A review by cynthiasreadinglist
Hungry Hearts: 13 Tales of Food & Love, by Elsie Chapman
5.0
This book was super cute!! Anthologies aren’t my favorite format, but I’m a sucker for interconnecting stories + magic and this absolutely satisfied that craving. I enjoyed the variety of genres and picked out some authors to check out after. I was most surprised by The Missing Ingredient, which ended up super creepy— and even more surprising, I kinda wish there’d been more spooky stories! I’m intrigued by how food can inspire all types of moods. The Slender One was more coming of age than scary, but I loved it too.
The first story was a lovely introduction to the anthology and I was very happy with the closing story— the editor did a nice job of organizing :) as with most anthologies with different authors, the stories are hit and miss. But if you love diverse food and vivid descriptions, own voices stories, and inter generational tales of love, family, overcoming obstacles, and magical realism, you will enjoy this book!
I am also super intrigued by the writing process and communication— how did the authors collaborate to connect all their stories? Just genius *chef’s kiss*
The first story was a lovely introduction to the anthology and I was very happy with the closing story— the editor did a nice job of organizing :) as with most anthologies with different authors, the stories are hit and miss. But if you love diverse food and vivid descriptions, own voices stories, and inter generational tales of love, family, overcoming obstacles, and magical realism, you will enjoy this book!
I am also super intrigued by the writing process and communication— how did the authors collaborate to connect all their stories? Just genius *chef’s kiss*