oceanofsunflowers's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, I haven't even read Enclave yet. I only have the copy of Secret Heart and was curious to read this and have a glimpse of Razorland Trilogy. I have read Fade's thoughts, for Deuce, specifically. And damn those unspoken words made me melt. My heart was continuously fluttering. If given a chance, I would very much likely to read the trilogy. If only I had a copy, I literally would. Fade's a sweet and gentle guy. Deuce's a fierce and independent girl. I needed more of them to subside these fluttering feelings.
bookishbay's review against another edition
3.0
Update 10/2022
Overall: 3.04 stars
Glitches- 3.5/5
Bridge of Snow- 2.5/5
Dynamite Junior- 3/5
Monster Crush- DNF
Fixer- 4.5/5
Unstolen- 2.5/5
Secret Heart- 2/5
Death and Waffles- 5/5
Krisis- 1.5/5
Deleted Scenes- 3.5/5
Tortured- 1/5
Blue Moon- 4/5
The Cypress Project- 5/5
The Too-Clever Fox- 4.5/5
Initial read 2018: DNF'd most of these stories because, considering nearly every story was in some way related to the authors' other works, I couldn't connect to any characters because there was no way to understand who they were if I didn't read the prior works
Overall: 3.04 stars
Glitches- 3.5/5
Bridge of Snow- 2.5/5
Dynamite Junior- 3/5
Monster Crush- DNF
Fixer- 4.5/5
Unstolen- 2.5/5
Secret Heart- 2/5
Death and Waffles- 5/5
Krisis- 1.5/5
Deleted Scenes- 3.5/5
Tortured- 1/5
Blue Moon- 4/5
The Cypress Project- 5/5
The Too-Clever Fox- 4.5/5
Initial read 2018: DNF'd most of these stories because, considering nearly every story was in some way related to the authors' other works, I couldn't connect to any characters because there was no way to understand who they were if I didn't read the prior works
dani_bugz's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great anthology, and not only did I get to read some stories by authors I already love, I was also introduced to some new ones who I will certainly seek out! Of course, there were some stories I was less than impressed by, but on the whole they were quite good.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
1.0
1.5 stars
I wasted 3 days of reading on this anthology and it disappointed me so much. There was only two amazing ones out the bunch and that was Rutkoski and Bardugo.
I wasted 3 days of reading on this anthology and it disappointed me so much. There was only two amazing ones out the bunch and that was Rutkoski and Bardugo.
harato's review against another edition
3.0
Okay so I was a bit lazy in reading this coz like it was a collection of short stories, don't get me wrong I absolutely adore short stories but, this collection mostly has stories that are part of a series? Or prequel or smthn like that so I couldn't really get into it that much. Although I gotta say I loved the one from Lindsay Smith which is Krisis! Lovelyyyyy. And I also read some of the series already sooo I could relate to some but yeah. Overall it's cool? But I'm ready to read a legit full story!
landscapesofink's review against another edition
2.0
Little 8-page novella from Fade's perspective. I knew straight away what part of the book this was at, as he mentioned . I'm pleased to that little insight into how he feels about Deuce, even though it was really obvious... That novella was basically pointless. I learnt nothing new.
Spoiler
losing Deucecran's review against another edition
Tried picking this back up after a long hiatus, convincing myself that the few better-than-mediocre entries into the anthology so far meant there had to be at least some good to come. I think it's time I admit to myself that I just cannot fuck with YA anymore.
valhecka's review
3.0
The stories are fine - although I didn't read all of them, as the authors noted when a short/deleted scene/excerpt would spoil the main books. The authors' notes/explanations are generally clever. I got a good sense of who I want to read: Rutkoski, Mathieu, Alameda, McBride, Smith, O'Brien, Brody. Less impressed with Kelly, Finn, Aguirre, and Banks/Laybourne (although their short was adorable), and of course it's too late to regret reading Albin.
(Although the prequel short she contributed did show that I'm right in scientist-namedrop being outright wrong in the fictional implementation of reality construction and manipulation relying on string theory, considering that the first elaboration of any theory representing physical forces specifically as oscillating strings was published by Nambu, Nielsen, and Susskind in 1969, a good fifteen years after namedrop had kicked it. In the first half of the '40s, physics was either the Manhattan Project or defending your honor regarding your choice not to be at Los Alamos. Or, as Einstein was doing, trying and failing miserably to convince politicians and generals that nuclear armament would be an unqualified disaster. Which latches neatly into the short by Lindsay Smith as a prequel to [b:Sekret|15673520|Sekret (Sekret, #1)|Lindsay Smith|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1372782569s/15673520.jpg|21330653]...)
(Although the prequel short she contributed did show that I'm right in scientist-namedrop being outright wrong in the fictional implementation of reality construction and manipulation relying on string theory, considering that the first elaboration of any theory representing physical forces specifically as oscillating strings was published by Nambu, Nielsen, and Susskind in 1969, a good fifteen years after namedrop had kicked it. In the first half of the '40s, physics was either the Manhattan Project or defending your honor regarding your choice not to be at Los Alamos. Or, as Einstein was doing, trying and failing miserably to convince politicians and generals that nuclear armament would be an unqualified disaster. Which latches neatly into the short by Lindsay Smith as a prequel to [b:Sekret|15673520|Sekret (Sekret, #1)|Lindsay Smith|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1372782569s/15673520.jpg|21330653]...)
taylor_mcclernon's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5