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tameeka's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I was into the short stories in the beginning but then I just became bored as I finished one story and moved on to the next.
shyster's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
tweetiesrf's review
3.0
Not my cup of tea. I'm not entirely sure that I like short stories so it might be me. I didn't find any of the stories memorable aside from the whiskey and ribbon snippet (I read the book). I found most of the characters frustrating but I appreciated how complicated they were. I could see why others enjoyed it but I couldn't get into it and it took me forever to finish.
whateverimsleepy's review
5.0
LCS is one of my favorite writers. This collection is phenomenal, truly.
aprotestnovel's review
5.0
These stories were sweet, savory, and sprinkled with a delicacy only southern writers can give. They were real. They were genuine. They reminded me that love and like are both complicated. I didn't want any of them to end.
jeidakstorey's review against another edition
5.0
Leesa’s Prose is Unmatched
Leesa Cross-Smith already convinced me she was brilliant after reading her debut novel, Whiskey & Ribbons, but with Every Kiss a War she has managed to convince me she has even more levels of depth, passion, and prose to offer the world. This collection of short stories read like character vignettes, allowing us access into the most vulnerable and secret places of memorable and poignant people. Cross-Smith seductively lures us into twenty-seven different stories and makes these people feel as though they live and breathe among us... and after just a few pages in their world, we miss them terribly. Her prose is unmatched—daring, musical, sensuous, unflinching.
A voice in literature I didn’t know I needed.
Leesa Cross-Smith already convinced me she was brilliant after reading her debut novel, Whiskey & Ribbons, but with Every Kiss a War she has managed to convince me she has even more levels of depth, passion, and prose to offer the world. This collection of short stories read like character vignettes, allowing us access into the most vulnerable and secret places of memorable and poignant people. Cross-Smith seductively lures us into twenty-seven different stories and makes these people feel as though they live and breathe among us... and after just a few pages in their world, we miss them terribly. Her prose is unmatched—daring, musical, sensuous, unflinching.
A voice in literature I didn’t know I needed.
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