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mushmysteriesandmore's review against another edition
2.0
Girls half was okay, boys half was rubbish!
nicolamb's review against another edition
4.0
enjoyed most of the stories, some were sub-par but not many.
innae's review against another edition
1.0
I started with Girl's Night Out -- several short stories in both of the halves of this book...
Red Letter Day by Fiona Walker: This story is so sad. I cried. It ends on a better note, but it is still a very sad tale.
Mother Figure by Sarah Harris: This one was a sad story, but in a different way - a bad, life sucks kind of way. I didn't enjoy this story so much.
No Strings Attached by Alexandra Potter: Cute. A story of fate, and what happens if you allow her to help you.
When the Fat Lady Sings by Colette Caddle: a cute story, not sure of the overall point of it, but I enjoyed reading it.
Art Lover by Chris Manby: my favorite story thus far. The twist has been done before, but it was so well done in this story, I forgive the device.
Home and Dry by Martina Devlin: my least favorite thus far. A story about a scummy user type guy -- didn't like it. ug.
I obviously gave up on reviewing each story, sufficient to say, most of them were UG. In fact, the best story, "Boy's Night In" by Matt Beaumont was the best story, and it was the last one of the second half of the book. Literally the last story I read. The last story I could read. It was funny and just over all a well written story. Now, perhaps being a Yank I missed something in translation (yes ENGLISH is quite different than American), but with 33 stories, the odds that more than one would be something I wanted to say YEAH about seemed high. I was sadly disappointed in this collection.
Red Letter Day by Fiona Walker: This story is so sad. I cried. It ends on a better note, but it is still a very sad tale.
Mother Figure by Sarah Harris: This one was a sad story, but in a different way - a bad, life sucks kind of way. I didn't enjoy this story so much.
No Strings Attached by Alexandra Potter: Cute. A story of fate, and what happens if you allow her to help you.
When the Fat Lady Sings by Colette Caddle: a cute story, not sure of the overall point of it, but I enjoyed reading it.
Art Lover by Chris Manby: my favorite story thus far. The twist has been done before, but it was so well done in this story, I forgive the device.
Home and Dry by Martina Devlin: my least favorite thus far. A story about a scummy user type guy -- didn't like it. ug.
I obviously gave up on reviewing each story, sufficient to say, most of them were UG. In fact, the best story, "Boy's Night In" by Matt Beaumont was the best story, and it was the last one of the second half of the book. Literally the last story I read. The last story I could read. It was funny and just over all a well written story. Now, perhaps being a Yank I missed something in translation (yes ENGLISH is quite different than American), but with 33 stories, the odds that more than one would be something I wanted to say YEAH about seemed high. I was sadly disappointed in this collection.
thebookmouse's review
2.0
Okay, so I am rating each story as they are, and then again as a whole:
Red Letter Day - 3/5
Mother Figure - 2.5/5
No Strings Attached - 4/5
When the Fat Lady Sings - 2/5 (was going to be a one, but the end amused me)
Art Lover - 4.5/5
Home and Dry - 3/5
Revenge - 4.5/5
Delivering Happyware - 4/5
The Alma Club - 5/5
Love is Science Fiction - 2.5/5
What goes around... - 2/5
Stone Money - 2/5
Changing People - 4/5 (though I am positive I have read this elsewhere... before reading this book. Anyone have any idea where?)
There is a God - 2.5/5
The Fortune Teller -4/5
Weddings and Wonderbras - 4.5/5
The Masturbation Map - 4/5
For a Few Dollars Whore I & II - 2.5/5
I only had the 'More' free edition, so I didn't know (and am quite dissapointed) that it's only half of the book. I would like to read the rest, though.
An Overall rating of this I guess would be a 2.5... I wouldn't re-read. I'll round it down to a 2.
Red Letter Day - 3/5
Mother Figure - 2.5/5
No Strings Attached - 4/5
When the Fat Lady Sings - 2/5 (was going to be a one, but the end amused me)
Art Lover - 4.5/5
Home and Dry - 3/5
Revenge - 4.5/5
Delivering Happyware - 4/5
The Alma Club - 5/5
Love is Science Fiction - 2.5/5
What goes around... - 2/5
Stone Money - 2/5
Changing People - 4/5 (though I am positive I have read this elsewhere... before reading this book. Anyone have any idea where?)
There is a God - 2.5/5
The Fortune Teller -4/5
Weddings and Wonderbras - 4.5/5
The Masturbation Map - 4/5
For a Few Dollars Whore I & II - 2.5/5
I only had the 'More' free edition, so I didn't know (and am quite dissapointed) that it's only half of the book. I would like to read the rest, though.
An Overall rating of this I guess would be a 2.5... I wouldn't re-read. I'll round it down to a 2.
cinnasbooks's review
2.0
Stars: 2/5 even though my CAWPILE says 3
I'm not going to elaborate on this book much. I was disappointed. It's a collection of short stories about women - hence the girls' night in title. I expected light and fluffy - i'll read a couple each weekend. Nope. I liked one maybe two and honestly I don't remember which they were. Some were interesting, some I did not understand. It took me 11 months to read. That's too long. (yes, I should have DNF but I really hate doing that)
Characters: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Writing:6
Plot: 6
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 7
Enjoyment: 4
I'm not going to elaborate on this book much. I was disappointed. It's a collection of short stories about women - hence the girls' night in title. I expected light and fluffy - i'll read a couple each weekend. Nope. I liked one maybe two and honestly I don't remember which they were. Some were interesting, some I did not understand. It took me 11 months to read. That's too long. (yes, I should have DNF but I really hate doing that)
Characters: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Writing:6
Plot: 6
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 7
Enjoyment: 4
claire_luna's review
3.0
I really liked some of these stories, while others didn't do much for me (as it often goes with short story collections). Overall it was a pleasant book, good for some bedtime reading, but without a wow-factor that would have led me to give it higher stars.
storytimewithlily's review
2.0
Definitely not what i expected. There were a couple of stories that were OK, but so many thatI didn't like that I can't remember the ones that I did.
Pretty sure there was one that glorified a suicide, and there were definitely plenty of cringey moments and horrible people and not enough fun chick flicky stories that I had expected from such a cover and title like "Girls Night In". Surely with a title like that there should be stories I would like to read on a girls night in, but nope.
Really the only reason I'm giving this two stars instead of one is because there were a few stories I actually liked but they were sprinkled in among all the others that I didn't that this book is really probably not worth anyone's time.
Pretty sure there was one that glorified a suicide, and there were definitely plenty of cringey moments and horrible people and not enough fun chick flicky stories that I had expected from such a cover and title like "Girls Night In". Surely with a title like that there should be stories I would like to read on a girls night in, but nope.
Really the only reason I'm giving this two stars instead of one is because there were a few stories I actually liked but they were sprinkled in among all the others that I didn't that this book is really probably not worth anyone's time.
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