status updates for my ratings (DNFed the last story). I enjoyed the stories for the most part but only a handful stuck out for me, with only one that annoyed me and had me wondering how it made it in the collection.Would recommend, there's a nice variety of stories in here.

Review Originally Posted On The Sassy Book Geek 3.5 Stars**** Huge thank you to Flatiron Books for providing me with a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review ****General Trigger Warnings: Violence, Gore, Murder, & DeathStory specific triggers will be listed with the story below! I have to say when I first heard about an anthology of contemporary Edgar Allan Poe retellings, I was absolutely pumped! And while there were definitely a few stories in here that I didn’t completely fall

Originally posted on: The Quirky Book Nerd*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review*“Once upon a midnight dreary,I received a review query,About this very quaint and curious volume of Poe’s retold lore…”First off, I have to start by saying I was incredibly tempted to write this entire review as a poem in the style of “The Raven” but, unfortunately (…or perhaps fortunately), I think that far exceeds my creative writing talents.I know I am pointing out the...

Edgar Allan Poe being one of my favorite authors, I couldn't not get this book. Although I'm always wary when it comes to retellings of one of my favorite book or of stories of one of my favorites authors, I still really wanted to read that one. While I haven't been absolutely enchanted by it, it's still a good book, with a nice idea behind it, and I'm pretty sure many people (including others Poe fans) will love it more than I did. Edgar Allan Poe was an amazing writer who influenced so many pe...

1.5 (FULL DISCLAIMER: I AM an edgar allen poe stan)Oof! i hated it! There are exactly two good things in this book, Kendare Blake and Edgar Allen Poe. Thank god this shitty book includes all his original works, because I need to cleanse my pallet after gargling this shit storm for days straight. Breakdown: She Rode a Horse of Fire: 4.5⭐️It’s Carnival: 3.5⭐️Night-Tide: 3⭐️The Glittering Death: 3.5⭐️A Drop of Stolen Ink: 2⭐️Happy Days, Sweetheart: DNF 0/5The Raven (Remix): 1⭐️Changeling: 1.5⭐️The

(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) I couldn't imagine a book that was more on brand for me. Edgar Allen Poe re-tellings, edited by a fantastic human, full of some of my favorite and most anticipated authors? His Hideous Heart is made for me. I was unbelievably lucky to get an early copy and I devoured it whole. His Hideous Heart retains the magic of anthology, while bringing new life to Edgar Allen Poe. Part of why...

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler is an anthology of thirteen classic Edgar Allan Poe tales as reimagined by top YA authors. Needless to say, Edgar Allan Poe is one of my all time favorites so I had incredibly high expectations for this collection with an all new audience in mind. I loved that these talented authors have created such unique takes on these classics, some of which are quite unexpected. It was so much fun to b...

"His Hideous Heart" Edited by Dahlia Adler is a collection of 13 short stories that are retold and inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. The overall themes include Love and Loss, Grief and Death, Rivalry and Revenge. Edgar Allan Poe's works continue to inspire Young Adults and every reader to this day, even after more than 150 years later. I remember reading Poe in high school and remembering how I felt reading his works. I enjoyed this collection and it is very well curated by Adler. Some of my favorite...

Now that my Secret Santa knows what I got her for Christmas, I can share that I was reading this book to find out if it was going to be a good gift for a fellow Poe lover. Full review to come soon!Full story-by-story breakdown. If I had just read the original story in October, I didn't reread it for this comparison, but the ones I had only read in high school I revisited to create a more current opinion. I loved that the original tales were in the back of the book, and I would read the retelling...