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penlop's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
adragonwithoutfire's review against another edition
i started reading this because of jennifer l. armentrout and pushed myself through the other stories and now i dont want to read anymore.
nothing against this book but i dont think short stories are something i would vibe with me
nothing against this book but i dont think short stories are something i would vibe with me
eesh25's review against another edition
3.0
About 3.3 Stars
1. Siege Etiquette by Katie Cotugno
Plot: Two people meet while hiding from the police during a house party.
Not the best start to the whole thing. The story was cliché, complete with two people from different cliques. Also, it used the dead-family-member cop-out so the character wouldn't need to be given an actual personality. It felt like something I'd read many times before. Also, while the writing was okay enough, it for in second-person for no reason.
Rating: 2 Stars
2. Print Shop by Nina LaCour
Plot: Two girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet.
Even though I've only read one other story by Nina LaCour, I know she's a good author. Her prose is beautiful and she excels at creating an almost tangible atmosphere. This story was cute, interesting, and introduced two likable characters you could care about. If I have one complaint, it's that I wanted the tone to be a little lighter.
Rating: 4 Stars
3. Hourglass by Ibi Zoboi
Plot: A girl determined to get out of her small town.
While we need diversity in books, the presence of diversity is not going to make me like your story more. The writing here was okay at best, most of the story involved the protagonist complaining, there was little emotion and, worst of all, no meet cute. There was a (very short) meeting but it wasn't cute. I could see zero connection between the characters. Also, typos.
Rating: 1.5 Stars
4. Click by Katharine McGee
Plot: First date via a futuristic dating app.
I loved the concept. An app that evaluates the compatibility of its subscribers by analyzing their online presence. And it was cute. But it also used the dead-family-member trope and the writing could some improvements. Still, I liked it.
Rating: 3 Stars
5. The Intern by Sara Shepard
Plot: A magazine intern meets a young rockstar.
The writing was fine-ish. The story was okay enough. And there were cute moments. But we have the third case of lets-kill-a-family-member-instead-of-developing-a-personality. I was pissed off. Also, the romance is insta-lovey and quite far-fetched.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
6. Somewhere That's Green by Meredith Russo
Plot: A transgender female and a closet lesbian.
Personally, I don't like what I've written as the 'plot'. Their sexuality is not the plot. But the 'closet' part is important. And the 'transgender' part because she's dealing with people objecting to her using the girl's bathroom. It's a good story and it's sweet too. But the writing and flow could have definitely used some work. Also, there were parts I found somewhat insensitive.
Rating: 3 Stars
7. The Way We Love Here by Dhonielle Clayton
Plot: A speculative approach to pre-destined love
Loved the concept. The setting gave me Moana feels. The story gave us fate, but one that was rife with possibilities. It was a very hopeful story, and a fantasy one. I would love to know more about the world we're briefly introduced to, giving the author the opportunity to take her time, because while I quite liked the story, it was trying to do too much in too little time.
Rating: 4.25 Stars
8. Oomph by Emery Lord
Plot: Two girls stuck in an airport.
This was probably my favourite of all the stories because it was exactly what I was looking for when I picked the book up. It's lighthearted, it's really cute, and it's hopeful. Emery Lord's written a fun story in which you can really see the two characters connecting. Loved it.
Rating: 5 Stars
9. The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Plot: Love via missing library book.
The story I was most excited for, because almost everyone loved it. And I gotta say, it was great. The conversations between the two protagonists were funny and cute. The meet cute was also cute. I liked the story (though it was kinda predictable) and, of course, the writing was good. I'm just... I'm over the whole hottest-guy-in-the-entire-school thing.
Rating: 4 Stars
10. The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love by Jocelyn Davies
Plot: A subway meet, but on two different trains. En route.
I didn't like it, despite some cuteness. First it talks about love at first sight, which I very much dislike. Then we find out that the girl wondering if she's fallen for a guy within literally 5 seconds, is supposed to be all about logic and stats. Yet she doesn't get why love at first sight is stupid. But, objectively, my problems lie with the inconsistency with the female protagonist's personality. Also, the author didn't get her voice right.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
11. 256 Million Miles by Kass Morgan
Plot: Two applicants who want to go to Mars.
