A review by danielletepool
The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutants, and Other Dauntless Girls by Jessica Spotswood

4.0

I absolutely loved A Tyranny of Petticoats, I was super excited to see this book come out. Unfortunately this book did not hold the same charm for me as the first one. There weren't any stories that I really disliked; there just weren't too many stories that I loved.

1. Daughter of the Book by Dahlier Adler - 3 stars ★★★

2. You're A Stranger Here by Mackenzi Lee - 4 stars ★★★★

3. The Magician by Erin Bowman - 4 stars ★★★★

4. Lady Firebrand by Megan Shepherd – 4 stars ★★★★

5. Step Right Up by Jessica Spotswood - 3 stars ★★★

6. Glamour by Anna-Marie McLemore - 3 stars ★★★

7. Better For All the World by Marieke Nijkamp - 5 stars ★★★★★
*This was my favorite story*

8. When The Moon Isn’t Enough by Dhonielle Clayton – 3 stars ★★★

9. The Belle of the Ball by Sarvenaz Tash – 5 stars ★★★★★

10. Land of the Sweet, Home of the Brave by Stacey Lee – 4 stars ★★★★

11. The Birth of Susi Go-Go by Meg Medina – 3 stars ★★★

12. Take Me With U by Sara Farizan – 3 stars ★★★

Overall: This book earned 44/60 stars, which is an average of 3.67 stars. Unfortunately I can't do half stars on Goodreads, or I would probably give this a 3.5. I'll just round up for my overall rating to 4 stars ★★★★