Gingerbread: A Dark Fiction Short Story

Joshua Ian

Oct 2019 · Moody Boxfan Books

About this ebook

Miss Mona is the sweet old lady who lives on the fourth floor. Or, at least, that's what all her neighbors think. But the true soul underneath the cardigan is much, much darker than anyone would ever suspect. Mona is hiding some very disturbing secrets in her home. After all, everyone has their little obsessions, don’t they?

Includes the bonus short story “Spark."

Ratings and reviews

Miss Mona is the sweet old lady who lives on the fourth floor. Or, at least, that's what all her neighbors think. But the true soul underneath the cardigan is much, much darker than anyone would ever suspect. Mona is hiding some very disturbing secrets in her home. After all, everyone has their little obsessions, don’t they? Includes the bonus short story “Spark." This has two wonderful creepy tales in this one. Both are shorts but they are truly creepy when reading in the dark alone! Found both to have wonderful plot and story lines in them. Well fleshed out characters that are going to make me look at my neighbours more closely and twice as much now! I really want to read more from this author after reading these. Recommend reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This is a very short story, written extremely well. I did not suspect what was going on even though I was warned. I love awesome short stories and this one is awesome. I wonder if I do not have a neighbor like Miss Mona. It seems it is very possible considering the news of these days where people are held for years while the neighbors never figure it out until one of them escapes.

This was a great quick read. Well written with well written characters. Book also comes with a bonus short story Spark. Which was also well written. I recommend reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

Joshua Ian can easily be captured by a witty turn of phrase or a low-bottomed electronic bassline. If you manage to combine the two, then you have his heart forever. He lives in New York City and writes mostly historical, speculative, and sci-fi/fantasy fiction but he does love a good mystery. He watches too many movies, eats too much dark chocolate, and falls into way too many Wikipedia rabbit holes– but it’s all in the name of research (or so he tells himself). One day he plans to travel the world - to see what each country has to offer in the way of movie theatres and dark chocolate, naturally.

Visit him on Facebook and Twitter @joshuaianauthor – on Instagram @moodyboxfan - or at his website moodyboxfan.com