A review by arrrjae
Hardened Hearts by Robert Dean, J. L. Knight, Jennifer Williams

3.0

If I’m being honest, I was skeptical about reading this collection of stories. I wasn’t sure it would be for me. I normally steer clear of short story collections....and I can’t seem to deduce a justifiable reason for that… However, I am glad that I read it anyway as this collection of short stories was a wonderful challenge of what society considers a “love story”.

Some of the stories I really enjoyed, some of them I wanted more of, some of them I didn’t like, some of them we’re really confusing, some of them were still good despite the confusion, and some of them didn’t do anything for me.

Anyway, I give this collection three stars because that’s a good median rating and since I didn’t care for all of the stories, I can’t justify a higher rating than three. I feel like that could be fairly common with short story collections. If you’re looking for a book/collection with a bunch of different view points and ideas, then this is a great suggestion.

Full Review: https://wanderinglectiophile.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/review-hardened-hearts-by-various-authors-collection-of-short-stories/