Book Review: And The Grave Awaits by Roberta Eaton Cheadle #shortstories #reviews

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I’m delighted to share my latest review. I was excited to learn that Roberta Eaton Cheadle had released a new book – a collection of short paranormal and dark stories. I’ve always enjoyed anything by this author, and I was pleased to find that this collection is one of her best.

And The Grave Awaits by Roberta Eaton Cheadle

What Amazon Says

A collection of short paranormal and dark stories.
Includes the award-winning short story, The Bite.

A group of boys participate in a reality television challenge; to the death.

What does it mean to be a Canary Girl? One young woman is about to find out.

Where is the bride? A beautiful young woman goes missing during a game of hide and seek on her wedding day.

Some stories will make you cry, some will make you gasp, and some will leave you believing in vigilante justice. All will end with a grave.

Available at all Amazon outlets including: Amazon US

My Review

5 stars – An engrossing collection of short stories

This fascinating and well-written short story collection drew me in from the moment I started reading. I’m familiar with this author’s previous titles so I had high expectations, and this proved to be one of her best. The title of the book describes it perfectly, as the author has crafted short stories with the common theme of death. Some are paranormal, some are mysteries, and many are based on real events from the past.  Most of them have a surprising or tragic twist, and I was enthralled by the wide variety of subjects.

The topics varied from Inca children about to be sacrificed, a munitions factory in World War One, factory girls working with radium in 1922, a woman on her wedding day who finds a deadly trap door, and a horrifying contest in a dystopian world. I felt drawn deeply into the time and place of each story and at times I was hoping for a happy ending, only to have my hopes dashed. I became engrossed, turning the pages right to the end. Sometimes spine-tingling, sometimes chilling and at times pure horror, the stories were a timely reminder that death awaits us all. Despite the dark subject matter, the stories were written with deep compassion and empathy.

The author clearly has a strong creative spirit, drawing ideas from so many subjects. I was fascinated to read, at the end of each story, an explanation of the source of her inspiration. As an added bonus, I certainly learned some historical facts and improved my general knowledge.

This was a fabulous read, and I give it a resounding five stars.

About Roberta Eaton Cheadle

Roberta Eaton Cheadle, is a South African writer and poet specialising in historical, paranormal, and horror novels and short stories. She is an avid reader in these genres and her writing has been influenced by famous authors including Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Amor Towles, Stephen Crane, Enrich Maria Remarque, George Orwell, Stephen King, and Colleen McCullough.

Roberta has two published novels and a collection of short stories and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories included in several anthologies. She is also a contributor to the Ask the Authors 2022 (WordCrafter Writing Reference series).

Roberta is also the author and illustrator of sixteen children’s books, illustrator to a further three children’s books, and the author and illustrator of three poetry books published under the name of Robbie Cheadle, and has poems and short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

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79 thoughts on “Book Review: And The Grave Awaits by Roberta Eaton Cheadle #shortstories #reviews”

  3. Author Jan Sikes's avatarAuthor Jan Sikes

    A fantastic review, Toni. I agree with you that this is some of Robbie’s best work. My favorite heartbreaking story was the Radium Girls. I love how she fleshes out real historical events to write about. Thank you for sharing and congratulations to Robbie!

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    2. robertawrites235681907's avatarrobertawrites235681907

      Hi Diana, thank you for your lovely comment. I like writing short dark stories and I am working on another collection based on South African history. It’s not as big a project to write short stories as you get a mini success as you finish each one.

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