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melshoo's review
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault
irisdagmar's review against another edition
5.0
This book! Astonishing, gripping, flawless, strange and wondrous — each story is its own world. The language and craft here is worthy of study. Basically Sachdeva allowed me to be enfolded completely in her thrall, the type of total reading captivation that I have seldom experienced as an adult reader. Just. Wow.
1blue1's review
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
3.25
stacereads_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
that was so so weird, but in a good way!
haleydavis112's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
erikbergstrom's review against another edition
3.0
Like any modern day short story collection, this is filled with immersive and clever stories that have bad endings. I will say that I enjoyed > 50% of the stories included, which is pretty rare.
garzonr's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
popola's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
noelkendy's review against another edition
5.0
Such a diverse group of stories - all of which I found myself able to dive into. Really liked each story in its own way. I like how the author explored different genres - which is cook because we tend to stick to certain ones, so this got me out of my “comfort zone”.