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brookiie_15's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly I just found these stories boring which is unfortunate…
grzybowykrasnal's review
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.25
Ciekawa. Połowa opowiadań dobra, druga połowa niekoniecznie. Kupiłam że względu na V.E. Schwab i na jej opowiadaniu się nie zawiodłam
hsvensrud's review against another edition
Got put off by the first short story alluding to the teen protagonist having sex with the 25-30 year old appearance vampire (who was actually centuries old) and how he ‘ruined her’ for any future partner. :|
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
karenholmes's review against another edition
3.0
This book was quite a lackbuster for me. I've been reading consistently 4 and 5 stars books this year and I found one that didn't work for me. Yes, it's a short story collection and most of them were ok short stories but not one of them really grabbed me and wowed me.
Some I wish were longer and could develop a bit more their world, such as Dhonielle Clayton's, Rebeca Roanhorse's or Judy Murphy's. But they lacked the wow factor of a short story.
Pity, because I really wanted to like them!
Some I wish were longer and could develop a bit more their world, such as Dhonielle Clayton's, Rebeca Roanhorse's or Judy Murphy's. But they lacked the wow factor of a short story.
Pity, because I really wanted to like them!
hannahinpages's review against another edition
2.0
Well... That was disappointing.
I adored the diversity, but the majority of the stories just felt extremely flat. I didn't really care about any of them. The only one I enjoyed was A Guidebook For The Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed. I actually really enjoyed that one!! But the rest I either didn't like or just felt very lukewarm about.
It's a bummer because Victoria Schwab is my favorite author, but even hers just didn't have much to it.
I adored the diversity, but the majority of the stories just felt extremely flat. I didn't really care about any of them. The only one I enjoyed was A Guidebook For The Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed. I actually really enjoyed that one!! But the rest I either didn't like or just felt very lukewarm about.
It's a bummer because Victoria Schwab is my favorite author, but even hers just didn't have much to it.
bloodwitch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
scarlizziereads's review against another edition
5.0
read bcs of first kill and it was honestly fire
lory_elizabeth's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
rosekiller1920's review against another edition
3.0
Mildly interesting. But got a bit repetitive at times.
cozylifewithabby's review against another edition
4.5
I think this might be the strongest multi-aurhor Short Story collection I have ever read. I still had favorite stories, but none sucked lol