Really liked this one. I loved that I could tell, right off the bat, that the narrative was that of a guy. It was really good. I loved the protagonist and the story and I certainly want more, of him and the Mars plot. Only problem, it was a tiny bit rushed and, at one point, 24 hours went by like 10.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
12. Something Real by Julie Murphy
Plot: Twist on a reality dating show.
Another dead-family-member entry. But it wasn't done badly so it almost doesn't count. This was sweet and a good enough read about two people competing to win a date with a celebrity. I liked the story, only wish there was more chemistry to be seen between the main characters.
Rating: 3.75 Stars
13. Say Something by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Plot: A diner, a server and a customer.
I would've liked this one so much better if it didn't take itself so seriously. The story wasn't bad, but it seems to be trying to explain the meaning of life in one short story. Also, the second-person narrative really didn't work. I wish that, when people use second person, they would give a reason for it. Otherwise, it's just pointlessly inconvenient.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
14. The Department of Dead Love by Nicola Yoon
Plot: A futuristic take on break-ups.
A guy goes to the Department of Dead Love to get a do-over with his ex-girlfriend. And the thing is, while Nicola Yoon introduces the wonders of the future, she doesn't really flesh them out. The hows and why and the flaws that make it real, they're missing. As for the meet cute part, that was good. I really liked the story. Definitely put a smile on my face.
Rating: 4 Stars
1. Siege Etiquette by Katie Cotugno
Plot: Two people meet while hiding from the police during a house party.
Not the best start to the whole thing. The story was cliché, complete with two people from different cliques. Also, it used the dead-family-member cop-out so the character wouldn't need to be given an actual personality. It felt like something I'd read many times before. Also, while the writing was okay enough, it for in second-person for no reason.
Rating: 2 Stars
2. Print Shop by Nina LaCour
Plot: Two girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet.
Even though I've only read one other story by Nina LaCour, I know she's a good author. Her prose is beautiful and she excels at creating an almost tangible atmosphere. This story was cute, interesting, and introduced two likable characters you could care about. If I have one complaint, it's that I wanted the tone to be a little lighter.
Rating: 4 Stars
3. Hourglass by Ibi Zoboi
Plot: A girl determined to get out of her small town.
While we need diversity in books, the presence of diversity is not going to make me like your story more. The writing here was okay at best, most of the story involved the protagonist complaining, there was little emotion and, worst of all, no meet cute. There was a (very short) meeting but it wasn't cute. I could see zero connection between the characters. Also, typos.
Rating: 1.5 Stars
4. Click by Katharine McGee
Plot: First date via a futuristic dating app.
I loved the concept. An app that evaluates the compatibility of its subscribers by analyzing their online presence. And it was cute. But it also used the dead-family-member trope and the writing could some improvements. Still, I liked it.
Rating: 3 Stars
5. The Intern by Sara Shepard
Plot: A magazine intern meets a young rockstar.
The writing was fine-ish. The story was okay enough. And there were cute moments. But we have the third case of lets-kill-a-family-member-instead-of-developing-a-personality. I was pissed off. Also, the romance is insta-lovey and quite far-fetched.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
6. Somewhere That's Green by Meredith Russo
Plot: A transgender female and a closet lesbian.
Personally, I don't like what I've written as the 'plot'. Their sexuality is not the plot. But the 'closet' part is important. And the 'transgender' part because she's dealing with people objecting to her using the girl's bathroom. It's a good story and it's sweet too. But the writing and flow could have definitely used some work. Also, there were parts I found somewhat insensitive.
Rating: 3 Stars
7. The Way We Love Here by Dhonielle Clayton
Plot: A speculative approach to pre-destined love
Loved the concept. The setting gave me Moana feels. The story gave us fate, but one that was rife with possibilities. It was a very hopeful story, and a fantasy one. I would love to know more about the world we're briefly introduced to, giving the author the opportunity to take her time, because while I quite liked the story, it was trying to do too much in too little time.
Rating: 4.25 Stars
8. Oomph by Emery Lord
Plot: Two girls stuck in an airport.
This was probably my favourite of all the stories because it was exactly what I was looking for when I picked the book up. It's lighthearted, it's really cute, and it's hopeful. Emery Lord's written a fun story in which you can really see the two characters connecting. Loved it.
