A review by atuin
Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 202 by Neil Clarke, Brenda W. Clough, Bo Balder, Marie Vibbert, Alexandra Seidel, Davian Aw, Kelsea Yu, Lou J. Berger, Risa Wolf

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.5

A Harsh rating, but I simply wasn't taken with any of the stories in this issue. The two I liked most was Timelock and Tigers for sale, but neither of them hit me nearly as hard as stories in other issues had. I simply felt the feeling demonstrated in those two stories had been expressed better in other works. None of the stories felt badly written, but simply disappointing with how average they all felt.