The Sea Was a Fair Master

On these dark blue waves, it is the sea who is judge, jury, and executioner.

I'd heard so much praise within the horror blogging circles I run over this collection that, when I was offered the chance to review The Sea Was a Fair Master, it was a no-brainer—I immediately said yes! I've always been very fond of flash fiction (if you're not familiar, it's just really short stories!), but it's difficult to write, and even more difficult to write well. Thankfully, Calvin does an amazing job and I was not disappointed at all!

While I enjoyed all of the stories (minus 2, I think, that missed the mark a little with me), I definitely had some stand-out favorites, so I'll make it quick and name those off for anyone curious:

→ Restroom Finds: This packed such a fun twist into only a few pages and I loved the description and setting!

→ Fear the Clowns: The ending on this one is so subtle it took me a second to catch, but wow, did I love it!

→ Voodoo Child: Creepy kids, man, you can never trust ‘em.

→ The Guests: I don't know where I thought this was going, but it was NOT where we ended up, and I literally laughed out loud in surprise at the ending. FLAWLESS. Easily my #1 fave of the bunch!

Fair Master

Thank you so much to Calvin Demmer for sending me a review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts!