Reviews

Color Outside the Lines: Stories about Love by Sangu Mandanna

idorah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

karty_v's review

3.0

Like most anthologies, it was a hit or miss situation.


Turn the Sky to Petals
DNF

Prom

ludivinev's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

murryloub's review

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

As with any story collection, some were really good & some were kinda “meh.” I enjoyed the stories with fantastical elements more. I’m not a big romance person, so the ones set in the real world with regular teenagers were a little annoying to get through. 

Favorites: Giving up the Ghost, Sandwiched in Between, Starlight and Moondust, Something Gay and Magical

Least Favorites: The Boy Is, Gilman Street, The Coward’s Guide to Falling in Love

biblioemily's review

4.0

3.5 stars. None of the stories really jumped out at me or felt very significant, but it's still a short story collection I'm glad exists.

christinemark's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

literaryappeal's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

megfang315's review

these stories are reallyyyy short, and i felt like as soon as i was getting somewhere emotionally, they would end. sigh.

sadcoffee's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

larafaith's review

For class