A review by lokiisreading
The Black Girl Survives in This One by Saraciea J. Fennell, Desiree S. Evans

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Overall: 4.2 ⭐️ 

 

Individual Story Ratings: 

• Harvesters: 5💫
• Welcome Back to the Cosmos: 4.5 ⭐️
• Ghost Light: 5 💫 
• The Brides of the Devil’s Bayou: 4 ⭐️
• TMI: 3 ⭐️
• Black Pride: 3 ⭐️
• The Screamers: 3.5 ⭐️
• Queeniums for Greenium!: 5 ⭐️ 
• Inheritance: 4 ⭐️
• Black Girl Nature Group: 5 ⭐️⭐️
• Cemetery Dance Party: 2.5 ⭐️
• The Skittering Thing: 5 💫 
• The Black Strings: 4.5  ⭐️ 
• Local Color: 4 ⭐️
• Foxhunt: 5 ⭐️

 

 

My absolute favorite stories were Harvesters, Ghost Light, and The Skittering Thing! Those legitimately scared me. I was grabbing my chest, and sat up straight reading those 😂 

 

As someone who is not the biggest fan of anthologies for many reasons this was a great bunch of stories! Obviously I enjoyed more stories than others, but I can definitely say that all the stories were unique! There are a few that I would have loved to see become full blown books, but as short stories they hit that sweet spot.