Title:Strange Secrets

Author: Mike Russell

Genre/s:Mystery, Fantasy, Short stories

My rating: 4/5 stars

Goodreads synopsis:

Discover the mystery of the two-headed rose and many more Strange Secrets in this new collection of extraordinary stories by Mike Russell. ‘It can’t be real.’ ‘But it is.’ Strange Secrets invites you to discover the magical and the marvellous. Startlingly inventive and constantly entertaining, these unique, vital and vividly realised stories will take you to places you have never been before. Strange Secrets is Mike Russell’s third short-story collection.

The Strange Books secretary gave me a copy in exchange for an honest review. Seeing the synopsis, I was intrigued right away. A collection of short stories filled with mystery and magic? Count me in!

The writing

I really liked the writing in this book. It was easy to read and to follow, yet it was eerie and disturbing. These short stories, though…