A review by drakaina16
Open All Night by Eirik Gumeny

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Thank you to BookSirens for providing a review copy. 
This anthology really surprised me. I only recognized a couple of the author's names, but I love a good themed anthology. An anthology about late night workplaces really appealed to me and I'm glad I picked it up. The quality of the writing here is excellent and I found a few new authors to check out. 

Not Working by Russ Bickerstaff ⭐⭐⭐
Factor Fifty by Tom Brennan ⭐⭐⭐.75
The Last Sunday by Patrick Tumblety ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Night Customers by Zachary Rosenberg ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Whispers in the Dark by Bailee Smith-Garcia ⭐⭐⭐
Drained by Megan Kiekel Anderson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stripped Down by Rik Hoskin ⭐⭐⭐
Always Hiring by Lydia Bugg ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Closing Shift by Elena Greer ⭐⭐⭐⭐
King Corn by Nathan Crowder ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
The Clown and the Chalupa by Steve Loiaconi ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ed's Worm Hole by Laura Garrison ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Cherry Boy by Danger Slater ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Meaningless Flesh by J.A.W. McCarthy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
The Clover Café by Amanda Cecelia Lang ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Open All Night by L.S. Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Closing Time by Shannon Germain ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