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A review by rainbowbookworm
Serendipity: Ten Romantic Tropes, Transformed by Marissa Meyer
3.0
The thing about tropes is that you know exactly what to expect. As a genre, romance is like comfort food. There is nothing better than eating your favorite dish... when it's done right. However, for every delicious, satisfying meal, there are times when there is something missing from your culinary comfort. Unfortunately, this collection is more like the former. I read plenty of love stories--predictably--with happy endings, but none of the authors did anything extraordinary.
Julie Murphy (Dumplin') "The Fake Relationship" The story was cute, but predictable, and the ending was too perfect.
Leah Johnson (Maybe You Should See Me in a Crown) "Stranded Together - I want to give this five stars, but it needed more details. The short story format did not do this story justice.
Abigail Hing Wen (Loveboat, Taipei) "Class Warfare" - What I enjoyed most was that the protagonist was a coder.
Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles) "One Bed" - At least Meyer created several new twists and may have breathed new life to this tired trope.
Caleb Roehrig (The Fell of Dark) "The Best Friend Love Epiphany" - Again: simplistic and predictable
Sarah Winifred Searle (???) The Secret Admirer - I love that this collection includes a queer graphic story! (This is the one 5-star read in the collection.)
Elyse Bryant (Happily Ever After) "The Grand Romantic Gesture" - another one that would have benefit from more pages so that there was more time to develop the characters and the plot.
I'll add the other 3 later.
Julie Murphy (Dumplin') "The Fake Relationship" The story was cute, but predictable, and the ending was too perfect.
Leah Johnson (Maybe You Should See Me in a Crown) "Stranded Together - I want to give this five stars, but it needed more details. The short story format did not do this story justice.
Abigail Hing Wen (Loveboat, Taipei) "Class Warfare" - What I enjoyed most was that the protagonist was a coder.
Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles) "One Bed" - At least Meyer created several new twists and may have breathed new life to this tired trope.
Caleb Roehrig (The Fell of Dark) "The Best Friend Love Epiphany" - Again: simplistic and predictable
Sarah Winifred Searle (???) The Secret Admirer - I love that this collection includes a queer graphic story! (This is the one 5-star read in the collection.)
Elyse Bryant (Happily Ever After) "The Grand Romantic Gesture" - another one that would have benefit from more pages so that there was more time to develop the characters and the plot.
I'll add the other 3 later.