Loved this book.  Plenty of devious surprises and crackling suspense, along with interesting characters.  Just the sort of book to cause a lack of sleep, but I won't complain!  Highly recommended.

*This book was provided to me as an ARC at no charge in exchange for my honest review.  My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to participate in this program.*

As it took me a while to get into this book, once I did I couldn't stop reading!! There are some scary and funny moments in Graves Grove. Things are always different and changing. Definitely a good book for fall and Halloween time!!

This collection of short stories revolving around the little town of Graves Grove is perfect for dark autumn nights as it gives you all of those Halloween feels. Entertaining and creepy!

I enjoyed the stories of the town of Graves Grove.  Each story is unique in its own way.  Some will have you laughing a little while others are scary and fun.  Great book!

So when I first started the story I was kind of not getting into it. Yet, by the second story, I found myself flipping the pages to find out just how different and unique this town truly is. Graves Grove is not your normal town. Things happen here, people disappear, a statue changes outfits every day, the supernatural is among the people. Yet, no one can really explain why. This town was founded in the 1800s and it has been weird ever since. Each story being told was different but it all went together perfectly with the story before so to speak. I really enjoy it when the authors can be all on the same page as to how they want a story to go in an anthology. This is a great read for whenever but it is also a good read for Halloween.  I love big trees but I am not sure this is one that I want to have in my backyard. 22 stories, 22 different things that happen within this town of Graves Grove what could possibly happen right?

Completely different from the genre I enjoy reading The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove was a compelling and spooky read for me. This book left me immersed in a fascinating and creepy world of ghosts, demons, evil fairies, vamps, shifters, haunted forests, and Jikininkis. Graves Grove in British Columbia, Canada has a pretty despairing history of resident children going missing. Not one or two, but hundreds of children have gone missing over the years without any explanation and never been found. Graves Grove thus keeps attracting people from all over. Some visit, never to return. This anthology of stories will keep you hooked till the very last page.

What attracted me to the book was the beautiful yet spooky cover and true to its design, this book's main recurring character is the cursed sycamore tree.  Other characters that make a frequent appearance are Samuel Madsen Graves, the town's founder, the fascinating Mamie Rue Le Doux, and the cute russet hound Copper. All stories had a pretty high creep factor making it the perfect read especially after 10 pm. Gives you the heebie-jeebies. Of all stories, I loved the story Rules, Double-Edged Sword and The Never-ending Circle of Love.

Thank You, NetGalley, BHC Press and J.S. Bailey, Mackenzie Flohr, Elise Manion, D.M. Kilgore, et al. for an arc!

This was a great collection of short stories that all take place in one weird creepy town. I really liked it! The tales were odd, freaky, disturbing and off-putting. A great read during the Halloween season. They were also beautifully interwoven and I liked how it jumped all over the life of the town and its people.

Another anthology, tied together by place this time.  As always, anthologies are a mixed bag.  I suggest reading only a few at a time and reading something else between.  It helps with the disjointed feeling of the stories.

Following in the tradition of creepy towns such as Castle Rock, Graves Grove is overrun by spooky occurrences and all the the things that go bump in the night. The overall concept was intriguing, and several of the stories stood out. Like most other horror anthologies, though, there were also a few tales that weakened the reading experience. 

Decently done overall and worth a read. Just be ready to skip past the few duds.

It took me longer to get through this than I had expected, but I sometimes struggle with short story collections if each story doesn't keep me engaged. After a humdrum story, it's awfully easy to just put the Kindle down and call it a day.

The Whispered Tales is a collection of 23 stories by 17 different authors, but all of the stories are focused on the town of Graves Grove, British Columbia and it's unusual inhabitants. The town was founded by Samuel Graves, who is himself of mysterious origins, and a small band of followers in 1880. Throughout the years (the stories takes us past the year 2027), we get insight into the peculiar happenings in the town and the seemingly normal but actually rather disturbed residents. Over the years, many, many children have vanished without a trace, and the old sycamore tree that Graves planted on day one is somehow at the center of the disappearances.

The stories have a little bit of everything creepy: ghosts, witches, mysteries, murder, vampires, demons, shifters, you name it-—the short story format and multiple authors allows for this variety. Obviously, the writing styles vary, but all of the stories are decently written, and the book is well edited and fits together nicely as a whole. This is mainly horror, and at least one of the stories was genuinely disturbing, but there is a lot of dark comedy sprinkled throughout as well.

Each author sticks with the basic elements/themes of Graves Grove, including the daily-changing statue of Samuel Groves, the scary sycamore tree, the child disappearances, the local crazy lady, and the town stray dog, but from there the stories vary widely. A few of the stories have a very YA feel to them, a couple are almost pure comedy, and some are psychological thrillers.

As with any collection like this, some stories are going to be more successful than others for each reader. Personally, I thought the vampire story came out of nowhere and didn't feel like it belonged, but I adored the funnier stories sandwiched in with the scarier ones.

My favorite story is 'Magick' by D.M. Kilgore, which is the hilarious tale of possibly the most unsuccessful witch I've ever read about. Magdala Agatha Mersy seems to be completely lacking in any kind of witchy skill, but gosh, does she try hard. Her struggles give us the background to one wacky element of the town, and I loved it.

This was an enjoyable read, despite the trouble I had sticking with it, and a perfect spooky read for me this October.  Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this fun, spooky collection.

I received a copy fr9m the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

This collection of supernatural and strange stories occurring  in a small fictional town in British Columbia was perfect for the halloween season. Though not always spooky, each story had its own little twist and contribution in explaining certain mysteries surrounding the town. I also thought it was fantastic that even though each story was written by a different author, that everyone managed to maintain consistency in certain elements of the narrative. For example, the missing children over the years, Copper the dog,  the appearance of fairies, the very creepy sycamore tree in the middle of town, crazy Mamie Rue le Doux, and my personal favourite, the wardrobe changing statue. 

