A review by nickoliver
Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America by Hannah Moskowitz, Amy Reed, Tracy Deonn Walker, Sandhya Menon, Ellen Hopkins, Amber Smith, Sona Charaipotra, Somaiya Daud, Stephanie Kuehnert, Julie Murphy, I.W. Gregorio, Tracy Deonn, Anna-Marie McLemore, Martha Brockenbrough, Christine Day, Jaye Robin Brown, Aisha Saeed, Alexandra Duncan, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Brandy Colbert, Maurene Goo, Nina LaCour

4.0

I've read this book two weeks ago, so I don't really remember much about each individual story. But I did write down each of my ratings, so here you go:

Sandhya Menon: 3,75/5 stars
Anna-Marie McLemore: 4,5/5 stars
Amy Reed: 5/5 stars
Christine Day: 4,5/5 stars
Sona Charaipotra: 4,5/5 stars
Jaye Robin Brown: 4/5 stars
Brandy Colbert: 3/5 stars
Alexandra Duncan: 3,5/5 stars
Maurene Goo: 4,5/5 stars
Stephanie Kuehnert: 4,75/5 stars
Julie Murphy: 4,75/5 stars
Somaiya Daud: 3,75/5 stars
Nina LaCour: 4,5/5 stars
Aisha Saeed: 4/5 stars
Hannah Moskowitz: 4/5 stars
Ellen Hopkins: 1/5 stars
I.W. Gregorio: 3,5/5 stars
Martha Brockenbrough: 3,75/5 stars
Jenny Torres Sanchez: 3,75/5 stars
Amber Smith: 4,25/5 stars
Tracy Deonn Walker: 4,5/5 stars

Overall, this was really great! I would have loved to have a trans woman included in this list - maybe instead of Ellen Hopkins, who's the only one who makes NO FREAKING SENSE in a book like this. Her essay is basically 'Look what a great ally I am!'. Which is ironic, considering she loves to undermine the voices of marginalized folks, especially people of colour, and thinks it's appropriate to tell their stories for them?
Honestly, just skip her essay. Do yourself a favour.

My favourites were, as the ratings already suggests, the stories of Amy Reed, Julie Murphy and Stephanie Kuehnert. Julie Murphy's story made me squeal with delight, that's what I remember the most.