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that_kitten's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun/entertaining mixed bag of zombie/unicorn stories. In my humble opinion, the zombie stories outstripped most of the unicorn stories in action and intrigue, but there were a few select unicorn stories that were pretty intense and moving (Margo Lanagan & Kathleen Duey's unicorn stories were standouts for me). If you enjoyed Carrie Ryan's world of zombies from her books, her short story "Bougainvillea" is an extension of that world. Libba Bray's "Prom Night" felt like a fully realized world for such a tightly-written story.
Overall, I found these stories ranged from "meh" to highly enjoyable. Some interesting ideas were used, and the mythos was heartily poked at. Some are definitely worth the read. I purchased the Kindle edition.
In case you weren't aware, these stories are written by young adult authors and are geared toward/written about teenagers. They range from silly and light to pretty dark (which sort of comes with the territory of zombie stories). Some feature drinking, sexuality, and swearing, if you're concerned about that sort of thing. Violence is definitely featured, even in some of the unicorn stories.
Overall, I found these stories ranged from "meh" to highly enjoyable. Some interesting ideas were used, and the mythos was heartily poked at. Some are definitely worth the read. I purchased the Kindle edition.
In case you weren't aware, these stories are written by young adult authors and are geared toward/written about teenagers. They range from silly and light to pretty dark (which sort of comes with the territory of zombie stories). Some feature drinking, sexuality, and swearing, if you're concerned about that sort of thing. Violence is definitely featured, even in some of the unicorn stories.
lsparrow's review against another edition
5.0
my kids and I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of short stories. like all collections I liked some of the stories better than ever. I dont think it won me over to team unicorn but several of the unicorn stories gave some great new takes on them.
roces's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. I love this book. The short stories are really awesome. I hope they write more!
viera's review against another edition
1.0
I had a hard time reading this collection. The stories all felt like they were going through the formula with precious little imagination. It was the second worst anthology I’ve read.
mbrandmaier's review against another edition
2.0
I listened to this on cd while making a very long car trip. Some of the stories were ok, even entertaining, while others (mostly the zombie ones) had me bored silly and waiting desperately for the end in hopes of hearing a better follow up story. So many of the zombie stories were just about groups of people living in compounds waiting for the world to end, ugh, zzzzz.
alongreader's review against another edition
4.0
A brilliant mix of short stories from some of the biggest names in current YA, writing either for Team Zombie or Team Unicorn. By the end of the book it's not very clear who's won, but we've read some fantastic short stories, and I've added a couple of authors to my 'want to read' list.
My favourite Unicorn story is Purity Test, just for the humour and snark. I'm torn on the Zombie side; Cold Hands was interesting, but I thought the world building lacked something. Prom Night was fascinating, but it felt more like the first chapter of a novel than a short story, with nothing resolved at the end and several questions left over.
A fantastic book that I really enjoyed reading.
My favourite Unicorn story is Purity Test, just for the humour and snark. I'm torn on the Zombie side; Cold Hands was interesting, but I thought the world building lacked something. Prom Night was fascinating, but it felt more like the first chapter of a novel than a short story, with nothing resolved at the end and several questions left over.
A fantastic book that I really enjoyed reading.
readingiscol's review against another edition
5.0
Team Zombie all the way! Except Meg Cabot's unicorn story was pretty awesome but the Zombie stories were better just saying