Rating: 5 Stars
9. The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Plot: Love via missing library book.
The story I was most excited for, because almost everyone loved it. And I gotta say, it was great. The conversations between the two protagonists were funny and cute. The meet cute was also cute. I liked the story (though it was kinda predictable) and, of course, the writing was good. I'm just... I'm over the whole hottest-guy-in-the-entire-school thing.
Rating: 4 Stars
10. The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love by Jocelyn Davies
Plot: A subway meet, but on two different trains. En route.
I didn't like it, despite some cuteness. First it talks about love at first sight, which I very much dislike. Then we find out that the girl wondering if she's fallen for a guy within literally 5 seconds, is supposed to be all about logic and stats. Yet she doesn't get why love at first sight is stupid. But, objectively, my problems lie with the inconsistency with the female protagonist's personality. Also, the author didn't get her voice right.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
11. 256 Million Miles by Kass Morgan
Plot: Two applicants who want to go to Mars.
Really liked this one. I loved that I could tell, right off the bat, that the narrative was that of a guy. It was really good. I loved the protagonist and the story and I certainly want more, of him and the Mars plot. Only problem, it was a tiny bit rushed and, at one point, 24 hours went by like 10.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
12. Something Real by Julie Murphy
Plot: Twist on a reality dating show.
Another dead-family-member entry. But it wasn't done badly so it almost doesn't count. This was sweet and a good enough read about two people competing to win a date with a celebrity. I liked the story, only wish there was more chemistry to be seen between the main characters.
Rating: 3.75 Stars
13. Say Something by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Plot: A diner, a server and a customer.
I would've liked this one so much better if it didn't take itself so seriously. The story wasn't bad, but it seems to be trying to explain the meaning of life in one short story. Also, the second-person narrative really didn't work. I wish that, when people use second person, they would give a reason for it. Otherwise, it's just pointlessly inconvenient.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
14. The Department of Dead Love by Nicola Yoon
Plot: A futuristic take on break-ups.
A guy goes to the Department of Dead Love to get a do-over with his ex-girlfriend. And the thing is, while Nicola Yoon introduces the wonders of the future, she doesn't really flesh them out. The hows and why and the flaws that make it real, they're missing. As for the meet cute part, that was good. I really liked the story. Definitely put a smile on my face.
Rating: 4 Stars
alexan13's review against another edition
3.0
Like most anthologies, this had its ups and downs, but it was overall middling. I probably should of known, as a reader who isn't too invested in romance stories to begin with, that this wouldn't be my favorite anthology ever but I enjoyed reading most of the stories and they made for a nice distraction between finals. My favorites were Meredith Russo's, Emery Lord's and Julie Murphy's. My least favorites were Katie Cotugno's, Huntley Fitzpatrick's, and Jennifer Armentrout's.
hannahhew's review against another edition
2.0
Siege Etiquette ★
Print Shop ★★
Hourglass ★★
Click ★★★
The Intern ★★
Somewhere That's Green ★★★★
The Way We Love Here ★★★
Oomph ★★★★★
The Dictionary of You and Me ★★★
The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love ★★★★
259 Million Miles ★★
Something Real ★
Say Everything ★
The Department of Dead Love ★
Print Shop ★★
Hourglass ★★
Click ★★★
The Intern ★★
Somewhere That's Green ★★★★
The Way We Love Here ★★★
Oomph ★★★★★
The Dictionary of You and Me ★★★
The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love ★★★★
259 Million Miles ★★
Something Real ★
Say Everything ★
The Department of Dead Love ★
annarbpollock's review against another edition
The concept is soooo good. The execution was... Not. I don't know if it was the whiplash of the styles of writing or the different characters, but every time I finished a story I wanted to put the book down. I got about 4 pieces in and called it quits.
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
“All love ends," she says. "Maybe," I say. "But it has to start somewhere.”
A cute anthology featuring several authors and their short stories on people meeting up (romantically). It was a bit of a hit/miss, I have found some gems, and some stories I just want expanded further than those pages. But I have also found stories I just didn't like. Sometimes because of the characters, but sometimes because it was just too short, the ending too abrupt.
