Okay, so I'm doing this piece by piece and only on Goodreads...maybe I'll copy and paste it onto the blog later (http://www.bookhuggerreviews.com), but I think I'm going to get more personal on here than I'd like to get on there...

Heads, Scales, Tongue, and Tail by Leigh Bardugo-1 star
This was an epic disappointment. I was expecting something beautiful and sweet, but also something I can understand. I had literally no idea what was going on in this story and it was so boring that I couldn't bother to try. As much as I love Bardugo, this was a mess.

End of Love by Nina LaCour-4 stars
This was the beautiful f/f story I wanted! And it has set me up to desperately need to read all of her other books! Bless this story! Though, while it fulfilled what I wanted at the moment, there was something missing...thus, the drop of a star rating.

Last Stand at Cinegore by Libba Bray-2 stars
This was largely unremarkable. The main character seemed like the stereotypical perverted male and I wasn't overly fond of that. Also, it reeked of sexism. But stereotypes, dear God. It was obvious from the first page that she was trying to "show, not tell" that his friend is gay. Newsflash, gay people look like everyone else, you don't need to use stereotypes to make it work. So...I thought this was a little problematic for my taste.

Sick Pleasure by Francesca Lia Block-4 stars
While fairly unmemorable, I did really enjoy this one. It was kinda weird and rushed, lacking enough explanation in parts, but I'm a sucker for ambiguous endings and I found the story really interesting.

In Ninety Minutes Turn North by Stephanie Perkins-5 stars
This story actually broke me into a million pieces, but it was so adorable and sweet and there was character development! In such a short story I did not expect to see a character grow, but I was pleasantly surprised! Though, my one complaint is that it was slightly wordy--some of the paragraphs were a mouthful.

Souvenirs by Tim Federle-5 stars
The gay rep here was on point and it was so adorable and my heart was so happy! I loved that it showed all facets of a person and we weren't expected to think the love interest was "perfect". It showed the flaws of first love and the honesty of heartbreak. Ahh it was amazing, I wanted to cry when I finished. Also, it's perfect if you're looking for the anti-coming out story and just a plot where lgbt+ people are living life and having relationships out.

Inertia by Veronica Roth-5 stars
Okay, first here, trigger warning for self harm. I actually wish I knew this beforehand because this is fairly problematic for me. I had to take a breather while reading it and remember that this is fiction and an honest depiction of depression, but if it's triggering for you, stay safe. Anyway, I loved this story. It was very Veronica Roth with the whole sci-fi futuristic "visiting" thing. The romance was beautiful friends-lovers (a trope I absolutely adore), but I do have to say three months of not talking isn't that much...I once ignored the guy I'm IN LOVE WITH for two. So...I mean, it was painful, but it's not going to cause a rift that big, even with a fight, that being called to on the other's dying bed would be odd. But yeah, I loved this one!!

Love is the Last Resort by Jon Skovron-4 stars
This was so so so entertaining, but the writing style and amount of characters really threw me off. It was so difficult to keep track of everyone. With a short story, you gotta lessen the load a bit. But there were multiple couples and one m/m one and I loved that! It got sort of cheesy toward the end and

I was slightly irked that the heterosexual couples got kisses, but the gay one didn't. Why? They were in love too???

Good Luck and Farewell by Brandy Colbert-5 stars
By far, this was the most diverse one, with practically every character being a minority of some sort. Ahh that was such a breath of fresh air and the f/f side couple was treated just like any other couple. Bless. This. Story. And it was so beautiful and sweet and honest...I loved it. Though, I do have to say, it felt like Colbert was rushing to get to the romance at the end. It was quite "insta-lovey".

Brand New Attraction by Cassandra Clare-3 stars
What is up with Cassie Clare and her border line incestuous relationships?? Here we have a girl falling in love with her step-cousin (not blood, so obviously it's a-okay), which was just WEIRD. He's still your family, so like??? I'm confused. But this is the same author who wrote Clace (with the awkward period when they thought they were actually

siblings

) and wrote

Sebastian being in love with his sister, Clary!!!

. I am kinda concerned here. But other than that, I just thought this was kinda blah. I was honestly expecting something better out of her. All of the fantasy ones here have been really bad, ugh. Though, it wasn't horrible, just like eh.

A Thousand Ways This Could All Go Wrong by Jennifer E. Smith-5 stars
I can't quite say whether the ASD (autism spectrum disorder) rep was any good, but it didn't feel problematic to me. If it is, though, let me know and I'll change my review accordingly! But in my opinion, this was the cutest story with absolutely adorable characters! I just wanted to hug Garrison and Noah. Ahhh I loved this so much. One of the best here for sure.

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman-3 stars
Eh. This was okay. I've never been one for stories about people being "stuck in time" and I thought the explanation

that if Margaret fell in love it'd end made literally no sense and seemed like really really lazy writing

. However, I thought the message was pretty clear and sweet and the characters both fairly lovable. Though, rip me because I thought the main character was female at first.

Average rating: 3.8 stars, but I don't give partial ratings, so it's a 4 star rating from me!

Not all of these were great, but I'd definitely recommend at least reading the 4 and 5 star ones, I loved them!

-Book Hugger