A review by kjcharles
Dil or No Dil by Suleikha Snyder

An absolutely cracking collection of romance shorts plus two novellas. Suleikha Snyder is one of the best short-story writers in romance, and this is an exhibition of how to do it. Stories range from tension-filled single scenes to fully completed romance arcs that convince you of a love over a lifetime in a handful of pages. Single author collections can rather show up an author's limited range; this one is terrifically varied and well balanced, with a wide range of settings and MCs and pairings (includes m/m and f/f) and ages (yes! older MCs!) and conflicts. Jesse's Girl, a riff on the Dolly Parton song Jolene, remains one of the best romance shorts I've ever read and one of the few pieces of writing to use second person viewpoint for a reason and pull it off. And the whole thing is impeccably edited, which is good for my soul.

Smart, well written, not a dud in the collection. A very big recommendation.