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A review by simonlorden
Warrior: A collection of short stories by Antonica Jones
4.0
average rating: 3.8 stars
This is a collection of stories with queer protagonists. In most stories about queer people, I am used to reading romances, so it was nice to read a collection with queer protagonists where many of the stories have no romance at all, and even in the others, it's usually not the focus.
Overall, there weren't any stories that I really hated, but there were several that just didn't really grab my attention. I kind of want to rate this 3 stars but I added up my ratings and the average was 3.8 so...
the seeing hands of captain zerach by kayla bashe: 4.5 stars. This one is about an older sapphic protagonist who is recently blind and has to learn to adjust to her disability.
things we'll never know by b.r. sanders: 5 stars. This is a story about aliens, but also about humanity. Poor/non-white people can't trust aliens because white people fucked them over, and rich/white people can't trust aliens because they fucked people over and think the aliens will do the same to them.
glass bones by kirstie olley: 4.5 stars. Fantasy girl and her disabled brother end up visiting our moden world. Also, she's in love with the Lake Maiden. I don't want to spoil the ending, but I'm glad she made the right choice.
unnecessary risks by abigail rosenhart: 5 stars. Honestly? Best story. Never saw that twist coming.
nothing good to say by e.h. timms: 4.5 stars. Aroace warrior saves kids. Neat.
these bodies are battlefields by tash mcadam: 3 stars
sole survivor by lewis bright rees: 3 stars
seida the fairy-troll by claudie arseneault: 3.5 stars
colossus of epheus by tyler gates: 2.5 stars
the metal mermaid by kelly matsuura: 3.5 stars
howl by natalie cannon: 3 stars
from dust 'til dawn by helle reiersen: 3 stars
This is a collection of stories with queer protagonists. In most stories about queer people, I am used to reading romances, so it was nice to read a collection with queer protagonists where many of the stories have no romance at all, and even in the others, it's usually not the focus.
Overall, there weren't any stories that I really hated, but there were several that just didn't really grab my attention. I kind of want to rate this 3 stars but I added up my ratings and the average was 3.8 so...
the seeing hands of captain zerach by kayla bashe: 4.5 stars. This one is about an older sapphic protagonist who is recently blind and has to learn to adjust to her disability.
things we'll never know by b.r. sanders: 5 stars. This is a story about aliens, but also about humanity. Poor/non-white people can't trust aliens because white people fucked them over, and rich/white people can't trust aliens because they fucked people over and think the aliens will do the same to them.
glass bones by kirstie olley: 4.5 stars. Fantasy girl and her disabled brother end up visiting our moden world. Also, she's in love with the Lake Maiden. I don't want to spoil the ending, but I'm glad she made the right choice.
unnecessary risks by abigail rosenhart: 5 stars. Honestly? Best story. Never saw that twist coming.
nothing good to say by e.h. timms: 4.5 stars. Aroace warrior saves kids. Neat.
these bodies are battlefields by tash mcadam: 3 stars
sole survivor by lewis bright rees: 3 stars
seida the fairy-troll by claudie arseneault: 3.5 stars
colossus of epheus by tyler gates: 2.5 stars
the metal mermaid by kelly matsuura: 3.5 stars
howl by natalie cannon: 3 stars
from dust 'til dawn by helle reiersen: 3 stars