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All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
1 review
magicalghoul's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I was really looking forward to allotting some time to read this since it's been on my to-read list for Ages. Overall it's an enjoyable anthology and I'll definitely look up some of the authors here so I can read more of them.
I will say though, I was expecting and would've liked a little more variety in terms of BIPOC (out of 17 stories only 7 feature non-white characters) as well as more trans/nb (3 out of 17 stories) and disabled narratives (1 out of 17) since this anthology was supposed to have visibility front and center.
And At Least a warning for the pedophilia in one of the stories.
Noteworthy stories (♢ liked; ❥ loved)
❥ Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
♢ The Dresser & The Chambermaid by Robin Talley
❥ Burnt Umber by Mackenzi Lee
❥ New Year by Malinda Lo
♢ Molly's Lips by Dahlia Adler
❥ Willows by Scott Tracey
♢ The Girl With The Blue Lantern by Tess Sharpe
♢ Walking After Midnight by Kody Keplinger
♢ The End of the World As We Know It by Sara Farizan
❥ Three Witches by Tessa Gratton
❥ The Inferno & the Butterfly by Shaun David Hutchinson
❥ Healing Rosa by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Every Shade of Red by Elliot Wake was written beautifully and I Adored the concept to bits but the descriptions and the way some of the characters of color were portrayed left me... With a weird taste.
Also, pedophilia warning for The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy by Alex Sanchez because it, sure is about a 16 year old mc planning to run away with a college aged guy he just met... And the adult reciprocating said advances. I know it's a coming of age story but it being framed so fondly and longingly made me the more anxious.
That being said, I'm excited for the follow up and I hope they did better to improve the pitfalls of this one.
I will say though, I was expecting and would've liked a little more variety in terms of BIPOC (out of 17 stories only 7 feature non-white characters) as well as more trans/nb (3 out of 17 stories) and disabled narratives (1 out of 17) since this anthology was supposed to have visibility front and center.
And At Least a warning for the pedophilia in one of the stories.
Noteworthy stories (♢ liked; ❥ loved)
❥ Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
♢ The Dresser & The Chambermaid by Robin Talley
❥ Burnt Umber by Mackenzi Lee
❥ New Year by Malinda Lo
♢ Molly's Lips by Dahlia Adler
❥ Willows by Scott Tracey
♢ The Girl With The Blue Lantern by Tess Sharpe
♢ Walking After Midnight by Kody Keplinger
♢ The End of the World As We Know It by Sara Farizan
❥ Three Witches by Tessa Gratton
❥ The Inferno & the Butterfly by Shaun David Hutchinson
❥ Healing Rosa by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Every Shade of Red by Elliot Wake was written beautifully and I Adored the concept to bits but the descriptions and the way some of the characters of color were portrayed left me... With a weird taste.
Also, pedophilia warning for The Secret Life of a Teenage Boy by Alex Sanchez because it, sure is about a 16 year old mc planning to run away with a college aged guy he just met... And the adult reciprocating said advances. I know it's a coming of age story but it being framed so fondly and longingly made me the more anxious.
That being said, I'm excited for the follow up and I hope they did better to improve the pitfalls of this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship
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