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A review by laurencarter
Behind the Sun, Above the Moon by Taylor Barton
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.
I am not a fan of anthologies, there's always stories that you love, like and dislike in them so it's hard to review/rate them. That being said, I really wanted to pick this one up. A Sci-fi queer anthology with a cast of great authors and a focus on non-binary characters? Hell yeah.
Of course, there's was some stories I loved more than others but there wasn't one I hated! Which is so rare for anthologies. I LOVED that they are all sci-fi - it was great bouncing around from universe to universe and getting acquainted with all of the different characters with different personality traits, pronouns, sexualities etc.
The book was completely consistent and even though it focuses on the same genre, it didn't feelrepetitive either. The stories have all stuck with me, I really enjoyed Weave the Dark, Weave the Light by Anna Zabo and Twice-Spent Comet by Ziggy Schutz but as I said, there wasn't a story I didn't enjoy.
Even though the stories don't connect, they flowed really well together from one to the other. The non-binary characters were written flawlessly into the stories - I would really love to see more books do this. I would also say, there are TW/CW before the book starts and before each story - so if you need to skip a story, you can! This was super useful for me and will be for other readers too.
A great read full of character and wonder.
I am not a fan of anthologies, there's always stories that you love, like and dislike in them so it's hard to review/rate them. That being said, I really wanted to pick this one up. A Sci-fi queer anthology with a cast of great authors and a focus on non-binary characters? Hell yeah.
Of course, there's was some stories I loved more than others but there wasn't one I hated! Which is so rare for anthologies. I LOVED that they are all sci-fi - it was great bouncing around from universe to universe and getting acquainted with all of the different characters with different personality traits, pronouns, sexualities etc.
The book was completely consistent and even though it focuses on the same genre, it didn't feelrepetitive either. The stories have all stuck with me, I really enjoyed Weave the Dark, Weave the Light by Anna Zabo and Twice-Spent Comet by Ziggy Schutz but as I said, there wasn't a story I didn't enjoy.
Even though the stories don't connect, they flowed really well together from one to the other. The non-binary characters were written flawlessly into the stories - I would really love to see more books do this. I would also say, there are TW/CW before the book starts and before each story - so if you need to skip a story, you can! This was super useful for me and will be for other readers too.
A great read full of character and wonder.