I received this as a download on Book Sirens for my honest review. I really enjoyed this book. The stories were all so unique and engaging. There were twists on classics and many fully new tales. Some stories were upsetting and made me really uncomfortable, in the best way possible. This dark collection all tied together by a common theme. My absolute favorite was The Honey Witch. It was beautiful and haunting. If you pick up this book and only have time for one read this is the one I would reco...

This is an interesting collection of culturally-diverse short stories. It immediately reminded me o the final story in the film The Theatre Bizarre. The editor chose a great transition from one story to the next and each story is beautifully written; but, as with most anthologies, some stories are more remarkable than others. I probably disliked more than I liked, but my favorites were 'What the Bees Know of Discarded Girlish Organs', 'Strong Meat', and 'Who Watches'. I received this book for fr...

Sharp & Sugar Tooth was a great book of short horror stories about Women Up To No Good. Captures your imagination from the beginning. It may even change the way you look at food. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I am clearly utterly biased, as I'm the one who picked the stories that ended up in this anthology, but I love them all to bits. Consumption is such an interesting theme, especially when it's tied into issues of sex and gender, and the stories in here have all approached the issue of women and food and horror in a variety of creepy, compelling ways. I love that while some of the stories in here depict women as victims, as consumable objects, others subvert that expectation by making women predat...

I think this book had a few stories that actually got my attention and the narration on most of them was amazing, but it was just not for me. It was a little too bizarre and had a fixation with touching some important matters with food and cannibalism that I just couldn’t get. If another book is released about this subject, I think I might skip it.

Received via NetGalley for review.The premise for this anthology is interesting, if not revolutionary: women through the lens of food and consumption. The introduction, written by Octavia Cade, brings up some wonderful points about how women are often the consumable in relationships of any type, offering themselves up for the enrichment of others in their lives. Unfortunately, and as has been stated, the stories that follow don't really live up to the examining and thought-provoking introduction...

Advanced reading copy supplied from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.I have no clue how a collection of short stories was this hard to get through, but I really struggled with this one. The introduction set things up for a lot of introspective, critical commentary on how food can be used as a metaphor for how women are treated in society. I really liked everything discussed in that introduction and I thought it drew some interesting comparisons I wouldn't have otherwise

This is a collection of short stories that you must have a taste for. I say this because because the stories are not for everyone. They are a tad shocking and out of the ordinary to say the very least..I myself could not get into the book but I did read the entire book. I refuse to give up on any book regardless of what it is. There were a couple that were good, so it did have its good points. Give it a try and see for yourself.I am leaving my honest review because I was given this arc copy from...

Like all anthologies, this has some great, some okay, and some not-for-me stories. I feel it would have been stronger if more stories had hopeful even if not happy endings, but I think that's a base issue with me and the genre. (A story using the word metamour! ...and ends in heartbreak and horror! :-/)

I'll be honest, I couldn't finish this book.It's basically an anthology, using food as social commentary about how women are treated - that's the rubbish it tried to justify itself with anyhow.But instead of any form of social commentary, the only thing I really took away from this book was that it was compiled by someone/people with a food fetish, pure and simple.You know the people who like to roll around in their food, throw it everywhere etc? I don't know the name for it.This book is written...

Sharp & Sugar Tooth. Edited by Octavia Cate Published 26 Mar 2019 by Upper Rubber Boot Books Independent Book Publishers Association. All 22 short stories collated for this ‘women up to no good series’ are well-written works of fiction. The book is the winner of 13 awards and shortlisted for 3. I cannot fault the writing. Each author deserves to be followed up. Octavia Cade, the editor, has pulled together a pack of writers whose brief was to write about the sweet and the sour, the mouth-wateri...

I loved this! Obviously, I liked some stories more than others, but can we talk about how this was a great showcase of horror that involved a wonderful array of authors that are from around the world. The main theme is consumption/eating/food, and I know that might put a few people off. Knowing what I was getting into, it was much easier to enjoy it all. Great anthology.

I loved the introduction to this book! I believed I'd find engaging stories about women/ people who are nonbinary or identify as women and their relationships around food and power struggles with their gender identity, but the majority of the stories missed the mark for me. They were too food-focused for me and read like food fetish porn.I really appreciate a collection put together featuring only female, non-binary, marginalized sex or gender identities though and really hope they continue doin...

I typically love anthologies. I love that different authors have the ability create such diverse stories with just a premise to go on. Sharp & Sugar Tooth should have been one of those loves. A dark horror anthology revolving around food? Sounds like a lot of fun, right? The introduction of the book tells of "...we eat or we die. And that makes food ripe for exploitation and power." (Can't argue with that.) Food then becomes a "tool of empowerment within horror, and consumption is a two-way proc...

A creepy, edgy, make-you-want-to-sleep-with-the-lights-on compilation of dark and twisted horror stories that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck and had me taking a second look in the closet and under the bed -- more than once. *I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

Thank you to Octavia Cade (editor), A. R. Henle, Alyssa Wong, Amelia Gorman, Anahita Eftekhari, Betsy Aoki, Caroline M. Yoachim, Catherynne M. Valente, Chikodili Emelumadu, Crystal Lynn Hilbert, D. A. Xiaolin Spires, Damien Angelica Walters, Erin Horáková, H. Pueyo, Jasmyne J. Harris, Joyce Chng, Katharine Duckett, Kathleen Alcalá, Kathryn McMahon, Penny Stirling, Rachael Sterling, Rem Wigmore, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Upper Rubber Boot Books, and NetGalley for allowing me the extreme pleasure of ac...

The theme for this horror anthology by writers who identify as female, non-binary, or a marginalized sex or gender identity was food and consumption, and some stories really ran with the theme in creative directions. An example is the lead story, “Candy Girl” by Chikodili Emelumadu, which uses chocolate to tell the story of a love spell gone wrong. But a good portion of the 22 stories had potential that was wasted by the need to shock rather than scare. Some even felt meandering with no point ot...

Tried this author for the first time and was not disappointed. I really enjoyed the stories that were presented. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving this book in this manner has no bearing on this review.

Definitely not my type of book.. found it difficult to get into the stories though to be fair I am generally not a huge fan of short stories. This book was graciously provided via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The premise of this one seemed exciting, but the actual book was disappointing. I was looking forward to some enjoyable short stories, but felt like I had to force myself to finish the book.