A review by caseythecanadianlesbrarian
Dates! An Anthology of Queer Historical Fiction Stories by Joamette Gil, Devin Arey, Fawn Perkins, Ingram, Lime Robertson, Effie Lee, H. Pueyo, Erica Chan, Imas Esther, Millionfish, Ryan Ferrier, Amanda Ocasio, Ruth Ilano, Isaac Parente, Allie Hotchkiss, Bis Thornton, Lena Chandhok, Megan Hilllyer, Robyn Haley, Ayanna Johnson, Cat Parra, Alex Fletcher, Zora Gilbert, Shea Vorbach, Dante Luiz, Pat Shand, Satvika Neti, Debbie Oak, E.S. Mahony, Ivi, Roberta Ingranata, Rita Dimitrijenko, Grace Park, Sara Apolo, Katie Mackay, Phantom September

2.0

Sadly this anthology was pretty disappointing. Some of the art, especially the full page colour introductions to a few pieces, was lovely, but the stories themselves...weren't really stories? The majority of them didn't have a narrative and a few of them I just plain didn't understand what was happening. I admire the impulse to have happy queer historical fiction, but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be narrative tension!