A review by pawsomereads2
Battle of the Bands by Eric Smith, Lauren Gibaldi
4.0
Individual story ratings:
Miss Somewhere by Brittany Cavallaro: 3⭐️
Cecilia (You’re Breaking My Heart) by Ashley Poston: 4⭐️
Sidelines by Sarah Nicole Smetana: 3.5⭐️
Battle of the Exes by Sarvenaz Taghavian: 3⭐️
Love is a Battlefield by Shaun David Hutchinson: 3⭐️
You Found Me by Ashley Woodfolk: 3.5⭐️
Adventures in Babysitting by Justin Courtney Pierre: 3⭐️
Peanut Butter Sandwiches by Jasmine Warga: 4.5⭐️
Reckless Love by Jay Coles: 3⭐️
The Ride by Jenn Marie Thorne: 3⭐️
Three Chords by Eric Smith: 4⭐️
Merch to Do About Nothing by Preeti Chhibber: 4.5⭐️
All these Friends and Lovers by Katie Cotugno: 5⭐️
A Small Light by Jenny Torres Sanchez: 4.5⭐️
Set the World on Fire by Lauren Gibaldi: 4.5⭐️
The Sisterhood of Light and Sound by Jeff Zentner: 4⭐️
General thoughts:
This anthology was such a fun collection of interwoven short stories for music lovers or anyone looking to enjoy the drama and romance of a night spent at a high school production.
I’ve never read a story collection like this one before! I loved that the stories were interconnected and they each pulled small elements from each other. It made for one whole cohesive story with so many different voices. I’d love to know what the writing process was like and how the authors pulled this off! Each story was good on its own but the way they all created a larger narrative together was so special.
Everything came really full circle in the end which was fitting for the theme and inclusion of feel-good stories with happy endings. I also really appreciated the diversity within the stories from race to gender identity to sexual orientation. This is always so important in literature, especially in a coming of age book like this one.
This was such a fun read and I hope to find more books and anthologies like this in the future!
Miss Somewhere by Brittany Cavallaro: 3⭐️
Cecilia (You’re Breaking My Heart) by Ashley Poston: 4⭐️
Sidelines by Sarah Nicole Smetana: 3.5⭐️
Battle of the Exes by Sarvenaz Taghavian: 3⭐️
Love is a Battlefield by Shaun David Hutchinson: 3⭐️
You Found Me by Ashley Woodfolk: 3.5⭐️
Adventures in Babysitting by Justin Courtney Pierre: 3⭐️
Peanut Butter Sandwiches by Jasmine Warga: 4.5⭐️
Reckless Love by Jay Coles: 3⭐️
The Ride by Jenn Marie Thorne: 3⭐️
Three Chords by Eric Smith: 4⭐️
Merch to Do About Nothing by Preeti Chhibber: 4.5⭐️
All these Friends and Lovers by Katie Cotugno: 5⭐️
A Small Light by Jenny Torres Sanchez: 4.5⭐️
Set the World on Fire by Lauren Gibaldi: 4.5⭐️
The Sisterhood of Light and Sound by Jeff Zentner: 4⭐️
General thoughts:
This anthology was such a fun collection of interwoven short stories for music lovers or anyone looking to enjoy the drama and romance of a night spent at a high school production.
I’ve never read a story collection like this one before! I loved that the stories were interconnected and they each pulled small elements from each other. It made for one whole cohesive story with so many different voices. I’d love to know what the writing process was like and how the authors pulled this off! Each story was good on its own but the way they all created a larger narrative together was so special.
Everything came really full circle in the end which was fitting for the theme and inclusion of feel-good stories with happy endings. I also really appreciated the diversity within the stories from race to gender identity to sexual orientation. This is always so important in literature, especially in a coming of age book like this one.
This was such a fun read and I hope to find more books and anthologies like this in the future!