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A review by thereadingtrashqueen
Swashbuckling Cats: Nine Lives on the Seven Seas by Beth Cato, Grace Bridges
5.0
A huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing with me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Wow, what a book! 4,5/5, the average of my ratings for each story! (Technically 4,36 but shush.)
I really enjoyed this book even though I seem to struggle with short stories, in terms of picking the book back up after finishing one. These stories were just a joy to read and ranged from the ridiculous to the extremely dark. Of many, I'd gladly take a whole novel, a series, or even just a novella!
Would definitely recommend this anthology as a whole!
I wrote a bit for each story so I could keep them separate in my mind, and not blur them all together, but some will have some spoiler(y) things in them, so be sure to be careful when opening the spoiler tags!
The Pride by Megan Fennell:
4.5-5/5
I WANT MOOREEE. I loved Kit and his determination. His guilt. His love. Also Felix! What a wonderfully unexpected way to start this anthology off! Unexpected how? It's from the POV of a jackal shapeshifter, who has a history with a crew of cat shapeshifters!
The Comeback Kitty by S.G. Wong:
3.5/5
I struggled with this one somehow, but I loved the world. Skyships and clockworks? Awesome! I just didn’t really connect as Kit was just not the nicest character. Like, at all. I really felt for the girl. Love that the Queen’s name is Kat though- Dutch for cat!
Wow, what a book! 4,5/5, the average of my ratings for each story! (Technically 4,36 but shush.)
I really enjoyed this book even though I seem to struggle with short stories, in terms of picking the book back up after finishing one. These stories were just a joy to read and ranged from the ridiculous to the extremely dark. Of many, I'd gladly take a whole novel, a series, or even just a novella!
Would definitely recommend this anthology as a whole!
I wrote a bit for each story so I could keep them separate in my mind, and not blur them all together, but some will have some spoiler(y) things in them, so be sure to be careful when opening the spoiler tags!
The Pride by Megan Fennell:
4.5-5/5
I WANT MOOREEE.
Spoiler
DO THEY GET BACK TOGETHER?? THEY DO RIGHT? RIGHT!?!The Comeback Kitty by S.G. Wong:
3.5/5
I struggled with this one somehow, but I loved the world. Skyships and clockworks? Awesome! I just didn’t really connect as Kit was just not the nicest character. Like, at all. I really felt for the girl. Love that the Queen’s name is Kat though- Dutch for cat!