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clem_mathieu's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I was excited for this anthology even if I'm not the biggest fan of love triangles. Surprisingly, that's not what made me dislike this book. I loved the first story which was exactly what I anticipated from the premise. However, most of the stories were vaguely triangles and there was too much Sci-Fi, fantasy and others that distracted from the plot too much. It's hard to immerse a reader in your fantasy world in a short story and most of them flopped. Also, this book was SOOOO long!!!
kaitburesh's review against another edition
I didn't love every story, but there were definitely a few standouts. I will need to update this review with more details about which were high points.
Came across an arc of this in such a bizarre way and have been meaning to read it since. Stayed in an Air BNB in Portland, OR in July 2017 and this ARC was in the nightstand drawer. Random happenstance, especially since I had met Renee Adieh just a month earlier at Book Con in New York.
Came across an arc of this in such a bizarre way and have been meaning to read it since. Stayed in an Air BNB in Portland, OR in July 2017 and this ARC was in the nightstand drawer. Random happenstance, especially since I had met Renee Adieh just a month earlier at Book Con in New York.
golden_lily's review against another edition
2.0
-Riddles in Mathematics by Katie Cotugno – ★★★
–Dread South by Justina Ireland – ★★★★
–Omega Ship by Rae Carson – ★
–La Revancha del Tango by Renee Ahdieh – ★★★
–Cass, An, and Dra by Natalie C. Parker – ★★★★★
–Lessons for Beginners by Julie Murphy – ★★★
– Triangle Solo by Garth Nix – ★★
– Vim and Vigor by Veronica Roth – ★★★
– Work in Progress by E.K. Johnston – ★★
– Hurdles by Brandy Colbert – ★★★
– The Historian, The Garrison, and the Cantakerous Catwoman by Lamar Giles – ★
– Waiting by Sabaa Tahir – ★★★
– Vega by Brenna Yovanoff – ★★
– A Hundred Thousand Threads by Alaya Dawn Johnson – ★★
– Before She Was Bloody by Tessa Gratton –
– Unus, Duo, Tres by Bethany Hagen –
–Dread South by Justina Ireland – ★★★★
–Omega Ship by Rae Carson – ★
–La Revancha del Tango by Renee Ahdieh – ★★★
–Cass, An, and Dra by Natalie C. Parker – ★★★★★
–Lessons for Beginners by Julie Murphy – ★★★
– Triangle Solo by Garth Nix – ★★
– Vim and Vigor by Veronica Roth – ★★★
– Work in Progress by E.K. Johnston – ★★
– Hurdles by Brandy Colbert – ★★★
– The Historian, The Garrison, and the Cantakerous Catwoman by Lamar Giles – ★
– Waiting by Sabaa Tahir – ★★★
– Vega by Brenna Yovanoff – ★★
– A Hundred Thousand Threads by Alaya Dawn Johnson – ★★
– Before She Was Bloody by Tessa Gratton –
– Unus, Duo, Tres by Bethany Hagen –
hrhkatherine's review against another edition
3.0
Some stories are far better than others. But the ones that are good? Are worth the read
jessthebibliophile's review against another edition
*** Riddles in Mathematics (KATIE COTUGNO) - A contemporary tale of a teenage girl who recently came out to her family and has a crush on her brother's BFF, who she believes is her brother's soulmate.
** Triangle Solo (GARTH NIX) - A barely there love triangle between 2 guys who are best friends and their reunion with a girl who had been their childhood comparison. The boys live off world, but the story was too short to flesh out the characters or world building.
** Triangle Solo (GARTH NIX) - A barely there love triangle between 2 guys who are best friends and their reunion with a girl who had been their childhood comparison. The boys live off world, but the story was too short to flesh out the characters or world building.
neglet's review against another edition
Interesting collection, widely varying in genre, tone, and style. If you like your anthologies to be samplers, giving you a chance to discover different authors, you should like this one. The variation in how each author approached the “triangle” idea was fascinating. But I usually like anthologies that hang together a little more closely, and some stories I didn’t really care for, so I give it 3 stars. Your mileage may vary.
sidneyellwood's review against another edition
2.0
Okay, I enjoyed a couple of stories in this - namely "Riddles in Mathematics" by Katie Cotugno, "Dread South" by Justina Ireland, and "Lessons for Beginners" by Julie Murphy. Of these, "Dread South" was definitely my favourite - zombie apocalypse AND historical fiction? Um, sign me up? (Can you guess what these three share in common lmao.) I wasn't really jazzed on most of the rest. I guess I came in with some expectations that these would radically subvert love triangles, and for the most part, I, ah, did not feel like that was the case.
Of course there were some really interesting concepts. I liked "Cass, An, and Dra" by Natalie Parker which was cool as it integrated a psychic paranormal narrative into the love triangle story. I'm not usually a fan of love triangles or psychics but it was interesting how that played out. And I found "Unus, Duo, Tres" cool as well with its depiction of vampires. I really appreciate how diverse the characters and stories were, in both marginalized people as well as genre and writing.
Of course there were some really interesting concepts. I liked "Cass, An, and Dra" by Natalie Parker which was cool as it integrated a psychic paranormal narrative into the love triangle story. I'm not usually a fan of love triangles or psychics but it was interesting how that played out. And I found "Unus, Duo, Tres" cool as well with its depiction of vampires. I really appreciate how diverse the characters and stories were, in both marginalized people as well as genre and writing.
evie_lake's review against another edition
2.0
2/5
Well, this was a bummer.
I usually love short stories and I was ready to be swept away by unusual love triangles.
Sadly, most of these stories I found tough to even finish, the writing was weird and forced, it just didn't do it for me at all.
I only liked 2-3 stories, the rest were kind of horrible.
Well, this was a bummer.
I usually love short stories and I was ready to be swept away by unusual love triangles.
Sadly, most of these stories I found tough to even finish, the writing was weird and forced, it just didn't do it for me at all.
I only liked 2-3 stories, the rest were kind of horrible.