debzemanlms's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve never read Veronica Roth‘s books before. The short stories were a good introduction to her world. I would assume that the last two stories were part of her novel world. Each story was different, a story about self discovery, free will. stories about choice, and deciding which choice is the best for you
vanillabug's review against another edition
2.0
Not really impressed with this collection of short stories. Some of the artwork that was included was nice and under the dust jack, the hardcover is stunning. There was only story in here that I really connected with and the others were forgettable right after I read them. This had potential to pack a punch because some of the underlying concepts were hard hitting but I just don’t think the start story format was the way to go.
bookish_spoonie's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars
I am a bit of a Veronica Roth fangirl so when I saw this new book I got instantly excited and nervous. Would it be good as the divergent and carve the mark series? I can thankfully say that yes, it is.
This book is made up of short stories, a few based in the Carve the Mark world, which I loved as I am always happy to learn more about my favourite worlds and characters and they did not let me down. I also adored all of the other short stories, which were all completely different to the others!
It was an absolute treat for me, I just wish I had read it as a physical book and not an e-book as it looks like the illustrations would be awesome.
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review from netgalley.
I am a bit of a Veronica Roth fangirl so when I saw this new book I got instantly excited and nervous. Would it be good as the divergent and carve the mark series? I can thankfully say that yes, it is.
This book is made up of short stories, a few based in the Carve the Mark world, which I loved as I am always happy to learn more about my favourite worlds and characters and they did not let me down. I also adored all of the other short stories, which were all completely different to the others!
It was an absolute treat for me, I just wish I had read it as a physical book and not an e-book as it looks like the illustrations would be awesome.
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review from netgalley.
dragontomes2000's review against another edition
3.0
This collection of stories from the future was meh. After the first story Inertia, which really resonated with me, the rest just left me feeling nothing. Some of the premises were nice but once again I just don't feel like short stories are for me. I love stories on a much grander scale. After reading some of these I wanted more. Oh well, what can you do about it.
letkris10sing's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
gwechman's review against another edition
3.0
It’s hard to read and review short stories as a whole. Each individual story brought something different to the table. That being said, I liked the first couple stories more so than the last few, but I think that is to be expected. Overall this was a relatively quick read and a good collection of short stories.
star_chaser76's review against another edition
3.0
As I think is true with a lot of short story collections; I liked some more than others. There are a few I would love to see full novels for (namely The Spinners) and a few seemed to drag despite their short length. I wish the last few hadn't been based around characters from one of Veronica Roth's Carve the Mar series. I have no interest in reading this series and the amount of info dumping required to catch new readers up on the backstory for this world and characters really bogged the stories down. They really should have been published in their own compilation.
Overall, I enjoyed the first half the book and was disappointed by the second. However, if you are a fan of her Carve the Mark series you'll probably enjoy the second half more than I did.
Overall, I enjoyed the first half the book and was disappointed by the second. However, if you are a fan of her Carve the Mark series you'll probably enjoy the second half more than I did.
evenchicago's review against another edition
Too slow paced, and too YA for my mood