skybluespines 's review for:

Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola

4.0

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I really enjoyed these stories. They were exactly what I needed as a reader in this moment, but also as a person more generally. The characters and stories reminded me of my own worth, and of the greatness to be found in little things, and of the many forms love takes. It reminded me that I do, in fact, love love. 

I didn't give it five stars because at the end of the day I felt there was a layer of depth or complexity or maybe variety that was missing from the stories as a whole collection.... Even while they were all very different, the storylines were predictable, they were all more or less the same.