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A review by pooklatirelire
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
1/10 Reviews Written.
Overall Rating: TBA
❦ This is an anthology, so there is going to be an individual review for each short story, and overall thoughts after I finish the whole book!
❦ I don’t read enough queer books. And since I’m reading GOTSM now, I am in the mood for anthologies, so I picked this up from my library. Since Out Now is another anthology that was recently released, I guess I’ll read this! I think this is going to be better than Out Now because I’m a huge fan of historical fiction, but we’ll see!
Overall thoughts
Coming soon!
❦ Roja by Anna-Marie Mc Lemore ➵ ★★☆☆☆
»El Bajío, México, 1870 | trans mf
This story is about a Mexican folklore or story about La Roja and El Lobo. Unfortunately, I don’t have any idea what those mean because I don’t speak Spanish. The reason why I gave this 2.5 stars was because I had no idea what the heck was going on up until the last page of the story. Idk, maybe it is because I was a dumbass, and I didn’t know a word of Spanish. However, the last page actually made me tear up, that’s why it deserves a 2.5. I liked the historical setting and the relationship between a female mc who dresses like a man, and a trans man. The first half was told through flashbacks and the mc reminiscing about her past, so I wasn’t so invested until the last page. The writing and prose was very beautiful, and the author’s note did it’s job. I hope the later stories will make me like this book much more.
Overall Rating: TBA
❦ This is an anthology, so there is going to be an individual review for each short story, and overall thoughts after I finish the whole book!
❦ I don’t read enough queer books. And since I’m reading GOTSM now, I am in the mood for anthologies, so I picked this up from my library. Since Out Now is another anthology that was recently released, I guess I’ll read this! I think this is going to be better than Out Now because I’m a huge fan of historical fiction, but we’ll see!
Overall thoughts
Coming soon!
❦ Roja by Anna-Marie Mc Lemore ➵ ★★☆☆☆
»El Bajío, México, 1870 | trans mf
Now I understood what my grandmother had wanted, for me to keep my heart soft but the edges of me hard enough to survive the world as it was.
This story is about a Mexican folklore or story about La Roja and El Lobo. Unfortunately, I don’t have any idea what those mean because I don’t speak Spanish. The reason why I gave this 2.5 stars was because I had no idea what the heck was going on up until the last page of the story. Idk, maybe it is because I was a dumbass, and I didn’t know a word of Spanish. However, the last page actually made me tear up, that’s why it deserves a 2.5. I liked the historical setting and the relationship between a female mc who dresses like a man, and a trans man. The first half was told through flashbacks and the mc reminiscing about her past, so I wasn’t so invested until the last page. The writing and prose was very beautiful, and the author’s note did it’s job. I hope the later stories will make me like this book much more.