A review by rainsage
Dates! Volume 2 by J.J. Barnes, Yiyun Teo, Ingram, A. D'Amico, Jessica Trevino, Kate Kasenow, Telênia Albuquerque, Effie Lee, Nicole Fieger, Erica Chan, Imas Esther, Millionfish, Ahmara Smith, Gwen C. Katz, Fyodor Pavlov, Fanfi, M. McFerren, Saf Davidson, Noella Whitney, Michelle Gruppetta, Kelly Fernández, Isa Enriquez, Vivian Zhou, Ayanna Johnson, Cat Parra, Marie-Anne Dt, Zora Gilbert, Val Wise, Pat Shand, Claudia Astorino, Juliana Pinho, Kate Wellenstein, Grace Park

4.0

This second volume really upped the writing game. I felt like there was a wider variety of stories and while some were more engaging than others, I really loved getting exposed to different time periods and cultures. The stories that stood out the most to me were The Ibex Tattoo by Gwen C. Katz and Flowers in the Wind by A. D'Amico. I loved the storytelling in Tattoo being the narrator and the vivid imagery that was written. Flowers literally had me crying at the end. I love Japanese culture so much, and the poem at the end was so moving--love, love, love it. I highly recommend this!