Scan barcode
cassiesnextchapter's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the diverse selection of short stories in this YA anthology. I liked the cohesive theme that each story took place between sunset and sunrise, yet all brought such different emotions, moods, and topics to their stories. Almost every one of these has really great and varied representation of marginalized and underrepresented voices.
Overall, a really fun collection and look forward to more from all of these talented authors!
Never Have I Ever by Karen M McManus / ★★★★☆ (Mystery/Thriller)
Loved the twist!
Like Before by Maureen Goo / ★★★☆☆ (Contemporary)
A sleepover, a scavenger hunt, and a final chance to reconnect. Bittersweet!
Old Rifts and Snowdrifts by Kayla Whaley / ★★★★☆ (Romance)
So adorable and snuggly! Differently abled rep!
Con Nights and Parallel Hearts by Marieke Nijkamp / ★★★☆☆ (SciFi)
Parallel 'what-ifs' - confiding in a friend or keeping struggles to herself. Great rep. TW: for parental abuse
Kiss the Boy by Amanda Joy / ★★★★★ (Romance)
Senior game night, a kiss pact, and the promise of new love. I'd love this in a full book!
Creature Capture by Laura Silverman / ★★★☆☆ (Contemporary)
Cute story about being your true self to find real friends.
Shark Bait by Tiffany D. Jackson / ★★★★☆ (Contemporary)
Whoa - this one was intense in such a short format. Jackson is brilliant. Isolating, haunting, liberating, and full of raw honesty.
A Place to Start by Nina LaCour / ★★★★☆ (Contemporary)
A sweet bonding story about making new family and carving space out for yourself in new relationships. Great rep.
When You Bring a Dog to Prom by Anna Meriano / ★★★★☆ (Romance)
Quirky, genuine, funny, vulnerable friend group. Great rep.
Missing by Kathleen Glasgow / ★★★☆☆ (Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal)
Unlikeable characters, precarious friend dynamics, breaking into an abandoned asylum. Perfect tease of a haunted story!
What About Your Friends by Brandy Colbert / ★★★☆☆ (Contemporary)
Second chance friendship story - hopeful and honest.
Under Our Masks by Julian Winters / ★★★★☆ (SciFi/romance)
I'm just a sucker for a cute m/m superhero budding romance.
The Goon Creek Ghost by Francesca Zappia / ★★★★☆ (Contemporary)
A strong story about quieting your inner negative thoughts and finding friends that share a common interest. Breakfast Club vibes with a lot of heart.
I received a copy of the book from Algonquin in exchange for an honest review.
Overall, a really fun collection and look forward to more from all of these talented authors!
Never Have I Ever by Karen M McManus / ★★★★☆ (Mystery/Thriller)
Loved the twist!
Like Before by Maureen Goo / ★★★☆☆ (Contemporary)
A sleepover, a scavenger hunt, and a final chance to reconnect. Bittersweet!
Old Rifts and Snowdrifts by Kayla Whaley / ★★★★☆ (Romance)
So adorable and snuggly! Differently abled rep!
Con Nights and Parallel Hearts by Marieke Nijkamp / ★★★☆☆ (SciFi)
Parallel 'what-ifs' - confiding in a friend or keeping struggles to herself. Great rep. TW: for parental abuse
Kiss the Boy by Amanda Joy / ★★★★★ (Romance)
Senior game night, a kiss pact, and the promise of new love. I'd love this in a full book!
Creature Capture by Laura Silverman / ★★★☆☆ (Contemporary)
Cute story about being your true self to find real friends.
Shark Bait by Tiffany D. Jackson / ★★★★☆ (Contemporary)
Whoa - this one was intense in such a short format. Jackson is brilliant. Isolating, haunting, liberating, and full of raw honesty.
A Place to Start by Nina LaCour / ★★★★☆ (Contemporary)
A sweet bonding story about making new family and carving space out for yourself in new relationships. Great rep.
