Reviews

Fight Like a Girl: A Short Story Anthology by Jessie Wiek, Crystal Sarakas, Katy Fishman, Meg Belviso, Wendy Gowins, Claire Houck, Freya Ashman, Elizabeth Sebertsen, Melissa Burkart, Benjamin A. Wilgus, Catherine Carpenter, M.J. King, K.M. Morrison, Elizabeth Hollenbeck, Helen Corcoran, Erin Claiborne, Kate Larking, Canon Purdy, Leah Riley, Christy Lennox, Nina Waters, Gwenne Dawson, J.J. Kahrs, Freya Marske, Aja Romano, Nancy Sheng, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, April Steenburgh

becka6131's review against another edition

3.0

considering I'm apparently literally the only person to have read/rated this on here, I feel like I should explain that there really are some cracking stories in here, it's just that I didn't feel all the stories lived up to the premise.

libscote's review

adventurous dark inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Like most short story collections, there are good and bad stories. My favorite was by MJ King.

amyg42's review

4.0

This was a fun anthology, written by women about women. The stories range from pretty good to great, and just about all of them left me wishing I could continue reading them at novel-length. Some were straight fantasy, and others were a blended into a modern world. "The Provenance Game" by Freya Marske was my favorite, "The Leviathan's Bride" by Wendy Gowins was a sparse and haunting piece, and "Heartbreaker" by JJ Kahrs should be made into a cool-looking tv show.

kelldel's review

4.0

A wonderful anthology. It's rare for me to find a short story anthology where I like almost all of the stories - I think I only skipped/speed through two pieces here. A very good mix of stories. My favorite was probably the last story: "The Way of Sisters" by April Steenburgh, but there were quite a few engaging ones whose authors I will certainly be looking up. Overall a really impressive book.