Reviews

Three Sides of a Heart: Stories about Love Triangles by Rae Carson, Renée Ahdieh

n9mr9t9's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5

ktbgoodwin's review against another edition

2.0

I’ll make this short:
I enjoy love triangles. I did not enjoy this anthology.

colleenoakes's review against another edition

5.0

This delightful little book is filled with charming stories about Love Triangles. The way the numerous YA authors adapted these stories was a marvel. Particular highlights included Rae Carson's "Omega Ship", Brenna Yovanoff's "Vega" and "Lessons for Beginners" by Julie Murphy. I found myself enjoying not just the creative ways that these authors adapted their themes, but the stories themselves, often wanting more pages that I got.

lynnmarier99's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-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

3.0

bookables's review against another edition

2.0

2/5

Wow, I did not expect to dislike this book because usually I am a huge fan of short story collections. I only truly liked, maybe 3 or 4 of the 16 stories and most of them were unmemorable.

This short story collection is supposed to be about love triangles but more than half of them didn't really even have a love triangle in it??

I am filming a solo video review for this and sharing my ratings for each, individual story.
So bummed I didn't enjoy this.

adsyllata's review against another edition

3.0

All short story collections inevitably contain a range of quality, but this one really ran the gamut. There were some that definitely stood out to me for good reasons (Murphy, Johnson, Colbert, Gratton) and some that I wondered wtf I just read (Nix, Ahdieh). Several covered ground not normally tread in the genre, which was refreshing. On a side note, her piece in this collection was the first thing I've read by Roth that I honestly enjoyed.

val_books_of_leisure's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

What a fabulous collection of short stories that span, test, and expand the boundaries of genres and the love triangle trope! By the end of each story, I craved more in their world and with their characters. I also was thrilled to see the diversity of representation in race and sexualities in the love triangle trope. 
For me and my reading style of late, I felt that I probably should have read this book as a physical copy or an ebook as sometimes the new stories and characters didn't always click immediately. 

maggiestone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.5

mweepigeon's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting anthology, with some amazing stories and others that just fell very flat

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed many of the stories in this collection.