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A review by lexslittlecorner
Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins
4.0
Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail by Leigh Bardugo 3/5
I love Leigh's writing but this story was a little odd, enjoyable, but odd.
The End of Love by Nina LaCour 3/5
A cute F/F romance, with not much else to say
Last Stand at the Cinegore by Libba Bray 2.5/5
This was my first encounter with Libba Bray... and it was oddly intriguing and weird. Not my cup of tea but I still enjoyed it.
Sick Pleasure by Francesca Lia Block 2/5
This story just did nothing for me, I was so close to DNFing as soon as I realised all the names were abbreviated to A or L or M. It took away any connection I could get with any of the characters, de personified them in a way.
In Ninety Minutes, Turn North by Stephanie Perkins 3/5
I wanted to love this, but I didn't. North and Marigolds story from MTLGTM was one of my favourites, but it didn't have the same magic here.
'Souvenirs by Tim Federle 3/5
I like Tim's writing, I liked it in the Great American Whatever, I just don't love it. It's a cute enough M/M romance, the characters are interesting but something always falls short for me with his stories.
Inertia by Veronica Roth 5/5
OK I loved this one. It's sci-fi!!! A Sci-fi futuristic romance. Now where's the rest of it? I want a full size novel of this world.
Love is the Last Resort by Jon Skovron 4/5
What fell that tiny bit short for me with this one is there are too many characters to keep track of. It took me a lot of concentration to keep up with who was who and who liked who and then who ended up with who. Brain hurts! But a good story that just needed another 20 pages to help learn who everyone was.
Good Luck and Farewell by Brandy Colbert 4/5
This is a great background F/F romance featuring POC's. The main relationship that develops is M/F and kind of predictable from when they first met.
Brand New Attraction by Cassandra Clare 4/5
I'm kind of ashamed to admit it, but this is my first Cassandra Clare encounter too. And I freaking loved it! I don't care what anyone says about the romance not being enough for a romance anthology. I loved the dark circus with the demons and the magic of it all.
A Thousand Ways This Could Go Wrong by Jennifer E. Smith 5/5
I loved this in every way. I love that the summer camp is inclusive of autistic children. I love the way that the love interest has aspergers and the "I had no idea that you had Asperger's then, and I still couldn't stop thinking about you. So why would anything be different now?" mentality
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman 4/5
The premise of this is fantastic, time has stopped and everyone is living the same day exactly the same way over and over again. Except for Mark and Margaret who live the same day but have the choice of what to do and where to go still. The search for miracles in everyday life was a great touch to a sad story.
I love Leigh's writing but this story was a little odd, enjoyable, but odd.
The End of Love by Nina LaCour 3/5
A cute F/F romance, with not much else to say
Last Stand at the Cinegore by Libba Bray 2.5/5
This was my first encounter with Libba Bray... and it was oddly intriguing and weird. Not my cup of tea but I still enjoyed it.
Sick Pleasure by Francesca Lia Block 2/5
This story just did nothing for me, I was so close to DNFing as soon as I realised all the names were abbreviated to A or L or M. It took away any connection I could get with any of the characters, de personified them in a way.
In Ninety Minutes, Turn North by Stephanie Perkins 3/5
I wanted to love this, but I didn't. North and Marigolds story from MTLGTM was one of my favourites, but it didn't have the same magic here.
'Souvenirs by Tim Federle 3/5
I like Tim's writing, I liked it in the Great American Whatever, I just don't love it. It's a cute enough M/M romance, the characters are interesting but something always falls short for me with his stories.
Inertia by Veronica Roth 5/5
OK I loved this one. It's sci-fi!!! A Sci-fi futuristic romance. Now where's the rest of it? I want a full size novel of this world.
Love is the Last Resort by Jon Skovron 4/5
What fell that tiny bit short for me with this one is there are too many characters to keep track of. It took me a lot of concentration to keep up with who was who and who liked who and then who ended up with who. Brain hurts! But a good story that just needed another 20 pages to help learn who everyone was.
Good Luck and Farewell by Brandy Colbert 4/5
This is a great background F/F romance featuring POC's. The main relationship that develops is M/F and kind of predictable from when they first met.
Brand New Attraction by Cassandra Clare 4/5
I'm kind of ashamed to admit it, but this is my first Cassandra Clare encounter too. And I freaking loved it! I don't care what anyone says about the romance not being enough for a romance anthology. I loved the dark circus with the demons and the magic of it all.
A Thousand Ways This Could Go Wrong by Jennifer E. Smith 5/5
I loved this in every way. I love that the summer camp is inclusive of autistic children. I love the way that the love interest has aspergers and the "I had no idea that you had Asperger's then, and I still couldn't stop thinking about you. So why would anything be different now?" mentality
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman 4/5
The premise of this is fantastic, time has stopped and everyone is living the same day exactly the same way over and over again. Except for Mark and Margaret who live the same day but have the choice of what to do and where to go still. The search for miracles in everyday life was a great touch to a sad story.