A fun little book, but some of the stories were weak, and a couple were just schmoopsy fanservice. Hardcore fans will really love this, though. If this collection is anything to judge her by, short stories aren’t really Meyer’s forte. Most of the stories in this collection were just “meh.” The standout stories for me were “The Little Android,” which is her version of The Little Mermaid story, following the Hans Christian Andersen version more than the Disney-fied one. It was well written and sad […]
Thank you faintingviolet!!
How freaking short was this book? I’ll tell you — too freaking short! It’s quintessential Rainbow Rowell, but so sadly little of it. Covering three days in line to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kindred Spirits is a lovely meditation on geekdom, “nerd culture,” and the unfortunately antagonistic relationship that can arise between men and women in “nerd culture” when people feel ostracized by the mainstream and/or the opposite sex and wrap themselves in the protective cloaks of their interests and similar people with […]
A miserable collection of short stories
Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson was last years National Book Award winner for fiction. I try, each year, to read a couple of award winners just to appease my hoity toity lit sensibilities and see where the snooty think I “should be reading”. Often these are some of the most rewarding reads of my year (Redeployment or Brown Girl Dreaming last year as examples), but not so this time. Fortune Smiles is a collection of short stories that aren’t related in any way, and I […]
Make Merry – no matter the season
So what if the holidays are over? Bring a little joy into your life by reading this anthology of Regency romances by some of the best historical romance writers. Well, some of my favorites, anyway. This delightful collection of tales overlap and intertwine around a Yule party, but each one is complete in and of itself and offers both delicious temptation and savory seductions, as well as some surprisingly deep emotional connections – not at all easy to pull off in short stories, much less […]