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dianacantread 's review for:
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
by Elsie Chapman, Ellen Oh
Final ratings:
"Forbidden Fruit" by Roshani Chokshi—4 stars
"Olivia's Table" by Alyssa Wong—5 stars
"Steel Skin" by Lori M. Lee—2.5 stars
"Still Star-Crossed" by Sona Charaipotra—2.5 stars
"The Counting of Vermillion Beads" by Aliette de Bodard—3 stars
"The Land of Morning Calm" by E. C. Myers—3.5 stars
"The Smile" by Aisha Saeed—4 stars
"Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers" by Preeti Chhibber—2 stars
"Nothing Into All" by Renée Ahdieh—4 stars
"Spear Carrier" by Rahul Kanakia—2 stars
"Code of Honor" by Melissa de la Cruz—1.5 stars
"Bullet, Butterfly" by Elsie Chapman—4.5 stars
"Daughter of the Sun" by Shveta Thakrar—3.5 stars
"The Crimson Cloak" by Cindy Pon—3.5 stars
"Eyes Like Candlelight" by Julie Kagawa—3.5 stars
One issue I had with this anthology as a whole is while some of the stories are really dark and heavy and mature, others are clearly meant for a younger audience. Like, middle grade. Like, early middle grade. Which wouldn’t have been a problem had there been a better balance between them, but there wasn’t. It was disconcerting and made those stories feel less meaningful and good. But I enjoyed it overall.
The actual average rating of this is a 3.2666666667, but imma round up cause it’s my review and I can do what I want.
3.5/5 stars
"Forbidden Fruit" by Roshani Chokshi—4 stars
"Olivia's Table" by Alyssa Wong—5 stars
"Steel Skin" by Lori M. Lee—2.5 stars
"Still Star-Crossed" by Sona Charaipotra—2.5 stars
"The Counting of Vermillion Beads" by Aliette de Bodard—3 stars
"The Land of Morning Calm" by E. C. Myers—3.5 stars
"The Smile" by Aisha Saeed—4 stars
"Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers" by Preeti Chhibber—2 stars
"Nothing Into All" by Renée Ahdieh—4 stars
"Spear Carrier" by Rahul Kanakia—2 stars
"Code of Honor" by Melissa de la Cruz—1.5 stars
"Bullet, Butterfly" by Elsie Chapman—4.5 stars
"Daughter of the Sun" by Shveta Thakrar—3.5 stars
"The Crimson Cloak" by Cindy Pon—3.5 stars
"Eyes Like Candlelight" by Julie Kagawa—3.5 stars
One issue I had with this anthology as a whole is while some of the stories are really dark and heavy and mature, others are clearly meant for a younger audience. Like, middle grade. Like, early middle grade. Which wouldn’t have been a problem had there been a better balance between them, but there wasn’t. It was disconcerting and made those stories feel less meaningful and good. But I enjoyed it overall.
The actual average rating of this is a 3.2666666667, but imma round up cause it’s my review and I can do what I want.
3.5/5 stars