murryloub's review
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
As with any story collection, some were really good & some were kinda “meh.” I enjoyed the stories with fantastical elements more. I’m not a big romance person, so the ones set in the real world with regular teenagers were a little annoying to get through.
Favorites: Giving up the Ghost, Sandwiched in Between, Starlight and Moondust, Something Gay and Magical
Favorites: Giving up the Ghost, Sandwiched in Between, Starlight and Moondust, Something Gay and Magical
Least Favorites: The Boy Is, Gilman Street, The Coward’s Guide to Falling in Love
biblioemily's review
4.0
3.5 stars. None of the stories really jumped out at me or felt very significant, but it's still a short story collection I'm glad exists.
mora55's review
Anthologies are great for my current attention span, which is Small!
I liked this one more than [b:Hungry Hearts|35858798|Hungry Hearts 13 Tales of Food & Love|Elsie Chapman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538684262l/35858798._SY75_.jpg|57378773], which I read earlier this week, simply because Hungry Hearts felt so limited by the need to be interconnected with the other stories and bound by its setting. My favorite stories in this anthology were "Yuna and the Wall" by Lydia Kang and "Faithfull" by Karunma Riazi. (Runners-up were "Death and the Maiden" by Tara Sim and "Giving Up the Ghost" by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas)
I liked this one more than [b:Hungry Hearts|35858798|Hungry Hearts 13 Tales of Food & Love|Elsie Chapman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1538684262l/35858798._SY75_.jpg|57378773], which I read earlier this week, simply because Hungry Hearts felt so limited by the need to be interconnected with the other stories and bound by its setting. My favorite stories in this anthology were "Yuna and the Wall" by Lydia Kang and "Faithfull" by Karunma Riazi. (Runners-up were "Death and the Maiden" by Tara Sim and "Giving Up the Ghost" by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas)
christinemark's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
literaryappeal's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
megfang315's review
these stories are reallyyyy short, and i felt like as soon as i was getting somewhere emotionally, they would end. sigh.
sadcoffee's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0