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perjacxis's review
4.0
I had high expectations for this (I mean how could I not? Stories by Julia Armfield, Jen Campbell, Kirsty Logan, ...) which might be why I cannot rate this higher than four stars. I liked all the stories - there is not a single one that I rated lower than three stars which is pretty rare in short story collections for me - but there were not as many 5-star reads as I had hoped there would be.
Nevertheless, I would recommend this collection as I love the overarching theme of outsiders and all the other themes which were explored in the stories. My favourites were Found Girls by Kirsty Logan, Skin by Lena Mohamed, Miss Juniper's Academy for Wild Girls by Jen Campbell and The Lady's Not for Burning by Sarvat Hasin.
Nevertheless, I would recommend this collection as I love the overarching theme of outsiders and all the other themes which were explored in the stories. My favourites were Found Girls by Kirsty Logan, Skin by Lena Mohamed, Miss Juniper's Academy for Wild Girls by Jen Campbell and The Lady's Not for Burning by Sarvat Hasin.
emstronker96's review
4.0
Loved the variety of stories in this collection, each one was so interesting and the variety of perspectives and genres was pleasantly surprising, particularly enjoyed Sinkhole by Emma Hutton, Peep Hole by Leone Ross and Skin by Lena Mohamed.
laurnir's review
4.0
The joy of short story books is being enthralled by some, left disappointed by others and ultimately still liking the overall book.
Two standouts in this collection, Julia Armfield’s Wendigo and Lena Mohamed’s Skin. Those two will stick with me.
Two standouts in this collection, Julia Armfield’s Wendigo and Lena Mohamed’s Skin. Those two will stick with me.
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