Reviews

Even If the Sky is Falling by Farah Heron, Denise Williams, Taj McCoy, Sarah Smith, Charish Reid, Lane Clarke

myb1023's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lookatjimmy's review

4.0

Thank-you to NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and Canary Street Press for the eARC!

Rated each story individually and then averaged it out for a total of 4.20 stars out of 5, which is pretty good!

My top 2 stories were "Keep Calm and Curry On" by Farah Heron and "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" by Denise Williams. The only one I really didn't like was Taj McCoy's "All the Stars" like I'm so sorry but Griff is the worst??? Nothing against miss McCoy, tho. I just strongly disliked the MMC.

tinamariereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

kattila's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.0

Based on the description of the book i was expecting stories full of existential questions and contemplation of life, dreams, happiness, etc. I thought the characters would really ask themselves if they're happy with their lives and what they should change in the future.

This book gave me none of that. The only answer to "what do i want from my future" was "i want to fuck that person". The the only purpose the setting seemed to serve was spicing up the sex scenes. That would be fine if it had been explicitly clear in the description but the way it was now...i was disappointed. Sure i expected SOME spice, but that's basically all i got out of this.

If you're looking for smut with some light plot, this is for you.

(If you share my feelings, Blackout is another short story collection by black authors that has a somewhat similar premise but had more exploration of identity etc. Definitely recommend giving it a go!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

aline_monteiro's review

lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

mathenam's review

dark emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

I think that this was amazingly written! I enjoyed all the smut and found a new trope for myself ! End of the world! I love it. It’s definitely worth a read if you like romance and smut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jozie_bookshelf's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

A collection of spicy, multicultural short stories. It's a fun read with lots of romance tropes: second chance, rivalries, opposites, etc.

tracymksmith's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

shannahtan's review against another edition

hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

I like the concept - A series of interconnected short stories where everyone gets stuck sheltering together. I think the stories are cute and spicy. I like the variety of authors as well. I don’t think the stories have a lot of depth because they’re so short. With that, there also isn’t a lot of annoying conflict, which is nice. You kind of hear about the conflict they had previously as background.