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A review by mothreadsbookssometimes
Lavender Speculation by Jamie Zaccaria
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
These stories need a lot of structural editing. Grammatically, they’re fine, but there were so many stories that completely lacked substance or even a plot. Almost every story felt more like a story PITCH than a developed story.
I also had a big problem with the fact that almost every story ends on a cliffhanger because it’s “speculative fiction.” Cliffhangers are fine, but there needs to be a full story arc for them to work, which most of these stories were lacking.
While I appreciate that the stories were very queer-normalized, I found the queer aspect to be really lacking. For a collection to be advertised as queer short stories, I want to see the gays.
I also had a big problem with the fact that almost every story ends on a cliffhanger because it’s “speculative fiction.” Cliffhangers are fine, but there needs to be a full story arc for them to work, which most of these stories were lacking.
While I appreciate that the stories were very queer-normalized, I found the queer aspect to be really lacking. For a collection to be advertised as queer short stories, I want to see the gays.