When You Bring a Dog to Prom by Anna Meriano / ★★★★☆ (Romance)
Quirky, genuine, funny, vulnerable friend group. Great rep.
Missing by Kathleen Glasgow / ★★★☆☆ (Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal)
Unlikeable characters, precarious friend dynamics, breaking into an abandoned asylum. Perfect tease of a haunted story!
What About Your Friends by Brandy Colbert / ★★★☆☆ (Contemporary)
Second chance friendship story - hopeful and honest.
Under Our Masks by Julian Winters / ★★★★☆ (SciFi/romance)
I'm just a sucker for a cute m/m superhero budding romance.
The Goon Creek Ghost by Francesca Zappia / ★★★★☆ (Contemporary)
A strong story about quieting your inner negative thoughts and finding friends that share a common interest. Breakfast Club vibes with a lot of heart.
I received a copy of the book from Algonquin in exchange for an honest review.
alongreader's review against another edition
4.0
Short stories and I have a...difficult relationship. Some I've absolutely loved. Some feel like a piece carved out of a bigger story, more like an excerpt than a story in themselves. Sometimes anthologies are strung together on the thinnest of wires. In this one, the connecting fact is that everything happens at night, when most people are asleep and the world shines in a different way.
As with most anthologies, I enjoyed some stories more than others. One or two left me a bit perplexed, but I was never less than interested in any of them. The story about the asylum was the most confusing to me, as I wasn't sure exactly what was happening even at the end, but the writing was strong enough to hold my interest even then. There's some clever use of those emptier, quieter hours throughout the book, stories that simply couldn't happen in daylight.
There's plenty here to satisfy any tastes, and it's great at helping a reader to find authors they might not have known about before. I know I've added a couple to my 'interested in' list. Fantastic all around.
As with most anthologies, I enjoyed some stories more than others. One or two left me a bit perplexed, but I was never less than interested in any of them. The story about the asylum was the most confusing to me, as I wasn't sure exactly what was happening even at the end, but the writing was strong enough to hold my interest even then. There's some clever use of those emptier, quieter hours throughout the book, stories that simply couldn't happen in daylight.
There's plenty here to satisfy any tastes, and it's great at helping a reader to find authors they might not have known about before. I know I've added a couple to my 'interested in' list. Fantastic all around.
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world.
kthornette's review against another edition
2.0
tl;dr - This was an anthology of stories with an intriguing concept but didn’t quite live up to my standards, seeing that I recognize a lot of the author’s names on this list. All of the stories were VERY diverse which I loved reading. As an audiobook, I was so glad there were different narrators for each story but it was kind of annoying to change the speed with each story. It would’ve been cool if all the stories explicitly took place in the same universe - I don’t recall if it was mentioned here but I’d believe it. As mentioned below, I do think some stories would’ve been better as full novels or even novellas.
Overall ranking:
If anyone actually cares for small bullet-point reviews for each story, then here you go:
Never Have I Ever
* Possible Karen McManus bias
* This would’ve would’ve been a really cool full novel but didn’t do well here because it was so short
Like Before
* Long-time besties is a favourite trope of mine
* Fixing a friendship that’s broken? Sign me up
* Scavenger hunt? Fuck yeah.
* “ABBA was her favourite bad during her uncool years” ... how dare you. Those were her cool years.
Old Rifts and Snowdrifts
* It could be because I listened to this at nearly 2 AM but I didn’t retain much from this story
* Really love the representation
Con Nights, Parallel Hearts
* I loved the fangirl besties confiding in each other about their past traumas
* Also noticed the use of “their/they/them” as an identifying pronoun. Nice touch that I don’t think I’ve seen in a lot of YA books
Kiss The Boy
* I loved all the makeup going on and the high school scavenger hunt
* The fact they were set up to be partners for the hunt? Yes!
Creature Catcher
* I relate to the “unable to make friends” — hell, I’ll be your friend
* Just tell me it’s Pokémon Go because it basically is (when was this book written?)