But I did enjoy it. And I loved that not only do we have the standard coupling, we have various other couples going on. Mostly the MC's are girls, but there are also cases of them being boys.
I have written a short post/review for each of the stories + given them a rating. My favourite stories? The Dictionary of You and Me and The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love. Those were my absolutely favs and I would highly recommend both of them.
Siege Etiquette by Katie Cotugno: 4 stars. This was pretty cute, though I feel that it would have been better longer. Now I have just quite a few questions, and the ending feels inconclusive. I was really hoping for much more. Wolf was pretty nice though, and I also liked Hailey when she was her true self.
Plus I like that this one is told from the You perspective, that is something you don't see often these days.
Print Shop by Nina LaCour. 5 stars. She did it again, this writer has the perfect way with words. I loved this story, it was cute, fluffy, sweet, adorable, and do I need to go on?
I was, like Lauren, unhappy about the Print Shop. She paid for that banner, she has a deadline. I am sorry, but you are going to have to fix it, and not dodge it with excuses. :| Sure, I did think she went a bit too far on Twitter, but I guess I would also be pretty pissed off if I was treated like this.
I loved our MC, Evie, she was sweet, smart, and determined. That ending was just too cute!
Hourglass by Ibi Zoboi: 1 star. I had to drag my butt through this story and I kept doing other things instead of reading. It was just too bland, too boring, I didn't see much cuteness or romance, not even when she met that guy. MC was so-so. Plus it ended like that? It was way too sudden. I know these are short, but dang. Wow, talk about even more bleh. What a disappointment after 2 great stories.
Click by Katherine McGee: 3.5 stars. This was a tad boring, but I still loved it. It was quite hilarious that her date turned out to be a chase around NY for her phone. I was already wondering why she was so desperate to get it back, but we find out why, and then I just wanted to run along with her.
Raden was just so sweet and interesting. I love that he loves photography.
Plus points to Dual POV + that cute ending!
The Intern by Sara Shepard: 2 stars for the beginning, 4.5 stars for the middle/ending. Yep, it started off pretty slow and I was getting bored of our MC, but then Phineas pop up, and they went walking through the city, and I just fell in love with the story. Clara was a pretty sweet girl eventually, I just needed to get to know her. Phineas was instant love. I knew he was a sweet/nice/caring. Ending = <3<3
Somewhere That's Green by Meredith Russo: 1.5 stars. I just didn't like this story much. I didn't like Lexie (not until the story was almost over), Nia was pretty nice and I was rooting for her. But the story just didn't click with me, and it took ages for something sweet/cute to happen (and I read this book for cute meetings and sweet stuff). Maybe if the POV was only about Nia... but no, we had to switch.
I did like that this story featured a transgender and also showed how supportive her parents were, and then also showed the opposite with how the school/adults weren't approving and how she felt about that.
The Way We Love Here by Dhonielle Clayton: 2 stars. I just couldn't get into this story. I loved the whole coils around one fingers + that would lead you to your soulmate, but I just couldn't form an image of the country/world. None at all, this made reading a lot more difficult, as my mind was trying to form an image.
But I did like the characters, Sebastien the most. I also like that this was different from the others.
Oomph by Emery Lord: 3 stars. An improvement from the past stories, but I still couldn't get into the story that much. I did like the characters though, especially Jo. She was just so sweet, and I loved the airport camping thing (which is absolutely brilliant, too bad we don't have those things here and I don't fly a lot (or at all)). I loved the ending, it just made me so happy and warm inside. I hope they meet again.
The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 5+ stars! Yep, everyone can go away now, this here is my winner for this books. :P It takes place in a library! It has books! Fancy words! The conversations are just too cute and adorable! The characters are fun, I love Moss (poor thing with that name) and I love H. Smith. They were just tooooooo adorbs together when they finally met! Squee! Yep, I loved this one!
The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love by Jocelyn Davies: 5+ stars! OK, OK, I said that the previous story was the best, but this one was perfect as well. It was cute, sweet, and normally I hate maths to the point where I want to destroy it off the face of the planet, but this was just too perfect and cute and I loved her project, and I was just squeeing and fangirling all the time while reading this. And then there was that ending. *Swoons* Also I had a laugh at the girl's parents, and how they pretty much react to maths the same way I do. :P
259 Million Miles by Kass Morgan: 4 stars. This was a pretty cute story, though at times I got a bit bored, plus I still don't like Philip 100%, I am not sure why. Not because of the thing that happened to him, oh no. Just how he was acting.
