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A review by shealea
Start Here by Danice Sison, Motzie Dapul, Ronald S. Lim, H. Bentham, Brigitte Bautista, Agay Llanera, Barbie Barbieto, Katt Briones, Yeyet Soriano, Ella Banta
5.0
Among everything in the collection, I adored In the Moonlight, Come Full Circle, and Lemon Drop Friday the most. Although I was not able to emotionally connect and invest in all the stories, for the most part, Start Here managed to exceed my expectations and left my heart all warm and fuzzy and hopeful. This anthology definitely addresses the sorely lacking, disappointingly limited representation of LGBTQIA+ stories and serves as an insightful, inspiring guide that hopefully, other authors can utilize as a springboard.
The collection of diverse short stories in Start Here – each one offering different perspectives and unique portrayals but all written with the same amount of heart – has set an incredibly high bar for future ‘unapologetically queer’ romances. I look forward to the awaiting plethora of surprises #romanceclass has in store for all of us because, as the title of the anthology suggests, from this point onwards, we start here.
Disclosure: I received a digital copy of the Start Here anthology in exchange for an honest review, as part of my participation in a blog tour hosted by Tara Frejas. This neither affects my opinion nor the content of my review. I am extremely grateful to Tara and the rest of the #romanceclass community for this amazing opportunity!
The collection of diverse short stories in Start Here – each one offering different perspectives and unique portrayals but all written with the same amount of heart – has set an incredibly high bar for future ‘unapologetically queer’ romances. I look forward to the awaiting plethora of surprises #romanceclass has in store for all of us because, as the title of the anthology suggests, from this point onwards, we start here.
Disclosure: I received a digital copy of the Start Here anthology in exchange for an honest review, as part of my participation in a blog tour hosted by Tara Frejas. This neither affects my opinion nor the content of my review. I am extremely grateful to Tara and the rest of the #romanceclass community for this amazing opportunity!