Shark Bait
* I think this was my favourite story in the bunch but, again, SHOULD’VE BEEN LONGER! Fucking cliffhanger. I hate it.
* Worrying about where to find chicken nuggets is my priority too
* I loved hernot me forgetting MC’s name relationship with Hunter … until that slight miscommunication at the end
* I’ve read a lot of stories dealing with race and racism, and I liked how this story presented it
A Place to Start
* Possible Nina LaCour bias
* Again, would’ve been better as a longer story - or at least a novella. I would’ve loved to read more about the step-siblings in their new unified life.
When You Bring Your Dog to Prom
* Please, I love this title
* I wanted more of the dog. I wanted the dog to be prom king/queen. Sometimes, I forgot the dog was in the story.
Missing
* Best opening to a story and the plot was super interesting.
* Damn, all these girls are so mean…
* Okay, I draw the line at the creepy voodoo dolls. Girl, what the hell? This whole story was creepy.
What About Your Friends
* You know what? This was a cute one. I feel like this was one where the shorter length worked.
Under Our Masks
*This title triggers me since I’m typing this in school while wearing a mask.
* Unexpected hero/vigilante theme ... very interesting concept but the execution was a bit boring. I do appreciate the secret identity/hidden sexual identity parallel. I was expecting more hero action rather than conversations.
* Shorter Dude and Taller Girl? Hell yeah. Roasting Gatsby? Hell yeah.
The Ghost of Goon Creek
*I won’t lie, I forgot to listen to this while it was playing.
Overall ranking:
1. Shark Bait
2. A Place to Start
3. What About Your Friends
4. Con Nights, Parallel Hearts
5. Kiss The Boy
6. Under Your Mask
7. Like Before
8. The Night Before
9. When You Bring Your Dog to Prom
10. Creature Catcher
11. Never Have I Ever
12. Old Rifts and Snowdrifts
13. The Ghost of Goon Creek
If anyone actually cares for small bullet-point reviews for each story, then here you go:
Never Have I Ever
* Possible Karen McManus bias
* This would’ve would’ve been a really cool full novel but didn’t do well here because it was so short
Like Before
* Long-time besties is a favourite trope of mine
* Fixing a friendship that’s broken? Sign me up
* Scavenger hunt? Fuck yeah.
* “ABBA was her favourite bad during her uncool years” ... how dare you. Those were her cool years.
Old Rifts and Snowdrifts
* It could be because I listened to this at nearly 2 AM but I didn’t retain much from this story
* Really love the representation
Con Nights, Parallel Hearts
* I loved the fangirl besties confiding in each other about their past traumas
* Also noticed the use of “their/they/them” as an identifying pronoun. Nice touch that I don’t think I’ve seen in a lot of YA books
Kiss The Boy
* I loved all the makeup going on and the high school scavenger hunt
* The fact they were set up to be partners for the hunt? Yes!
Creature Catcher
* I relate to the “unable to make friends” — hell, I’ll be your friend
* Just tell me it’s Pokémon Go because it basically is (when was this book written?)
Shark Bait
* I think this was my favourite story in the bunch but, again, SHOULD’VE BEEN LONGER! Fucking cliffhanger. I hate it.
* Worrying about where to find chicken nuggets is my priority too
* I loved her
Spoiler
and they really needed a car crash to talk? Get out of here. BUT IF HUNTER IS DEAD I SWEAR TO GOD.* I’ve read a lot of stories dealing with race and racism, and I liked how this story presented it
A Place to Start
* Possible Nina LaCour bias
* Again, would’ve been better as a longer story - or at least a novella. I would’ve loved to read more about the step-siblings in their new unified life.
When You Bring Your Dog to Prom
* Please, I love this title
* I wanted more of the dog. I wanted the dog to be prom king/queen. Sometimes, I forgot the dog was in the story.
Missing
* Best opening to a story and the plot was super interesting.
