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A review by dee9401
Adamant Spirits: A 2022 Charity Anthology of Romantic Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction & Paranormal Romance For Ukraine by Veronica Scott, Jen Lynning, Ashley McLeo, Rebecca Rode, Anna Carven, Miranda Honfleur, Alora Carter, G.K. DeRosa, Jessica M. Butler, Elle Beaumont, Chloe Parker, T.K. Eldridge, Jenni Ward, Claudia Blood, Leslie Chase, Debbie Cassidy, Maggie Alabaster, Alana Khan, Demelza Carlton, Sara Fields, Jessica Wayne, Tana Stone, Aurelia Jane, Alexi Blake, Tameri Etherton, Katherine Bennet, Maria Vermisoglou, Ella Blake, Hattie Jacks, Kel Carpenter, Lea Kirk, Jade Waltz, Candace Robinson, Michele Mills, May Sage, Vee R. Paxton, K.N. Lee, Grace Goodwin, Lisa Kumar, Honey Phillips, Sarah M. Cradit, Eva Chase, Calla Zae, Julia Vee
3.0
A good collection for a great cause. There were some great stories and some not so great. There was amazing writing, and there was flat writing. Overall, though, there were stories that writers told the best way they could: with words and passion.
The ones I enjoyed the most were all novelettes: Nightfall (Maggie Alabaster), Found by the Alien Lord (Ella Blake), Beyond the Stars (Debbie Cassidy), Wolfish Initiation (G. K. DeRose), and Sett's Salvation (T.K. Eldridge). Of those, T.K. Eldridge's Salvation was the best story for me in the collection. It featured great writing, characters and pacing.
Finally, I can personally understand and celebrate this snippet from Miranda Honfleur's intro bio to Slay Date: "In another life, her J.D. and M.B.A. were meant to serve a career in law, but now she gets to live her dream job: writing speculative fiction starring fierce heroines and daring heroes who make difficult choices along their adventures and intrigues, all with a generous (over)dose of romance."
The ones I enjoyed the most were all novelettes: Nightfall (Maggie Alabaster), Found by the Alien Lord (Ella Blake), Beyond the Stars (Debbie Cassidy), Wolfish Initiation (G. K. DeRose), and Sett's Salvation (T.K. Eldridge). Of those, T.K. Eldridge's Salvation was the best story for me in the collection. It featured great writing, characters and pacing.
Finally, I can personally understand and celebrate this snippet from Miranda Honfleur's intro bio to Slay Date: "In another life, her J.D. and M.B.A. were meant to serve a career in law, but now she gets to live her dream job: writing speculative fiction starring fierce heroines and daring heroes who make difficult choices along their adventures and intrigues, all with a generous (over)dose of romance."