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Whiteout by Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton, Ashley Woodfolk, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas

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emily_mh's review against another edition

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3.75

Overall this was fairly decent. I think I wanted more variety of romance tropes in the end, as it was all friends to lovers or second chance romance. I will say that the whiteout provided an excellent atmosphere and created a bunch of different interesting scenarios that otherwise wouldn’t have existed. As a side note, the audiobook has a full cast for each POV character and was really well done. 
Below is my review of each romance: 

Stevie and Sola: these two had such a sweet best friends to lovers backstory. Sola’s sustained reaction to their argument did feel a little dramatic. Ultimatums are never the go, and it didn’t make sense that she would ignore Stevie trying to get in touch like Sola asked. The lack of communication was certainly frustrating, but also they are teenagers. I loved the gender questioning rep in Stevie. I liked that they were such a science nerd, and how much love they had for their friends. I also think it was good we had a chapter from Sola so we could see her processing the relationship and get a feel for her character. Their reunion was cute, but I wish we had seen more of the gifts that the book is revolved around obtaining. 

Kaz and Porsha: there was a little too much of the jealousy trope here for my liking. But the connection between the two MCs was palpable and I will always love the best friends to lovers trope. I also liked their communication around Eid, and loved Portia’s passion for Christmas. 

Evan-Rose and Savannah: the love triangle in this story was in my opinion unnecessary and detracted from my enjoyment as I detest that trope (unless it ends in polyamory which this one didn’t). But I liked Evan-Rose as the MC and particularly enjoyed the themes of queer self-discovery present in her story. 
Jordyn and Omari: this was a very sweet second chance romance. The two had a believable connection, but this was definitely the point where things started feeling repetitive because every story I had read so far was a variation on friends to lovers. 

Jimmi and Taio (apologies if the latter name is spelt incorrectly; I listened to the audiobook and couldn’t find a review that spelt his name): this was again a nice second chance, friends to lovers romance, but with the repetition of the tropes it felt very samey. 

Ava and Mason: yet another second chance romance, although this one wasn’t based on friends to lovers like the others. It also had a refreshing break from format with a dual POV set-up, and I liked the aquarium setting. I also appreciated the glimpses of how their relationship evolved. 

Unfortunately there are two authors contributing to this book whom I consider problematic: Nicola Yoon and Nic Stone. Because the authors don’t clearly put their names to each story, I could not leave out my review of the stories these authors contributed. 
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bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

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4.0

“My therapist, on the other hand, calls plans a double-edged sword. They definitely help with my anxiety, but thanks to this thing we call life, they don't always go as, well, planned. When they don't it throws me out of sort.” 

➽ Whiteout is a collection of stories during a snowstorm in Atlanta! I loved the setting and I'm always here for books that are made out of interconnected stories that you can see coming together! I listened to the audiobook, which was great as there are multiple narrators for each story. The heart of the book is about genius Stevie who is trying to make a grand gesture for her girlfriend Sola, who she hurt very deeply. She enlists the help of her friends Kaz, E.R., Jordyn, Jimi, Ava, and Mason, who each contribute to the overall storyline! Each story has a different pairing, but I have to admit that the stories didn't really stick in my mind. I remember really liking Jordyn & Omar's story, as they are stuck in their car during the storm and had the most interesting dynamic for me! I could see myself rereading Whiteout though, because it was an enjoyable, snowy read!
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