A review by mistysbookspace
Mood Reader by Erin Slegaitis-Smith, Shanti Leonard, Amanda Fernandes, A.M. Brown, M. Williams, Jiya Kaye, Christina E. Patrick, Donna Taylor, Erica Jackson, Monica Misho-Grems, Veronique Manfredini, Carmilla Voiez, Javier Garay, Melanie S. Wolfe, April D. Berry, Carrie Godfrey, Rethley Gil Chiru, Francis Alex Cooke, Stephanie Houseal, Luke Swanson, Jocelyn Minton, B.A. McRae, Melanie Forrest, Lynn Lipinski, Elizabeth Wilsea, Juniper Lea, Lucas Barnes, Monroe A. Wildrose, Persephone Jayne, Persephone Jayne, Zain Patton, Kata Čuić, Jeni Lee, Nicole Zelniker, Karen Ruhman, Sonya Lawson, Kai Mathis

4.0

I really enjoyed this genre anthology. Of course I liked some stories more than others but that's to be expected. This anthology has something for everyone. There are 42 stories in this anthology. It is broken up by genre. The genres included are  Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery , Meta (which I've never heard of before), Family & Children, Literary Fiction, Horror and my favorite Romance. So as you can see there's a lot to choose from. You can read it as a whole or you can pick and choose based on what mood you are in. I liked how the content warnings were listed in the table of contents as well as at the beginning of each story. 

As I mentioned above, I liked some stories more than other. Some were way too short for me to get into, and some seemed way to long. Others pulled me in and left me wanting more and there were some that I absolutely loved and thought gave me everything I could ask for in a short story. There were a couple of stories that were written in a way that I had never read before and I loved that. 

Overall I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and would recommend you read it whether you are a mood reader or if you just want to sample something from several different genres.