A review by 8bitlapras
The Best of Uncanny, by Michael Damian Thomas, Lynne M. Thomas
3.0
Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies by Brooke Bolander: 4/5
Blessings by Naomi Novik: 2/5
Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu: 3.5/5
Fandom for Robots by Vina Jie-Min Prasad: 5/5
Catcall by Delilah S. Dawson: 2.5/5
Wooden Feathers by Ursula Vernon: 4/5
The Heat of Us: Notes Toward an Oral History by Sam J. Miller: 3/5
Ghost Champagne by Charlie Jane Anders: 2/5
Translatio Corporis by Kat Howard: 2/5
The Witch of Orion Waste and the Boy Knight by E. Lily Yu: 4/5
Monster Girls Don't Cry by A. Merc Rustad: 5/5
Midnight Hour by Mary Robinette Kowal: 5/5 (This is probably my favorite of the anthology; not a surprise as I tend to love anything the author writes)
Henosis by N.K. Jemisin: 3/5
Restore the Heart into Love by John Chu: 3.5/5
I Frequently Hear Music in the Very Heart of Noise by Sarah Pinsker: 1.5/5
You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay by Alyssa Wong: 2.5/5
She Still Loves the Dragon by Elizabeth Bear: 3/5
If You Were a Tiger, I'd Have to Wear White by Maria Dahvana Headley: 1.5/5
Sun, Moon Dust by Ursula Vernon: 4/5
Planet Lion by Catherynne M. Valente: 1.5/5
The Hydraulic Emperor by Arkady Martine: 3/5
Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by K.M. Szpara: 3/5
Auspicium Melioris Aevi by J.Y. Yang: 3/5
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand by Fran Wilde: 2/5
An Ocean the Color of Bruises by Isabel Yap: 1.5/5
Those by Sofia Samatar: 1.5/5
Though She Be But Little by C.S.E. Cooney: 2/5
Children of Thorns, Children of Water by Aliette de Bodard: 1.5/5
My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado: 2/5
Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands by Seanan McGuire: (Previously read) 4.5/5
The Words on My Skin by Caroline Y. Yoachim: 5/5
And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker: 3.5/5
Pockets by Amal El-Mohtar: 2/5
Notable poetry that I liked also:
Rose Child by Theodora Goss
The Persecution of Witches by Ali Trotta
Average rating: 2.94/5, rounded up to a 3/5. To be honest I'm really disappointed in this anthology. There were a few bangers but most stories were forgettable.
Blessings by Naomi Novik: 2/5
Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu: 3.5/5
Fandom for Robots by Vina Jie-Min Prasad: 5/5
Catcall by Delilah S. Dawson: 2.5/5
Wooden Feathers by Ursula Vernon: 4/5
The Heat of Us: Notes Toward an Oral History by Sam J. Miller: 3/5
Ghost Champagne by Charlie Jane Anders: 2/5
Translatio Corporis by Kat Howard: 2/5
The Witch of Orion Waste and the Boy Knight by E. Lily Yu: 4/5
Monster Girls Don't Cry by A. Merc Rustad: 5/5
Midnight Hour by Mary Robinette Kowal: 5/5 (This is probably my favorite of the anthology; not a surprise as I tend to love anything the author writes)
Henosis by N.K. Jemisin: 3/5
Restore the Heart into Love by John Chu: 3.5/5
I Frequently Hear Music in the Very Heart of Noise by Sarah Pinsker: 1.5/5
You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay by Alyssa Wong: 2.5/5
She Still Loves the Dragon by Elizabeth Bear: 3/5
If You Were a Tiger, I'd Have to Wear White by Maria Dahvana Headley: 1.5/5
Sun, Moon Dust by Ursula Vernon: 4/5
Planet Lion by Catherynne M. Valente: 1.5/5
The Hydraulic Emperor by Arkady Martine: 3/5
Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time by K.M. Szpara: 3/5
Auspicium Melioris Aevi by J.Y. Yang: 3/5
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand by Fran Wilde: 2/5
An Ocean the Color of Bruises by Isabel Yap: 1.5/5
Those by Sofia Samatar: 1.5/5
Though She Be But Little by C.S.E. Cooney: 2/5
Children of Thorns, Children of Water by Aliette de Bodard: 1.5/5
My Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado: 2/5
Ye Highlands and Ye Lowlands by Seanan McGuire: (Previously read) 4.5/5
The Words on My Skin by Caroline Y. Yoachim: 5/5
And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker: 3.5/5
Pockets by Amal El-Mohtar: 2/5
Notable poetry that I liked also:
Rose Child by Theodora Goss
The Persecution of Witches by Ali Trotta
Average rating: 2.94/5, rounded up to a 3/5. To be honest I'm really disappointed in this anthology. There were a few bangers but most stories were forgettable.