I did love Blythe though, she was just so fun, energetic, peppy, and sweet. I loved what she did for Philip. The test people? Bah, what a dick move. You don't do that to people The ending, awww! I do hope they are able to see each other again, someday! Yep this turned out to be a sweet story with lots of bravery, silly dances, off-key singing, and more!
Something Real: Julie Murphy: 3 stars. On the one hand I loved this story (especially our couple), but on the other hand I had to drag myself through it all. I knew from the start how Dylan was, sorry, but that is just how so many popstars turn out to be. I loved the dating show element, and also the challenge, the questions, and more. I loved how two girls found each other in the midst of all the chaos and rivalry.
Say Everything: Huntley Fitzpatrick: 3.5 stars. I quite liked this one, I liked Emma, finding out what happened to her family and why she is living in that place. Seeing her meet with Sean. See them have cute conversations. I loved the revelation that came with Sean and his first date. It was really sweet of him to do that for Emma. Not many would have done that. I hope these two will be together for a long time!
Department of Dead Love: Nicola Yoon: 2 stars. I do love the idea of a department like this. A place to go when your love dies and you want to start a new relationship/find out what happens. I just want to know more about this place, I want to see more on how it works.
The problem I had with this story is our MC. He is OBSESSED with his ex, and he wants everything to be back to normal. But then he meets his case worker and suddenly... well, I won't spoil. I just didn't feel anything between them. Nothing, not even a tiny spark.
All in all, a cute, sweet anthology and I am happy I read it.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
A cute anthology featuring several authors and their short stories on people meeting up (romantically). It was a bit of a hit/miss, I have found some gems, and some stories I just want expanded further than those pages. But I have also found stories I just didn't like. Sometimes because of the characters, but sometimes because it was just too short, the ending too abrupt.
But I did enjoy it. And I loved that not only do we have the standard coupling, we have various other couples going on. Mostly the MC's are girls, but there are also cases of them being boys.
I have written a short post/review for each of the stories + given them a rating. My favourite stories? The Dictionary of You and Me and The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love. Those were my absolutely favs and I would highly recommend both of them.
Siege Etiquette by Katie Cotugno: 4 stars. This was pretty cute, though I feel that it would have been better longer. Now I have just quite a few questions, and the ending feels inconclusive. I was really hoping for much more. Wolf was pretty nice though, and I also liked Hailey when she was her true self.
Plus I like that this one is told from the You perspective, that is something you don't see often these days.
Print Shop by Nina LaCour. 5 stars. She did it again, this writer has the perfect way with words. I loved this story, it was cute, fluffy, sweet, adorable, and do I need to go on?
I was, like Lauren, unhappy about the Print Shop. She paid for that banner, she has a deadline. I am sorry, but you are going to have to fix it, and not dodge it with excuses. :| Sure, I did think she went a bit too far on Twitter, but I guess I would also be pretty pissed off if I was treated like this.
I loved our MC, Evie, she was sweet, smart, and determined. That ending was just too cute!
Hourglass by Ibi Zoboi: 1 star. I had to drag my butt through this story and I kept doing other things instead of reading. It was just too bland, too boring, I didn't see much cuteness or romance, not even when she met that guy. MC was so-so. Plus it ended like that? It was way too sudden. I know these are short, but dang. Wow, talk about even more bleh. What a disappointment after 2 great stories.
Click by Katherine McGee: 3.5 stars. This was a tad boring, but I still loved it. It was quite hilarious that her date turned out to be a chase around NY for her phone. I was already wondering why she was so desperate to get it back, but we find out why, and then I just wanted to run along with her.
Raden was just so sweet and interesting. I love that he loves photography.
Plus points to Dual POV + that cute ending!
