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keitacolada's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
georgia_reads_ya's review
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
diana_enid's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
This left me just a little disappointed, I’m guilty of being a hopeless romantic, so this seemed like the perfect read, but boy was I wrong.
Most of the stories felt rushed (This might have to do with the fact that it’s a book composed by short stories), also at the beginning of each story they tell you the troupe/cliché making all the stories predictable.
Regardless, 5 stars to “shooting stars” by Melissa Meyer, that one had me kicking my feet in excitement.
Most of the stories felt rushed (This might have to do with the fact that it’s a book composed by short stories), also at the beginning of each story they tell you the troupe/cliché making all the stories predictable.
Regardless, 5 stars to “shooting stars” by Melissa Meyer, that one had me kicking my feet in excitement.
b00kw0rm4l1f3's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
sten89's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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? No
3.75
kaitlynncantu's review
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
winterelemental's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
indoorcat23's review
2.0
Uhhhhhh yeah okay. The first and last stories were pretty terrible, not gonna lie. After reading the first few and not loving them, I skipped ahead to Marissa Meyer’s story which was WAY better, as I expected. Then came Elise Bryant’s and she stole the show. She actually transformed the trope in some way and didn’t try to cram as much as possible into an hour. And the story was genuinely cute and fun to read. I might be biased bc I’ve read and enjoyed both of those authors before… but I don’t think I am lol.
Everything else was very meh. Wouldn’t recommend reading the whole thing.
Everything else was very meh. Wouldn’t recommend reading the whole thing.
esmewasreading's review
3.0
- honestly this collection as a whole was somewhat disappointing
- Only a few authors had good stories
- I feel like this should be categorized for a more younger audience probably 12-14
- a lot of the stories felt forced
Bye, bye, Piper Berry by Julie Murphy (fake dating): 4.5 ⭐️
- I really liked this one! It was really cute!
- The romance was adorable
- The story felt well developed for being so short
- Really enjoyed the writing
- Definitely intrigued by Julie’s other works now
Anyone else but you by Leah Johnson (stranded together): 3⭐️
- this was already one of my least favourite tropes from the collection so I knew I wouldn’t like it as much
- The writing was good
- Found myself skimming most of it cause I kept getting bored
The idiom algorithm by Abigail Hing Wen (class warfare): 3.5⭐️
- not what I thought class warfare was going to be so I was a bit disappointed
- This read like a drama show lol
- How can you leave your child alone in NYC for like YEARS on end and then get mad when they get a bf? Like yeah OKAY
- Its your average rich girl trying to date an low income guy story 🤷🏻♀️
- It was decent, excited to try Loveboat, Taipei
Auld Acquaintance by Caleb Roehrig (bff to lovers): 1⭐️ Dnf’ed
- Good god this was terrible
- Whiny MC
- Terrible plot and writing
- The story wasn’t well developed
Shooting Stars by Marissa Meyers (one bed): 5⭐️
- oh so this story 👏🏻👏🏻
- This was so well written!! Flowed beautifully, and fully immersive
- I saved this one for last which i’m very happy I did!
- The romance is so cute!! I could actually see their chemistry!
- I would read this as a full novel 100%
- I will say tho a senior trip where you go hiking *not for me* LOL
- this was one of the only stories that felt like it should belong in the YA section
Keagan’s Heaven on Earth by Sarah Winnifred Searle (secret admirer): 3⭐️
- I wasn’t a huge fan of the art work but it was still really nice! (I much prefer coloured GN)
- It was a nice change to just having short stories but GN’s need to be much longer to fully immerse a reader
- But the story overall was cute
Zora in the spotlight by Elise Bryant (grand romantic gesture): 4⭐️
- omg imagine being so petty 😂 I’m obsessed
- I honestly would CACKLE if this happened to me omg 😂😂
- Okay so I really liked this one!!
- It was really cute, kinda weird but I like that about it 😂
- Will definitely look into more of Elise Bryant’s books!!
