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A review by readingwithmygoldens
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA by Nova Ren Suma, Emily X.R. Pan
5.0
Anyone who follows me on here knows that I struggle a lot with YA. I pretty much avoid the genre entirely with a few exceptions here and there. Ultimately, the unique nature of this book is what told me to throw my concerns aside and dive in. I am so glad that I ignored my YA issues and gave this a chance.
Here are the reasons why this might interest you:
1) It's a short story collection
2) Ownvoices!!
3) Editors break down the prompt of the story and techniques used (so you get an intro and summary after each story that helps tie everything together)
4) Did I mention ownvoices?
5) Different genres - fantasty, romance, straight fiction - love that too
I loved everything about this book. I thought it was also really neat to get an inside look at some writing techniques used. I never really thought about it before, but this really made me think about how hard it is to write a short story. You have to grab the reader and keep them interested, all the while making it very clear the time period and place the story it set in. If its a fantasy short story, you have a lot of world building to do in a short period of time. The other great thing about this book was how it promoted new, ownvoices authors, whose stories were introduced by well known YA authors.
A fantastic read that I highly recommend! Thank you so much to Algonquin YA for the opportunity to read and review this book.
Review Date: 11/5/2020
Publication Date: 10/20/2020
Here are the reasons why this might interest you:
1) It's a short story collection
2) Ownvoices!!
3) Editors break down the prompt of the story and techniques used (so you get an intro and summary after each story that helps tie everything together)
4) Did I mention ownvoices?
5) Different genres - fantasty, romance, straight fiction - love that too
I loved everything about this book. I thought it was also really neat to get an inside look at some writing techniques used. I never really thought about it before, but this really made me think about how hard it is to write a short story. You have to grab the reader and keep them interested, all the while making it very clear the time period and place the story it set in. If its a fantasy short story, you have a lot of world building to do in a short period of time. The other great thing about this book was how it promoted new, ownvoices authors, whose stories were introduced by well known YA authors.
A fantastic read that I highly recommend! Thank you so much to Algonquin YA for the opportunity to read and review this book.
Review Date: 11/5/2020
Publication Date: 10/20/2020