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dee9401's review against another edition
3.0
A good collection for a great cause. There were some great stories and some not so great. There was amazing writing, and there was flat writing. Overall, though, there were stories that writers told the best way they could: with words and passion.
The ones I enjoyed the most were all novelettes: Nightfall (Maggie Alabaster), Found by the Alien Lord (Ella Blake), Beyond the Stars (Debbie Cassidy), Wolfish Initiation (G. K. DeRose), and Sett's Salvation (T.K. Eldridge). Of those, T.K. Eldridge's Salvation was the best story for me in the collection. It featured great writing, characters and pacing.
Finally, I can personally understand and celebrate this snippet from Miranda Honfleur's intro bio to Slay Date: "In another life, her J.D. and M.B.A. were meant to serve a career in law, but now she gets to live her dream job: writing speculative fiction starring fierce heroines and daring heroes who make difficult choices along their adventures and intrigues, all with a generous (over)dose of romance."
The ones I enjoyed the most were all novelettes: Nightfall (Maggie Alabaster), Found by the Alien Lord (Ella Blake), Beyond the Stars (Debbie Cassidy), Wolfish Initiation (G. K. DeRose), and Sett's Salvation (T.K. Eldridge). Of those, T.K. Eldridge's Salvation was the best story for me in the collection. It featured great writing, characters and pacing.
Finally, I can personally understand and celebrate this snippet from Miranda Honfleur's intro bio to Slay Date: "In another life, her J.D. and M.B.A. were meant to serve a career in law, but now she gets to live her dream job: writing speculative fiction starring fierce heroines and daring heroes who make difficult choices along their adventures and intrigues, all with a generous (over)dose of romance."
sarina_langer's review against another edition
4.0
This, too, is a book that I should stop pretending I'm still actively reading. It's nothing against the book because I'm loving most of the stories, but it's a very long book with so many stories that I'll admit I got a little overwhelmed by it, so I decided to take an indefinite break.
I'm finding some new favourite authors in this (I may have a colour-coded spreadsheets just for anthologies) and love the variety of stories, heat levels, and story lengths. Personally, I'm not a fan of including the first few chapters of a longer story in an anthology because they're not complete stories, but there aren't that many in this. I kinda wish it had marked the ones that aren't complete in themselves so I could skip them, but that's my personal preference. (and it may well have done, but I don't remember seeing it)
I'm looking forward to continuing this one day and finding more new favourite authors. First, I need a breather <3
I'm finding some new favourite authors in this (I may have a colour-coded spreadsheets just for anthologies) and love the variety of stories, heat levels, and story lengths. Personally, I'm not a fan of including the first few chapters of a longer story in an anthology because they're not complete stories, but there aren't that many in this. I kinda wish it had marked the ones that aren't complete in themselves so I could skip them, but that's my personal preference. (and it may well have done, but I don't remember seeing it)
I'm looking forward to continuing this one day and finding more new favourite authors. First, I need a breather <3
nemerith's review against another edition
5.0
Just finished it, and I wanted to let you know... this is such an amazing bundle! :D
Sci-fi isn't usually my cup of tea, but already I have added so many books to my reading list.
First, I have to say that not all short stories or novellas are for me, but I don't mind. I just skip those and continue reading. They are perfect for getting to know the authors and how they write; even if you know and have read books from the author, you might not have read that particular story. And last but not least... it's for charity, so pick it up and enjoy it!
Sci-fi isn't usually my cup of tea, but already I have added so many books to my reading list.
First, I have to say that not all short stories or novellas are for me, but I don't mind. I just skip those and continue reading. They are perfect for getting to know the authors and how they write; even if you know and have read books from the author, you might not have read that particular story. And last but not least... it's for charity, so pick it up and enjoy it!
msbookworld's review
4.0
First of all, I want to say thank you to the authors of this anthology for volunteering their time and energy in order to put this together and then for donating the proceeds to help Ukraine.
I genuinely enjoyed this anthology. However, I will say that I think being familiar with some of the authors' other works would make reading a few of these stories more enjoyable.
Two of my favorite short stories in this series were Swept Away by Alora Carter and One Night in Mayfair by Chloe Parker
Swept Away is presented as a stand alone, but came across as more of prequel for me. It's a contemporary paranormal romance, which while not very spicy was very sweet. I love how the main character not only finds love but comes to realize that her life is not what she wants. And even better she decides to make some drastic changes.
One Night in Mayfair is definitely a prequel that makes me want to pick up In Her Thrall by Chloe Parker. It's set in the post WWII era and tackles PTSD as well as a bit of a sexual awakening for one of the main characters. If you enjoy steamy paranormal romance reads then I really think you'd enjoy this one
I genuinely enjoyed this anthology. However, I will say that I think being familiar with some of the authors' other works would make reading a few of these stories more enjoyable.
Two of my favorite short stories in this series were Swept Away by Alora Carter and One Night in Mayfair by Chloe Parker
Swept Away is presented as a stand alone, but came across as more of prequel for me. It's a contemporary paranormal romance, which while not very spicy was very sweet. I love how the main character not only finds love but comes to realize that her life is not what she wants. And even better she decides to make some drastic changes.
One Night in Mayfair is definitely a prequel that makes me want to pick up In Her Thrall by Chloe Parker. It's set in the post WWII era and tackles PTSD as well as a bit of a sexual awakening for one of the main characters. If you enjoy steamy paranormal romance reads then I really think you'd enjoy this one
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