Breakable Things

Cassandra always delivers. I can assure you if you liked the synopsis, you will enjoy this book. Cassandra's writing is strong, descriptive, and the plot its well developed. You can visually see images based upon the vocabulary used. As a fan of Khaw and her books, this was outstanding.

What an enjoyable collection of short stories! I really liked how Khaw managed to take folklore, myths and more, and create what felt like completely original stories.This is definitely a collection worth reading when you enjoy folktales but what a new take on them. It has murder, betrayal, grief, regrets — it has it all. There’s tales from the world of humans, but also perspectives from mermaids and animals which proved to be the most exciting of them all.I’ve not read a lot by Khaw yet, but what I’ve read by them always surprises me. They work with words and languages in a way I think very few authors are able to do, without making you as a reader feel intellectually lesser than the author. It’s always a delight entering the worlds that they create and I can’t wait to explore more of their works.// Review copy received by the publisher.

None of the stories in this book disappointed me. Cassandra Khaw continues to be an amazing writer and I will continue to happily read any book they put out.

I almost gave up chasing the magazines in which their stories were published, so I'm extremely grateful for this collection! Enjoyed it very very much. The writing style is haunting and beautiful and I marked so many quotes, almost the whole book is now color-coded.There really is no excuse to sleep on this author!