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constantcatreader's review against another edition
5.0
A collection of short stories written by the famous author of the Divergent series as well as I Am Number Four.
I liked most of the stories. They are all written in a futuristic time period where there is advanced technologies and/or different species of beings besides just humans. The stories were all wonderful because they didn’t just upfront tell you everything you wanted to know, you had to finish the story to completely get an understanding of what was going on. Some stories definitely left you wanting more. Most stories would get a five star from me, with two of them getting only four stars just because they didn’t completely grip me. Overall; however, I very much enjoyed the entire collection and had a hard time putting the book down. A fast, entertaining read! Thank you, Veronica Roth for some amazing short stories!
I liked most of the stories. They are all written in a futuristic time period where there is advanced technologies and/or different species of beings besides just humans. The stories were all wonderful because they didn’t just upfront tell you everything you wanted to know, you had to finish the story to completely get an understanding of what was going on. Some stories definitely left you wanting more. Most stories would get a five star from me, with two of them getting only four stars just because they didn’t completely grip me. Overall; however, I very much enjoyed the entire collection and had a hard time putting the book down. A fast, entertaining read! Thank you, Veronica Roth for some amazing short stories!
mysoulintention's review against another edition
I kept waiting for a story that push ed beyond just okay, but none of the stories I got through did that.
ria_mhrj's review against another edition
4.0
This book helped with my pre-sleep anxiety! Short stories from the future for the win. Every story was engaging and captured my interest. The first story was probably my favourite, but one thing I enjoyed about each story was the thread of hope and optimism in even the darkest of circumstances. Perfect pandemic reading, who knew.
michaela_lynn's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Very dated and the short stories felt like you already needed to know a lot about the characters, like I was reading the third chapter of 6 different books. I only enjoyed the first two stories.
itscynthiatbh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was my first experience with short stories and I’m not sure how to rate them. I loved the first two, liked the next two and hated the 5th one and the last one was just ok. I felt like some of them were just too short and I just wanted to stay in that world longer but it ended so abruptly and I was left wanting a longer version, more explanation for some. Overall, it was an interesting read and would maybe pick up another short story book in the future.
christygsp's review against another edition
DNF with only parts of the first three stories read, then gave up - the seven or so fantasy stories had a ton of promise… but it shaped up not to be for me.
The first story was interesting but didn’t warn me about the self harm and it threw me off.
The second was way too detailed about creepy aliens.
By the time I reached the third I was pretty much done, and when it started talking about mask wearing and bio warfare I was just ready to be finished.
Sorry, nothing personal just not a good fit for me
The first story was interesting but didn’t warn me about the self harm and it threw me off.
The second was way too detailed about creepy aliens.
By the time I reached the third I was pretty much done, and when it started talking about mask wearing and bio warfare I was just ready to be finished.
Sorry, nothing personal just not a good fit for me
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Violence