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Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories
by Stephanie Perkins
3.5/5 stars.
Overall, this anthology was not as good as the last one. I did notice that this anthology seemed to have more diversity in diversity's many avenues, which I appreciated. Here is the breakdown of each story:
Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail by Leigh Bardugo: I actually ended up skipping this one because I couldn't get into it. It just wasn't my cup of tea. (Unratable)
The End of Love by Nina LaCour: This one wasn't super memorable to me, but I do remember thinking it was cute. (3.5/5)
Last Stand at the Cinegore by Libba Bray: This just so happens to be my very first horror story that I've read. I finished it not being mad or ridiculously scared, so I was happy about it. (3.5/5)
Sick Pleasure by Francesca Lia Block: I really enjoyed this story wand it's Grease feels. (At least I felt Grease vibes. I don't know if anyone else felt that way.) I felt like it ended kind of abruptly though. (3.5/5)
In Ninety Minutes, Turn North by Stephanie Perkins: When I realized that this story was a continuation of Stephanie's story from her last anthology I pretty much lost my mind. I absolutely loved these characters from the last book and I could not wait to see what was going on with them. In the end, I really enjoyed the story. Not as wonderful as the first installment of this story, it was still great though. (4/5)
Souvenirs by Tim Federle: Out of all these stories, I think this one was one of my favorite storylines. It wasn't the best story in the book, but I like it a lot. (3.5/5)
Inertia by Veronica Roth: I loved the moment work in this story. They were what kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. (3.5/5)
Love is the Last Resort by Jon Skovron: I really enjoyed this story at the beginning but by the end I didn't like it so much. The main characters became annoying. (3/5)
Good Luck and Farewell by Brandy Colbert: Reading a story in the point of view of a black girl always makes me giddy inside. I love that I could identify with the character that much more. Great Story. (3.5/5)
Brand New Attraction by Cassandra Clare: It took me a while to figure out what was going on in this b story with the supernatural elements but once I did, it was enjoyable. (3/5)
A Thousand Ways This Could All Go Wrong: I wasn't quite sure about this story at the beginning but it turned out being really cute. I really loved the aspects this author decided to include in this story because they're super important. (3.5/5)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman: A great way to end out the book. I REALLY loved the concept of this one. Very YA but in the end I really enjoyed it. (3.65/5)
Overall, this anthology was not as good as the last one. I did notice that this anthology seemed to have more diversity in diversity's many avenues, which I appreciated. Here is the breakdown of each story:
Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail by Leigh Bardugo: I actually ended up skipping this one because I couldn't get into it. It just wasn't my cup of tea. (Unratable)
The End of Love by Nina LaCour: This one wasn't super memorable to me, but I do remember thinking it was cute. (3.5/5)
Last Stand at the Cinegore by Libba Bray: This just so happens to be my very first horror story that I've read. I finished it not being mad or ridiculously scared, so I was happy about it. (3.5/5)
Sick Pleasure by Francesca Lia Block: I really enjoyed this story wand it's Grease feels. (At least I felt Grease vibes. I don't know if anyone else felt that way.) I felt like it ended kind of abruptly though. (3.5/5)
In Ninety Minutes, Turn North by Stephanie Perkins: When I realized that this story was a continuation of Stephanie's story from her last anthology I pretty much lost my mind. I absolutely loved these characters from the last book and I could not wait to see what was going on with them. In the end, I really enjoyed the story. Not as wonderful as the first installment of this story, it was still great though. (4/5)
Souvenirs by Tim Federle: Out of all these stories, I think this one was one of my favorite storylines. It wasn't the best story in the book, but I like it a lot. (3.5/5)
Inertia by Veronica Roth: I loved the moment work in this story. They were what kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. (3.5/5)
Love is the Last Resort by Jon Skovron: I really enjoyed this story at the beginning but by the end I didn't like it so much. The main characters became annoying. (3/5)
Good Luck and Farewell by Brandy Colbert: Reading a story in the point of view of a black girl always makes me giddy inside. I love that I could identify with the character that much more. Great Story. (3.5/5)
Brand New Attraction by Cassandra Clare: It took me a while to figure out what was going on in this b story with the supernatural elements but once I did, it was enjoyable. (3/5)
A Thousand Ways This Could All Go Wrong: I wasn't quite sure about this story at the beginning but it turned out being really cute. I really loved the aspects this author decided to include in this story because they're super important. (3.5/5)
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things by Lev Grossman: A great way to end out the book. I REALLY loved the concept of this one. Very YA but in the end I really enjoyed it. (3.65/5)