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blu4tits_'s review
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
1. was bittersweet and south asian🥰🥰 so v cute
2. sapphic cheerleaders v cute
3. creepy i still wanna know why it all happened
4. love a good scavenger hunt and rhe linguistic thing was cool. read like wattpad tho
5. lovedd this one. nintendo games and prom so cozy and sweet and sapphic. also wattpady
6. real and important. felt bad for logan
7. sapphic quidditchðŸ˜ðŸ˜
8. lovedd this one. so insane and creepy and sm gore. loved warning
9. yh no thank u i woll not root for ppl who actively cheat
10. soo good greek gods and shit so fun
11. love dumping bfs instantly over important stuff
12. insane writing. lil nice revenge. creepy
13. eh disney land esque??
14. sad
15. they played mafiaðŸ˜ðŸ˜ and it was 2nd person which was kinda cute. sapphic card games we love that
2. sapphic cheerleaders v cute
3. creepy i still wanna know why it all happened
4. love a good scavenger hunt and rhe linguistic thing was cool. read like wattpad tho
5. lovedd this one. nintendo games and prom so cozy and sweet and sapphic. also wattpady
6. real and important. felt bad for logan
7. sapphic quidditchðŸ˜ðŸ˜
8. lovedd this one. so insane and creepy and sm gore. loved warning
9. yh no thank u i woll not root for ppl who actively cheat
10. soo good greek gods and shit so fun
11. love dumping bfs instantly over important stuff
12. insane writing. lil nice revenge. creepy
13. eh disney land esque??
14. sad
15. they played mafiaðŸ˜ðŸ˜ and it was 2nd person which was kinda cute. sapphic card games we love that
lberestecki's review
3.0
I think this was too all over the place to be a successful anthology. There was so much variation both in terms of the theme (I was expecting sports stories, but this has everything from sports to puzzles to playground games...) and in terms of genre/tone - going from a romantic comedy story to a mental health allegory horror story to a mythological fantasy story etc. was very jarring.
momentum262's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pucksandpaperbacks's review
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an e-copy of this book for review. All thoughts are my own.
CW: Sexism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Drowning, Panic Attack, Mention of drug use and marijuana, alcoholism, violence, mention of HP - quidditch, depictions of racism, police brutality, parental death, blood, self-harm, depersonalization.
I really enjoyed the prompt of games in this anthology! From sports, a Mafia party, and cheer camp, you get a lot of different and unique stories which is why I love YA contemporary anthologies. The book does provide trigger warnings for three out of the fifteen stories and that wasn't enough for me. I'm not sure why it was done that way. My only prediction is that the editor might have asked each author and they provided them? I just think if you're going to have trigger warnings, have them for every story because most of these were very heavy dealing with death, grief, and murder.
See my full thoughts in my vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BswciXOA348
Some of my favorite stories were: Hell Week, She Could Be A Farmer, One of the Good Ones, Mystery Hunt, The Girl With the Teeth, Word of Wonder, Weeping Angels, and Night Falls!
CW: Sexism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Drowning, Panic Attack, Mention of drug use and marijuana, alcoholism, violence, mention of HP - quidditch, depictions of racism, police brutality, parental death, blood, self-harm, depersonalization.
I really enjoyed the prompt of games in this anthology! From sports, a Mafia party, and cheer camp, you get a lot of different and unique stories which is why I love YA contemporary anthologies. The book does provide trigger warnings for three out of the fifteen stories and that wasn't enough for me. I'm not sure why it was done that way. My only prediction is that the editor might have asked each author and they provided them? I just think if you're going to have trigger warnings, have them for every story because most of these were very heavy dealing with death, grief, and murder.
See my full thoughts in my vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BswciXOA348
Some of my favorite stories were: Hell Week, She Could Be A Farmer, One of the Good Ones, Mystery Hunt, The Girl With the Teeth, Word of Wonder, Weeping Angels, and Night Falls!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Blood, and Self harm
Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use
Drowning, Biting, Depersonalization, Quidditch, and illusions to HPols_333's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
This is the first book of short stories that I have ever read, and I have to say, it disappointed me. The book certainly wasn't bad, but it wasn’t that great either. I only really enjoyed about fifty percent of the stories and I felt like a lot of the stories just weren’t that interesting. There were also quite a lot of allusions to real world online trends and games which didn’t really work for me because when I read I'm generally trying to avoid all of that.
A few of the stories were written beautifully though, with characters and plots I loved. This book was really diverse and had a great cast of characters and stories.
dcvanko's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
melaniereadsbooks's review
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
2.5
I'm so sadly disappointed by this book. When I read the description, I really thought I was going to love it so much. I'm all for diverse anthologies and I love sports fiction, games/puzzles/etc, so I thought this would be right up my alley. Unfortunately, I really didn't like most of it.
The majority of the stories in this were just meh...okay. Nothing outstanding.
There were a few pretty good ones. For instance, I really enjoyed Isaac Fitzsimmons story!
Then there was one that was chalk full of HP references, which I just feel like shouldn't be happening when a book was published in 2022.
The majority of the stories in this were just meh...okay. Nothing outstanding.
There were a few pretty good ones. For instance, I really enjoyed Isaac Fitzsimmons story!
Then there was one that was chalk full of HP references, which I just feel like shouldn't be happening when a book was published in 2022.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Racism, Grief, Police brutality, and Sexism
Harry Potter Referenceseightshot's review
3.0
this is why anthologies are so hit or miss...i liked one story in this out of several
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