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mccleark's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Body horror
jrho's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
azuaron's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
araleith's review
2.0
A lot of the stories just didn't click for me and were a lot sadder than I have spoons for.
greymalkin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
A fun idea/theme for a short story collection. Much like any anthology the quality is uneven, but there are several good ones. I think my major issue with it is not the fault of any one author but that so many of the stories focused on the burden that children place on their parents, messing up schedules, disrupting spells, getting kidnapped or arrested. I understand that those worries are part and parcel of being a parent, but I wish more of them were about the joys of parenting and finding new ways to be a family together with challenging circumstances. Several stories were like that and I really enjoyed those.
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