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Book Review: Promptly Written (Vol. II) by Ian Lewis and Matt Sugerik

Author: Ian Lewis & Matt Sugerik 
Release Date: 29th November 2020
Genre: Short Story Collection, Mix of – Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Horror & Slice of life
Series:
Format: E-book 
Pages: 231 pages
Publisher: 
Blurb:
Join authors Ian Lewis and Matt Sugerik on a unique storytelling journey in which each use an identical writing prompt to create a work of short fiction. As originally heard on Season 2 of the Promptly Written Podcast.

Review

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Promptly Written (Volume 2) by Ian Lewis & Matt Sugerik is a really interesting collection of short stories that I enjoyed reading thoroughly.

I am a sucker for good short stories because if done well, they have more power and offer way more than a full-length novel without the reader having to spend a lot of time reading them and these stories were precisely that. Well-written, succinct, terse and entertaining. I liked all the stories and was left wanting more.

I’d recommend this collection to all short story readers, especially to those who are looking for new authors to explore.

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