In the blink of the eye by Elizabeth Eulberg (trapped in a confined space): 4⭐️
- a royal obsessed main character… yay
- Calling Big Ben her bf?
- Omg not the “babes” this is trying to hard 😂
- Okay i mean it was fine lol
- But the boy being named ben lol really?
- The ending saved it 100%
- Still hate the British slang randomly thrown in
Liberty by Anna-Marie Mclemore (the makeover): 3⭐️
- tw: body image topics
- Romance is just forced i didn’t see much of the chemistry
- Writing felt very juvenile
The surprise match by Sandhya Menon (matchmaker): 3.5⭐️
- The concept of the app is really cool and wish we could have a full on novel with that concept
- It was okay, again felt rushed but thats what you get with 30 page stories
- Romance was cute
- Not my favourite writing
- Only a few authors had good stories
- I feel like this should be categorized for a more younger audience probably 12-14
- a lot of the stories felt forced
Bye, bye, Piper Berry by Julie Murphy (fake dating): 4.5 ⭐️
- I really liked this one! It was really cute!
- The romance was adorable
- The story felt well developed for being so short
- Really enjoyed the writing
- Definitely intrigued by Julie’s other works now
Anyone else but you by Leah Johnson (stranded together): 3⭐️
- this was already one of my least favourite tropes from the collection so I knew I wouldn’t like it as much
- The writing was good
- Found myself skimming most of it cause I kept getting bored
The idiom algorithm by Abigail Hing Wen (class warfare): 3.5⭐️
- not what I thought class warfare was going to be so I was a bit disappointed
- This read like a drama show lol
- How can you leave your child alone in NYC for like YEARS on end and then get mad when they get a bf? Like yeah OKAY
- Its your average rich girl trying to date an low income guy story 🤷🏻♀️
- It was decent, excited to try Loveboat, Taipei
Auld Acquaintance by Caleb Roehrig (bff to lovers): 1⭐️ Dnf’ed
- Good god this was terrible
- Whiny MC
- Terrible plot and writing
- The story wasn’t well developed
Shooting Stars by Marissa Meyers (one bed): 5⭐️
- oh so this story 👏🏻👏🏻
- This was so well written!! Flowed beautifully, and fully immersive
- I saved this one for last which i’m very happy I did!
- The romance is so cute!! I could actually see their chemistry!
- I would read this as a full novel 100%
- I will say tho a senior trip where you go hiking *not for me* LOL
- this was one of the only stories that felt like it should belong in the YA section
Keagan’s Heaven on Earth by Sarah Winnifred Searle (secret admirer): 3⭐️
- I wasn’t a huge fan of the art work but it was still really nice! (I much prefer coloured GN)
- It was a nice change to just having short stories but GN’s need to be much longer to fully immerse a reader
- But the story overall was cute
Zora in the spotlight by Elise Bryant (grand romantic gesture): 4⭐️
- omg imagine being so petty 😂 I’m obsessed
- I honestly would CACKLE if this happened to me omg 😂😂
- Okay so I really liked this one!!
- It was really cute, kinda weird but I like that about it 😂
- Will definitely look into more of Elise Bryant’s books!!
In the blink of the eye by Elizabeth Eulberg (trapped in a confined space): 4⭐️
- a royal obsessed main character… yay
- Calling Big Ben her bf?
- Omg not the “babes” this is trying to hard 😂
- Okay i mean it was fine lol
- But the boy being named ben lol really?
- The ending saved it 100%
- Still hate the British slang randomly thrown in
Liberty by Anna-Marie Mclemore (the makeover): 3⭐️
- tw: body image topics
- Romance is just forced i didn’t see much of the chemistry
- Writing felt very juvenile
The surprise match by Sandhya Menon (matchmaker): 3.5⭐️
- The concept of the app is really cool and wish we could have a full on novel with that concept
- It was okay, again felt rushed but thats what you get with 30 page stories
- Romance was cute
- Not my favourite writing
rosejoy's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0