The Intern by Sara Shepard: 2 stars for the beginning, 4.5 stars for the middle/ending. Yep, it started off pretty slow and I was getting bored of our MC, but then Phineas pop up, and they went walking through the city, and I just fell in love with the story. Clara was a pretty sweet girl eventually, I just needed to get to know her. Phineas was instant love. I knew he was a sweet/nice/caring. Ending = <3<3
Somewhere That's Green by Meredith Russo: 1.5 stars. I just didn't like this story much. I didn't like Lexie (not until the story was almost over), Nia was pretty nice and I was rooting for her. But the story just didn't click with me, and it took ages for something sweet/cute to happen (and I read this book for cute meetings and sweet stuff). Maybe if the POV was only about Nia... but no, we had to switch.
I did like that this story featured a transgender and also showed how supportive her parents were, and then also showed the opposite with how the school/adults weren't approving and how she felt about that.
The Way We Love Here by Dhonielle Clayton: 2 stars. I just couldn't get into this story. I loved the whole coils around one fingers + that would lead you to your soulmate, but I just couldn't form an image of the country/world. None at all, this made reading a lot more difficult, as my mind was trying to form an image.
But I did like the characters, Sebastien the most. I also like that this was different from the others.
Oomph by Emery Lord: 3 stars. An improvement from the past stories, but I still couldn't get into the story that much. I did like the characters though, especially Jo. She was just so sweet, and I loved the airport camping thing (which is absolutely brilliant, too bad we don't have those things here and I don't fly a lot (or at all)). I loved the ending, it just made me so happy and warm inside. I hope they meet again.
The Dictionary of You and Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout: 5+ stars! Yep, everyone can go away now, this here is my winner for this books. :P It takes place in a library! It has books! Fancy words! The conversations are just too cute and adorable! The characters are fun, I love Moss (poor thing with that name) and I love H. Smith. They were just tooooooo adorbs together when they finally met! Squee! Yep, I loved this one!
The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love by Jocelyn Davies: 5+ stars! OK, OK, I said that the previous story was the best, but this one was perfect as well. It was cute, sweet, and normally I hate maths to the point where I want to destroy it off the face of the planet, but this was just too perfect and cute and I loved her project, and I was just squeeing and fangirling all the time while reading this. And then there was that ending. *Swoons* Also I had a laugh at the girl's parents, and how they pretty much react to maths the same way I do. :P
259 Million Miles by Kass Morgan: 4 stars. This was a pretty cute story, though at times I got a bit bored, plus I still don't like Philip 100%, I am not sure why. Not because of the thing that happened to him, oh no. Just how he was acting.
I did love Blythe though, she was just so fun, energetic, peppy, and sweet. I loved what she did for Philip. The test people? Bah, what a dick move. You don't do that to people The ending, awww! I do hope they are able to see each other again, someday! Yep this turned out to be a sweet story with lots of bravery, silly dances, off-key singing, and more!
Something Real: Julie Murphy: 3 stars. On the one hand I loved this story (especially our couple), but on the other hand I had to drag myself through it all. I knew from the start how Dylan was, sorry, but that is just how so many popstars turn out to be. I loved the dating show element, and also the challenge, the questions, and more. I loved how two girls found each other in the midst of all the chaos and rivalry.
Say Everything: Huntley Fitzpatrick: 3.5 stars. I quite liked this one, I liked Emma, finding out what happened to her family and why she is living in that place. Seeing her meet with Sean. See them have cute conversations. I loved the revelation that came with Sean and his first date. It was really sweet of him to do that for Emma. Not many would have done that. I hope these two will be together for a long time!
Department of Dead Love: Nicola Yoon: 2 stars. I do love the idea of a department like this. A place to go when your love dies and you want to start a new relationship/find out what happens. I just want to know more about this place, I want to see more on how it works.
The problem I had with this story is our MC. He is OBSESSED with his ex, and he wants everything to be back to normal. But then he meets his case worker and suddenly... well, I won't spoil. I just didn't feel anything between them. Nothing, not even a tiny spark.
All in all, a cute, sweet anthology and I am happy I read it.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
3.0
Some really sweet reads in here. There were some that I really wanted more, I'd love to read a longer book to hear more of their story. But then there were others that were dull or I didn't connect with. Overall a cute collection of stories.
stephtherose_'s review against another edition
4.0
Super duper cute and fun. I actually listened to the audiobook and it was fun hearing all the different narrators! I think my fave was the Katherine McGee story followed by Nicola Yoon.