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ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
I am trying to expand my reading horizons so, when I saw this book of short stories from NetGalley, I requested them. And, from a literary standpoint, most of these stories were good but some gaps in stories and things left unfinished. I am very much a reader who likes character development and relationship building (which is possible in short stories) but there wasn’t much of that in this volume. And one story also had a main character who sort of cheated on his partner who wasn’t technicall his partner... But if you are one-true-pairing kind of reader, at least one story will not be your cup of tea.
Within the page constraints, these author did a fairly good job of giving an idea of how he could stretch his wings. I very much appreciated the range of characters and the celebration of holidays outside of Christmas and Valentine’s Day. I was surprised by the touches of Christianity added in the first couple of stories. If the author writes longer stories at some point, I would I would be tentatively interested.
Within the page constraints, these author did a fairly good job of giving an idea of how he could stretch his wings. I very much appreciated the range of characters and the celebration of holidays outside of Christmas and Valentine’s Day. I was surprised by the touches of Christianity added in the first couple of stories. If the author writes longer stories at some point, I would I would be tentatively interested.
moonlightreading1865's review against another edition
1.0
The writing was too stilted and the plots unrealistic. The characters were rather one-dimensional and inconsistent at times. I found a few typos that I'm assuming will be fixed by publication, but I think the whole book could go through some more rounds of editing.
I received a free eARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free eARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
lk93's review against another edition
2.0
A selection of short stories that have range of characters within. I found it difficult to get into and I preferred some stories over others. On the whole, an okay read.
charkinzie's review
3.0
This book covers a lot of ground for a short story collection! Please read the warnings the publisher and author have provided. For the most part, these stories are about gay men finding one another. Sometimes this happens where you might expect it, other times, it happens in strange circumstances. The stories were entertaining, although they didn't have much depth. Many of these stories would probably make a good novella!
It was a nice change to read a collection of stories that all had "positive" outcomes. It's hard to say whether all the relationships in this collection are healthy... but they all work on a level that the characters need them to. This would be the perfect book to take along on a short commute!
It was a nice change to read a collection of stories that all had "positive" outcomes. It's hard to say whether all the relationships in this collection are healthy... but they all work on a level that the characters need them to. This would be the perfect book to take along on a short commute!
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