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A review by tobyyy
Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion by Sarah Jio, Kristina McMorris, Erika Robuck, Sarah McCoy, Amanda Hodgkinson, Jenna Blum, Pam Jenoff, Karen White, Melanie Benjamin, Alyson Richman
5.0
I'm normally a little "eh" about anthologies.
I'm also normally a little (more) "eh" about anthologies of stories classified as being "romance."
However, Grand Central delivered. The authors included in this book were an amazing set (and 6 out of the 10 authors - 11 counting Kristin Hannah's forward - I'd read at least one of their novels and remembered their names).
I wouldn't call this a collection of romance stories. In fact, it was very much not focused on the romantic aspect at all. The stories were about love, loss, and reunion... but not always romantic love. I don't really know how to better explain it, but if you're like me and generally wary of books that could be (or are) labeled as "romance," I assure you that none of the stories in Grand Central were annoyingly romantic. (I guess it's romance in terms of the classical phrase... where a person could be dubbed "a romantic" - rather than the meaning of "here's a bunch of scenes that completely rely on sexual tension/action to actually kind of sort of 'work.'")
I also loved how the stories were tied together... very slightly, very subtly. Loved it.
5/5 - would read again!
I'm also normally a little (more) "eh" about anthologies of stories classified as being "romance."
However, Grand Central delivered. The authors included in this book were an amazing set (and 6 out of the 10 authors - 11 counting Kristin Hannah's forward - I'd read at least one of their novels and remembered their names).
I wouldn't call this a collection of romance stories. In fact, it was very much not focused on the romantic aspect at all. The stories were about love, loss, and reunion... but not always romantic love. I don't really know how to better explain it, but if you're like me and generally wary of books that could be (or are) labeled as "romance," I assure you that none of the stories in Grand Central were annoyingly romantic. (I guess it's romance in terms of the classical phrase... where a person could be dubbed "a romantic" - rather than the meaning of "here's a bunch of scenes that completely rely on sexual tension/action to actually kind of sort of 'work.'")
I also loved how the stories were tied together... very slightly, very subtly. Loved it.
5/5 - would read again!