I'm finding one of my favorite "genres" is a good underappreciated Speculative Short Story Collection. I just love the bite sizes of weird. This is one of those and I'm happy to have found it! It's a mix of horror and sci-fi, with slight hints of fantasy elements. All good stuff. It definitely is influenced by Lovecraft at times. The author describes some of these stories as "kids vs. Eldritch monsters". I haven't watched it, but if your thing is the show Stranger Things, these stories are probably for you. Otherwise, the stories seem to mostly feature journalists and the ethics of scientific research, when a story isn't about children battling Eldritch. The scientist angle is fun though, as Mohamed's bio says she is also a scientist. Occasionally, I would feel like part of a story was too jumpy, as if I lost my place on the page or skipped a few sentences. But overall, this is a very solid collection of stories! Then the stories also remind me of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, Jeff VanderMeer and many sci-fi films. It's hard to pick favorites in this collection. I was going to try, but I would end up listing most of the stories. I love when that happens. And that cover! I already have a few books with 'tiny astronaut' covers in mind to be reading quite soon. ( )