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willows_books's review against another edition
The resume on the back made me think it would be full of LGBTQ+ stories and there was one out of the first 8. It was extremely frustrating. And one of the stories made me incredibly angry for a different reasons. It was mostly the lack of queer stories though
annabananawible's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
squid4life's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
This book is actually what it says it is. A selection of short stories about interracial couples. That being said each story has its own context warning but there’s never anything too terrible, I thought. The authors did a great job at talking about the issues but never going TOO far with it, if you know what I mean.imfullybooked's review against another edition
3.0
I don't have any cohesive thoughts about this one, other than I think I need to give short stories a break for a while, because I seem to have a subconscious vendetta for them. There was absolutely nothing wrong with any of these, many were actually very enjoyable, but nothing stood out for me and I didn't LOVE any of the stories. I'm not sure what I expected. If you love anthologies and read a fair amount of them, I'm pretty sure you'll love these. I just didn't.
toryhallelujah's review against another edition
3.0
The only stories that are absolute must-reads are "Turn the Sky to Petals," by Anna-Maria McLemore, and "The Agony of a Heart's Wish," by Samira Ahmed. All the rest were fine but meh.
bbliophile's review against another edition
3.0
There were a few really good stories in this (SAMIRA AHMED I LOVE YOUUU) (like, as an author, nothing weird) but a lot of these just... didn't blow me away. However, I definitely think that picking this one up for those really good stories is worth it.
shivani_n's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
there’s nothing objectively wrong with this book, i’ve just found that i’m not such a big fan of short story collections so this wasn’t that great in my opinion, but i can see why other people would like it. it’s a diverse exploration of different kinds of love, and features interracial and lgbtq+ couples.
leahbrarian's review against another edition
3.0
The challenge with all short story collections: how to collectively rate something that contains multiple works from multiple people? I suppose overall I appreciated premise and the variation in story genre and character background, but found a real inconsistency in the quality of the different stories: some of them particularly didn't seem to quite fulfill the need for world-building and a plot/character arc within the short story format, and I found a lot of the endings quite abrupt even when I was enjoying the story.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.
ccookie95's review against another edition
4.0
You can read the full, spoiler-free review for this anthology (and a mini review for every story) on my blog here.
I received an A.R.C for this book from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
As an anthology, Color Outside the Lines is phenomenal. The blurb spoke to me from the first time I read it, which is what pushed me to request an ARC in the first place. The foreword by editor Sangu Mandanna further reiterated the very reasons I loved the idea of this book. Representation matters, and it matters in every single form.
I have found little YA that addresses the finer points, experiences and struggles of interracial relationships. So, to have an anthology that covers a range of different types of interracial relationships – in age, genre, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, and sexuality – was so heartwarming. The stories ranged from 3-star to 5-star for me (hence the overall 4-star rating), which is a really good score for a collection, in my opinion.
Overall, this is one of the best collection of short stories I’ve read in a hot minute, and I absolutely cannot wait to read the finished version (including the stories that didn’t get a chance to be a part of the ARC). It’s such a shame I have to wait all the way until November, but if the finished product is as good as this ARC was, then it is well worth the wait!
I received an A.R.C for this book from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
As an anthology, Color Outside the Lines is phenomenal. The blurb spoke to me from the first time I read it, which is what pushed me to request an ARC in the first place. The foreword by editor Sangu Mandanna further reiterated the very reasons I loved the idea of this book. Representation matters, and it matters in every single form.
I have found little YA that addresses the finer points, experiences and struggles of interracial relationships. So, to have an anthology that covers a range of different types of interracial relationships – in age, genre, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, and sexuality – was so heartwarming. The stories ranged from 3-star to 5-star for me (hence the overall 4-star rating), which is a really good score for a collection, in my opinion.
Overall, this is one of the best collection of short stories I’ve read in a hot minute, and I absolutely cannot wait to read the finished version (including the stories that didn’t get a chance to be a part of the ARC). It’s such a shame I have to wait all the way until November, but if the finished product is as good as this ARC was, then it is well worth the wait!