Reviews

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell

mellowbry's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Favorites

• "Every Shade of Red," "Burnt Umber," "Roja," "The Inferno and the Butterfly," "Walking After Midnight."

Great 

• "Molly's Lips", "New Year," "Healing Rosa," "The End of the World as We Know It."

Good 

• "And They Don't Kiss at the End," "The Coven."

Meh

• "The Girl With the Blue Lantern," "The Sweet Trade," "The Dresser and the Chambermaid," "The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy." 

Skipped 

• "Willows," "Three Witches."

casefoil's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

quinzelle's review

Do not mistake my DNF as me not enjoying this book. I loved the stories I read. They were extremely well written and have such a refreshing take on folklore and fairy tales. The problem was 1000% me. I thought I could read an anthology but I couldn't. I don't know why. Anthologies are incredibly hard for me to read all in a sitting. I will revisit the book because I did enjoy the stories I read. 

constant_reader's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I liked about half of these, which is pretty good for an anthology. 

sdraws's review

4.0

An amazing book that satisfied my queer heart. Some stories were less engaging than others, but there wasn’t a single one I didn’t like!

therazzmatazz13's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

aominechichi's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

doolinerin's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

cbags's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

gabalodon's review

3.0

Historical fiction isn't my usual genre and I don't read short fiction often so this was an interesting collection of stories for me. The quality was uneven, though I imagine that's typical in short story collections with a mix of authors. It was fun exploring different time periods and places with which I'm not so familiar. There were a lot of sweet and fun stories, one was excellent but felt unfinished, one was...truly incomprehensible, and the last one got me in my feels.