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A review by simsbrarian
Things I'll Never Say: Stories About Our Secret Selves by Ann Angel, Kerry Cohen, Varian Johnson, erica l. kaufman, Ellen Wittlinger, Kekla Magoon, Zoë Marriott, Louise Hawes, E.M. Kokie, Katy Moran, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ron Koertge, Chris Lynch, Mary Ann Rodman, J.L. Powers
4.0
The Good: Most of the stories in this compilation touching on the good and bad of keeping secrets are clever, touching, or nicely dark and thoughtful. The writing is great in some, good in others. The stories are a decent mix of genres and there's some really nice diversity of race, gender identity and sexualities across the collection.
The Less Good: There were two stories which didn't strike a chord for me so clearly it's a mixed lot which means some stories may not work for each reader. Still; they are SHORT stories so it's easy to skip any that don't snag your interest.
To whom would you recommend this book? Readers of Ellen Hopkins might be drawn to some of the darker stories as well as the short nature of them. There are a fantasy tale or two but the majority will appeal to realistic fiction.
FTC Disclosure: The Publisher provided me with a copy of this book to provide an honest review. No goody bags, sponsorship, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
The Less Good: There were two stories which didn't strike a chord for me so clearly it's a mixed lot which means some stories may not work for each reader. Still; they are SHORT stories so it's easy to skip any that don't snag your interest.
To whom would you recommend this book? Readers of Ellen Hopkins might be drawn to some of the darker stories as well as the short nature of them. There are a fantasy tale or two but the majority will appeal to realistic fiction.
FTC Disclosure: The Publisher provided me with a copy of this book to provide an honest review. No goody bags, sponsorship, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.