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endaira91's review against another edition
Nothing special. I liked the reporter I guess, but her story ending up in such an aside was both funny and rushed in equal measure. Then again this is a short story I guess
chicafrom3's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
A short story set during Front Lines, in the Soldier Girls series; a reporter tags along with the squad and witnesses Rio in action. Like the rest of the series, striking for the brutal depiction of war; also a rare outside POV look at Rio.
kbfrantom's review against another edition
4.0
Basically one chapter in the form of a magazine article about a woman reporter writing about Rio's actions in a small battle with Germans.
whimsicallymeghan's review against another edition
4.0
This is a short novella that ties into his Front Lines trilogy. This twenty-page short story takes on the journalism side of the war. In this story the reader follows around Ann “Spats” Patrone as she reports on the war and what she’s experiencing. She gets first hand reports as she stays on the sidelines, sometimes helping out when needed. It was kinda cool to see this character interact with characters from the trilogy, to get their story from a different perspective. From a journalist’s point of view, the writing isn’t in magazine style and didn’t read like a magazine article at all, it didn’t feel factual and to the point, but from a novel writing perspective it was written well, with more flourish and purple prose. It was good to see Grant trying to tie in real things that happened into this fantasy world he’s created. Woman did report on the war, and this was good because it felt authentic. The way the story ended felt very real; the reader kinda wished there was more, but if there was it wouldn’t have felt as true as it did. This was a good addition to this trilogy.
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