* Damn, all these girls are so mean…
* Okay, I draw the line at the creepy voodoo dolls. Girl, what the hell? This whole story was creepy.
What About Your Friends
* You know what? This was a cute one. I feel like this was one where the shorter length worked.
Under Our Masks
*
* Unexpected hero/vigilante theme ... very interesting concept but the execution was a bit boring. I do appreciate the secret identity/hidden sexual identity parallel. I was expecting more hero action rather than conversations.
* Shorter Dude and Taller Girl? Hell yeah. Roasting Gatsby? Hell yeah.
The Ghost of Goon Creek
*
hsinjulit's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars rounded up.
Short stories are always really tricky since the limited word count doesn’t allow a lot of space for an elaborate plot line. In Up All Night, I’d say about half of the stories were cute and well written and the other half of them were too random for me to care.
But I appreciate the range of representations; the editor has definitely made an effort to balance the stories. There is one with a disabled m-spec MC and another with a gay boy, a few with Black MCs, non-binary SCs, sapphic SCs, Asian SCs, etc. The book reflects the world teens want and need to see.
Some of the stories are romance, and others are about new or long-lost friendship and family. While I don’t want to individually rate each story, I’m highlighting a few I enjoyed, most of them toward the end of the book:
– “Old Rifts and Snowdrifts” by Kayla Whaley: a disabled m-spec MC snowed in with a (presumably) Japanese LI and ex-friend
– “What About Your Friends” by Brandy Colbert: two Black girls reconciling their best-friendship during a 24h dancing marathon
– “Under Our Masks” by Julian Winters: a gay, Black teen with metahuman abilities and a (presumably) Indian LI
Though Up All Night was overall a slight letdown, it was still worth reading for the several well-done and sweet stories.
content warnings: underage drinking, trespassing, accidental murder, rape (pedophilia, incest), HP references (2 stories), gore, body horror, loss of parent, racism, sexism
I received a digital review copy from Algonquin Young Readers via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Short stories are always really tricky since the limited word count doesn’t allow a lot of space for an elaborate plot line. In Up All Night, I’d say about half of the stories were cute and well written and the other half of them were too random for me to care.
But I appreciate the range of representations; the editor has definitely made an effort to balance the stories. There is one with a disabled m-spec MC and another with a gay boy, a few with Black MCs, non-binary SCs, sapphic SCs, Asian SCs, etc. The book reflects the world teens want and need to see.
Some of the stories are romance, and others are about new or long-lost friendship and family. While I don’t want to individually rate each story, I’m highlighting a few I enjoyed, most of them toward the end of the book:
– “Old Rifts and Snowdrifts” by Kayla Whaley: a disabled m-spec MC snowed in with a (presumably) Japanese LI and ex-friend
– “What About Your Friends” by Brandy Colbert: two Black girls reconciling their best-friendship during a 24h dancing marathon
– “Under Our Masks” by Julian Winters: a gay, Black teen with metahuman abilities and a (presumably) Indian LI
Though Up All Night was overall a slight letdown, it was still worth reading for the several well-done and sweet stories.
content warnings: underage drinking, trespassing, accidental murder, rape (pedophilia, incest), HP references (2 stories), gore, body horror, loss of parent, racism, sexism
I received a digital review copy from Algonquin Young Readers via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.
jwldt13's review against another edition
3.0
very hit or miss, some were really really amazing while others were kinda meh to me
zbrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Great mix of short stories. Once I got into it I couldn’t put it down!
notinjersey's review against another edition
5.0
Up All Night is an anthology of 13 stories taking place overnight! These stories cover topics of self discovery, friendship, romance, and more. The genres range from thriller to rom com to horror. My favorites were Never Have I Ever by Karen M McManus – which starts the book out with a twist, Creature Capture by Laura Silverman and Missing by Kathleen Glasgow. All of the stories were memorable!
thenextgenlib's review against another edition
4.0
When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world.