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mattyb's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
This anthology was amazing! Some stories moved slower than others, but all of them were emotionally resonant and interesting. Overall, I would (and probably will) read it again, and the audiobook had great choices for readers! The VAs did an excellent job.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Classism, Grief, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Blood and Colonisation
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Overall, solid anthology. Would def read more "We Need Diverse Books" anthologies in the future. Some stories were meh and I had to kind of force myself to finish one in particular, but the good ones were GOOD. My faves that I would consider 5star are: Liberia (Kwame Mbalia never misses I swear), Unmoor, The Coldest Spot in the Universe (I actually cried a little reading it), and Habibi (I bawled by the end of this one. Oof my heart). Other ones that were good but not great were A Universe of Wishes, Longer than the Threads of Time, and The Weight. This anthology had a lot more queer stories than I was expecting which was a nice surprise. I personally would've like a little less romance heavy stories in this anthology though. There was a lot of magical and sci-fi which I would've liked the stories more if they focused on those plots instead of so many stories with heavy focused romance storylines. But that's entirely preference. If you like romance heavy stories, you might love that there are so many in this anthology. If you aren't big on romance, I'd say probably skip this anthology.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Police brutality, Racism, War, and Violence
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