Shelf Awareness includes Hellions (Tin House) in “The Best Books This Week,” with a great review from Nina Semczuk, who says “The talented Julia Elliott alchemizes a mix of southern gothic horror and folktale, creating her own muggy, wild atmospheres in Hellions. In 11 stories, Elliott uses her gift for visceral description in various situations; for instance, an abbot ‘glistens like a broiled ham, a nun’s ‘soul rejoices like a bird flitting from a dark hut, out into summer air, and in ‘Erl King,’ college roommates share ‘mutual longing” that “[fills] the room like a swarm of moths.’. . . These are adult fairy tales at their finest.”
