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A review by curlyandcarbonated
Three Sides of a Heart: Stories about Love Triangles by Natalie C. Parker
2.0
Although I did enjoy some of the stories in Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles, I didn't find any that I think will truly stick with me.
There is a lot of diversity in the characters, both in their ethnicities and sexual orientations. I also thought the idea for the collection was great: thematically related but in completely different genres. Because of the different genres of short stories, this collection offers something for everyone; however, I don't think many people would like the majority of the stories.
As a middle school teacher, I don't think that I'd recommend this collection in its entirety to any of my students, even the mature ones, although I do think I could recommend one or two individual short stories. It would be really interesting for any writer who is looking at how others have addressed the love triangle, and one of the stories, "Work in Progress" by E.K. Johnston is one written in 2nd person-- students always want to know if 2nd person narration is an option for a narrative, and I've never had an example up until now.
There is a lot of diversity in the characters, both in their ethnicities and sexual orientations. I also thought the idea for the collection was great: thematically related but in completely different genres. Because of the different genres of short stories, this collection offers something for everyone; however, I don't think many people would like the majority of the stories.
As a middle school teacher, I don't think that I'd recommend this collection in its entirety to any of my students, even the mature ones, although I do think I could recommend one or two individual short stories. It would be really interesting for any writer who is looking at how others have addressed the love triangle, and one of the stories, "Work in Progress" by E.K. Johnston is one written in 2nd person-- students always want to know if 2nd person narration is an option for a narrative, and I've never had an example up until now.