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A review by luccyanne
Up All Night: 13 Stories Between Sunset and Sunrise by Laura Silverman
5.0
Huge thanks to Netgalley for this ARC!
To anyone who isn't familiar with this book, it's a collection of 13 short stories from various YA authors. There isn't really much that connects the stories except for the fact that they are all set during the night and I absolutely loved that theme. This is a perfect book for all the night owls who like to stay up all night. And of course, I really recommend reading this at night.
I usually strongly dislike short story collections, because the quality varies hugely throughout the book (especially when it's written by multiple authors), but I am really happy to say that this book was an exception because I really enjoyed each and every one of the stories included.
To be honest, I requested this on Netgalley because I am a huge fan of Karen McManus and when I saw she contributed to this collection I knew I had to read it. And I am so glad I did because I discovered so many great authors and it has inspired me to read more of their work.
Like I said, all of the stories were great but I have to point out my favourites which were Karen McManus's story (obviously) and then Laura Silverman's and Julien Winters's.
I loved the genre and theme variety of the stories because it kept me entertained and I was always excited to read the next story. There were sweet and lighthearted stories but also hard-hitting and very important ones. I also very appreciated the inclusivity, because I have never read a story with non-binary characters before.
Overall this was a really pleasant read and I recommend this to everyone, especially to those like me, who want to give short story collections another shot.
And I want to thank Netgalley and Algonquin Young Readers for providing me with this ARC, it was a pleasure to read and review this amazing book.
To anyone who isn't familiar with this book, it's a collection of 13 short stories from various YA authors. There isn't really much that connects the stories except for the fact that they are all set during the night and I absolutely loved that theme. This is a perfect book for all the night owls who like to stay up all night. And of course, I really recommend reading this at night.
I usually strongly dislike short story collections, because the quality varies hugely throughout the book (especially when it's written by multiple authors), but I am really happy to say that this book was an exception because I really enjoyed each and every one of the stories included.
To be honest, I requested this on Netgalley because I am a huge fan of Karen McManus and when I saw she contributed to this collection I knew I had to read it. And I am so glad I did because I discovered so many great authors and it has inspired me to read more of their work.
Like I said, all of the stories were great but I have to point out my favourites which were Karen McManus's story (obviously) and then Laura Silverman's and Julien Winters's.
I loved the genre and theme variety of the stories because it kept me entertained and I was always excited to read the next story. There were sweet and lighthearted stories but also hard-hitting and very important ones. I also very appreciated the inclusivity, because I have never read a story with non-binary characters before.
Overall this was a really pleasant read and I recommend this to everyone, especially to those like me, who want to give short story collections another shot.
And I want to thank Netgalley and Algonquin Young Readers for providing me with this ARC, it was a pleasure to read and review this amazing book.