A review by shannonxo
Welcome Home by Eric Smith, Mindy McGinnis, Courtney C. Stevens, Kate Watson, Sangu Mandanna, Randy Ribay, Helene Dunbar, Nic Stone, Natasha Sinel, S.M. Parker, Karen Akins, Jenny Kaczorowski, Julie Leung, Adi Alsaid, Matthew Quinn Martin, Tameka Mullins, Lauren Gibaldi, Stephanie Scott, Tristina Wright, Shannon Gibney, Dave Connis, Julie Eshbaugh, William Ritter, C.J. Redwine, Erica M. Chapman, Sammy Nickalls, Lauren Morrill, Libby Cudmore

4.0

This was a really nice read. As someone who has been unaffected by adoption or foster care, this was interesting to read. The anthology has a good mix of stories, ranging from contemporary to fantasy, from tales of adoption, foster families and giving up a child. There were only a few that I couldn't get into and had to skip through. I've never read an anthology before, and I found myself quite envious of the amazing writers involved because I have never been able to write a short story—it always keeps snowballing into something else, bigger and bigger. With several of these stories, I was upset when they ended. They left me wanting more, so for those authors I will definitely look at their works. My favourite story hands down was Dave Connis' contribution. I can't remember the last time I read a story so powerful as that one. Brought me close to tears. My only real complaint about this anthology as a whole was that it went a bit on the longer side. I had to put it aside at about the halfway mark, just to switch gears and refresh so I could come back to it wanting to read it.