There was creepiness, humour, tragedy, and mystery, with each story being very different from its predecessors. I really enjoyed this collection.

The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove is a perfect anthology for the Halloween season, or really any time of the year. This was a great read for right before bed. I could finish one story if I was tired, or read a few more if I wasn’t ready to close my eyes yet. Each story was unique and had a sense of dread or horror, but still tied in perfectly with the rest of the stories.

The way the editors, J.S. Bailey and Kelsey Keating were able to pull together all the stories from all the different authors into a cohesive story is amazing. There are some central characters, including the sycamore tree, that flow throughout the entire book. As well as some characters that you only read about once. This worked well, except for one story involving the vampires. It left me hanging and there wasn’t a conclusion to it in the book. Not that every story needs a conclusion, but this was so wide open that it needed something more, or perhaps to be taken out of the anthology.

While a lot of the stories are eerie, there are some funny ones. The reason behind the bronze statue’s clothes changing daily was amusing. And when you find out more about, Cooper, the dog that belongs to everyone and no one, there is a heroic twist that gives you a bit of hope for the village of Graves Grove.

Graves Grove would be a place that I would enjoy visiting, but with some Holy Water, a machete, a gun, a stake, silver bullets, and a platoon of Marines.

This is a decent read, not the best, but definitely fits the horror genre, even if a little weird at times. it starts off in a very early time period, with later stories taking place after a community has been established by one man. All of the stories relate to the same community and certain people/aspects of it. Good for someone who likes anthologies where the stories connect with each other.

Hidden among the Canadian Rocky mountains, the town of Graves Grove seems like a normal small town. There's a library, stores, homes, and a heck of a lot of peculiar happening. The people there seem normal, but each contains a multitude of secrets and strange fears. There's also terrifying sycamore tree and a large number of children go missing. 

The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove is a unique anthology in that all of the stories are set in the same town. Editors J.S. Bailey and Kelsey Keating had the unenviable task of not only putting out a call for these stories, but blending them in a way that makes sense and keeps the reader on edge.  The collection is highly enjoyable and a perfect new type of anthology to pick up as we enter the Halloween season.

The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove is available October 13, 2019 from BHC Press.

The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove is a decent book.  The premise of creating a novel out of a series of short stories is interesting and unique within itself.  Each story has its own sense of horror and intrigue that, no matter which way the story goes, it always leads back to the mystery of Graves Grove and it’s founder, Samuel Graves.  

I find that there is a set base of characters that reside within and give the town it’s own strange qualities with their own distinct mannerisms.  Each of these people adds to the mystery and heart of what is actually going on while each story gives a hint as well.  Some are briefer than others, while a few stories are a nice length, delving deep into the bizarre events of the Grove.  The one thing I feel holding this book back is the vast amount of characters beyond the main few.  Because there are so many instances and so many characters and the majority of the stories are so short, I cannot find an emotional connection with any of them.  Everything happens so fast that there isn’t time for much emotion, and once that emotion is presented, the story is quickly shut down only for me to have to restart completely fresh with another.  This had me taking several days between reads; having a sit down for two or three stories, the most, so I could digest them and not get them mixed up.

The writing is old fashioned, often with a somewhat backwoods twang that I think goes well with this type of story.  It appears, as said in the book, to be targeting teens and children but in the horror-like fashion of Grimm’s Tales.  The language is clear, distinct, but lacks the power of creating an extensive and realistic atmosphere, which I feel is mainly because of the shortness of the sections.  

Overall, The Whispered Tales of Graves Grove is okay but not something I would write home about.

A refreshing assortment of horror tales that sound like the old days, but are totally modern. Each of them gave me just the right amount of chills and thrills.  While the tales are very different, this collection puts me in mind of some of Poe's greatest work., And that's huge. I recommend this book to anyone who has a love for gothic horror, or well crafted horror in general. Check this one out. You won't be disappointed.

I love horror anthologies so I was super excited to read this. I never expect to love every single story in a book of shorts and that’s okay. What matters to me more is what I take from the experience overall. This was a fun, imaginative take about a town overcome with hauntings, disappearances, and strange events. I mean I don’t know what else you would expect from a place named Graves Grove honestly. This was a fun, easy read perfect for when fall hits.

Definitely an imaginative grouping of stories, and the individuals putting together the anthology did a great job of keeping the storylines related, and tying the entire book together from finish to end. Some of the stories did get a little repetitive, but they were all unique, short, and fun to read. Great read.

This anthology clearly is an anthology. Still, the writers did a very good job in consistency. The details of the characters that came up in more than one story all fit together, and all stories together do not build, but grow the complete picture of Graves Grove and it's sycamore tree.

I am glad that I could enjoy the view and spookyness of this little Canadian town. It seems that I, unlike many, was able to leave. At least, let's first find out if I can get it out of my head too. Perhaps I'm mentally as stuck in Graves Grove now as the inhabitants are physically.

As soon as I saw the cover I knew this book would be coming on vacation with me. That old tree could not be a more perfect representative for this anthology, That sycamore is featured throughout the stories and is practically one of the main characters. All the tales take place in Graves Grove, a picturesque town with a dark past and a pervasive evil that still thrives to this day. One of my favorite characters who pops up in multiple stories is Copper the town stray dog. He belongs to everyone and to no one, and has a secret of his own much like the other residents. You will meet ghosts and demons, witches and trapped souls in Grave's Grove. Most of the stories are quite dark and eerie but one in particular was rather humorous. There is a bronze statue in the town square that somehow changes it's clothes on a daily basis. The townspeople are quite used to this. In one amusing story we learn how this came to be, and it was one of my absolute favorites in the whole collection.