**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**
3 stars
Kevin Brockmeier brings a plethora of ghost stories in the anthology The Ghost Variations. Brockmeier further divides the anthology into similar themes, which made for a pleasant reading experience.
My issues with this book are very similar to my issues with just about every anthology; some stories you’ll love, some you won’t care about, and some you may actively dislike. All in all, that produces a middle ground feeling for the collection as a whole. I do like the way that Brockmeier split up the collection by theme, and do enjoy his writing style in general.
My personal recommendation is for readers to enjoy this book a story or two at a time to allow the stories to have full impact. I actually read the book all the way through at once which led to an awkward muddle of stories which likely decreased my enjoyment in the end.
I did enjoy the work overall, and would be interested in more works by this author.
Bumpy Oak Books 
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