nordstina 's review for:

Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

3.5

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine has written a thoughtful short story collection in Sabrina & Corina. In these brief tales, she highlights life Colorado, primarily the relationships between women. In the stories, we see how gentrification has affected areas of Denver as people are pushed/priced out of their homes. The trauma of observing or experiencing domestic violence is a thread across multiple stories. Girls are abandoned by their fathers. There is an overarching sadness across all the stories, which was moving, but difficult to read. They are well-written and I look forward to the author's upcoming novel.