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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
emruns131's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
scorpi07's review against another edition
3.0
I mostly enjoyed these short stories, but some fell flat.
“Inertia” was excellent and address depression in an important way.
“The Spinners” was not good. I didn’t care about the characters and I got really annoyed when I realized we were basically reading Stephanie Meyer’s “The Host.”
“Hearken” was okay. I liked the final message about our lives and how they intertwine.
“Vim and Vigor” was okay. Too teeny for me, maybe?
“Armored Ones” made me happy because it returned to Thuvhe/Shotet and some amazing, familiar characters.
“The Transformationist” was pretty good. It addressed some important issues around abuse and repressing who we are, but the characters and topics weren’t done justice because it was crammed in to a short story.
“Inertia” was excellent and address depression in an important way.
“The Spinners” was not good. I didn’t care about the characters and I got really annoyed when I realized we were basically reading Stephanie Meyer’s “The Host.”
“Hearken” was okay. I liked the final message about our lives and how they intertwine.
“Vim and Vigor” was okay. Too teeny for me, maybe?
“Armored Ones” made me happy because it returned to Thuvhe/Shotet and some amazing, familiar characters.
“The Transformationist” was pretty good. It addressed some important issues around abuse and repressing who we are, but the characters and topics weren’t done justice because it was crammed in to a short story.
quietmachine's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
3.5
Didn’t finish “The Armored Ones”. Just didn’t enjoy the narration.
jesssssbest's review against another edition
2.0
I had high hopes and at the start I was vibing but a lot of this just felt like recycled ideas from Roth's other series. Most of it was predictable and full of cliches. It was a quick read, at the very least and I still love Veronica Roth because of obvious reasons but I'm not really a fan of this. #sorry
sarz's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
toloveisdestroy's review against another edition
3.0
There were some stories in this I absolutely adored and others that failed to maintain my interest. For being brief excerpts, these short tales were very enjoyable and good. I can see that she has improved quite a bit.
breerashel's review against another edition
4.0
I don't normally enjoy short story collections but Veronica Roth wrote some fantastic stories for this book. I hope that she decides to lengthen a few of them into novels or series because I'm invested in the characters and what could happen to them.
cristina0194's review against another edition
2.0
I tried. I swear I really tried to understand this book, but I couldn’t. I don’t like short stories. And when I bought the book, I didn’t know that it would be about short stories... I bought it because it was written by Veronica. And I used to love her books. I guess that I shouldn’t take for granted a book just because it is written by one of the authors I appreciate a lot.