I wasn’t sure if I’d this horror anthology, especially after reading the first story. This ended up being really good, though! Below, my ratings for each story:

Left Turn At The Lost Soul: This was an odd story about a young man running out of gas, seeing a tree and meeting a woman. There was a creepy tone, but this wasn’t for me. 2.5/5

Confidence Game: The story of a woman and her Neep, a robot with living cells that claims to help people talk through their problems. It has an odd instruction manual with rules a Mogwai, which was fun to read, as was this whole creepy story! 5/5

The Taste of Yellow: Young twins live in a religious commune that has a ready supply of hallucinogenic honey (aka “mad honey). Add it to some moonshine and you’ll have a Mad Night! I wasn’t sure where this was going, but the ending was fantastic, upping the rating. 4.5/5

Ova: A woman wakes up to find her boyfriend is gone and a lump on her abdomen has arrived. I wish this would have been longer… 4/5

My Head Is A Chestnut, And Other Tales From The Crypt: This was an odd story about phrenology, which always makes me think of “Django Unchained”. A general life rule? Stay away from the Jell-O shots! 3/5

Sonata In God Minor: I wasn’t sure what this strange story of a musician was at first, but the ending was fantastic! 3.5/5

In The Shadow Of The Abyss: A unique story of a couple who head to a dark island, in more ways than one. 3.5/5

Stories I Told My Dead Lover: The most beautifully written story in this anthology. 4/5

One For The Demons: A quick little poem. 3/5

I’d definitely be interested in reading more from this author! Overall, I give this short story collection 3.5 stars, rounded up.

(Thank you to Blackstone Publishing, Jo Paquette and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on June 11, 2024.)5 s2 comments Heather529 5

Thanks to #NetGalley and #BlackstonwPublishing for the book #StoriesIToldMyDeadLover by #JoPaquette. This book has 8 short stories in it. A mix of psychological thrillers that will haunt you. I read these disturbing stories in one sitting and would recommend it. 3 s J R1,032 14

good horror story set although at points stories got kinda weak. tysm for the arc. would recommend someetimes. strong ones and weak2 s Angela317 26

*1.5 stars rounded up for Goodreads scoring system*
Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone publishing for my arc in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

"Stories I Told My Dead Lover" by Jo Paquette is a short story collection that is supposed to lean towards psychological horror. This collection has eight stories and most short story collections, is a mixed bag. Unfortunately for me, I didn't really any of them nor did I see any of the psychological horror in them. The only one I enjoyed and wanted more of was "The Taste of Yellow" which followed a young boy involved with a bee-centric cult. Other than that, the other stories just felt very half-baked and unfinished. I thought Paquette had some really interesting ideas but the execution needed a lot of editing and fine tuning. Additionally, most of the stories were very abstract rather than psychologically horrific; it felt Paquette would introduce an interesting and slightly creepy thread just to abandon it in favor of some completely nonsensical thing that adds nothing.

Overall, I was really disappointed with this one. netgalley-reads no-thank-you underwhelming2 s Markita_Reads268 11

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