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4.5 stars. Loved the stories from the points of view of the villains! I wanted a full book out of several of the stories!
This is a great concept. Stories from the point of view of the bad guys.
I liked the premise. Just think of it, a collection of short stories where the bad guy is the central character. There was a lot of goodness to be found here (despite the name) and I hear that they're coming out with a book 2. Sign me right up.
I'm mixed in regards to this work, "The Big Bad: An Anthology of Evil." It feels like most of these writers are just starting out, so I can't be too mean about it, can I? I suppose I could be super mean, but I'll forgo that and keep my review pleasant.For starters: the evil is pretty light. From zero to Sade, the anthology measures about a two on the evil scale. Pretty lighthearted. There are vampires, werewolves, zombies, Christian brotherhoods, super heroes, super villains, a dragon, goddesses...
This is a great collection of monster stories, some with a twist on the whole "good vs. evil" theme. If you are a fan of the genre, buy this book: you won't be disappointed. I highly recommend it.
A handful of stories were good or had potential, but as with most short story anthologies, I was vastly underwhelmed. So often I feel like I’m missing the “so what?” and the point of whatever random slice of meandering is featured over a few pages. I realize this is a horror anthology, but several stories contained gruesome elements that seemed to exist more for the shock or “edgy” factor than any storytelling purpose. The collection really could have used a proofreader to catch missing words, s...