this is most solid ya anthology i’ve ever read. highly recommend it.

forbidden fruit by roshani chokshi — 5☆
olivia’s table by alyssa wong — 4☆
steel skin by lori m. lee — 2.5☆
still star-crossed by sona charaipotra — 3☆
the counting of vermillion beads by aliette de bodard — 5☆
the land of the morning calm by e. c. myers — 4.5☆
the smile by aisha saeed — 4☆
girls who twirl and other dangers by preeti chhibber — 3☆
nothing to all by renée ahdieh — 4☆
spear carrier by rahul kanakia — 2☆
code of honor by melissa de la cruz — 2.5☆
bullet, butterfly by elsie chapman — 3☆
daughter of the sun by shveta thakrar — 5☆
the crimson cloak by cindy pond — 5☆
eyes like candlelight by julie kagawa — 4☆