Overall, I really enjoyed reading this collection - the stories had quick pacing and I kept wanting to come back for more.

The stories alternated between good and great. There were some real standouts in here (“Bad Boy,” “Look at Your Game, Girl,” “Cat Person,” and “The Matchbox Sign” come to mind). Roupenian really is in her element when she talks about the realest, most unsettling aspects of the human experience: dating, sex, the underbelly of human desire, parasites. My only critique is that some of the stories that had fantastical elements didn’t give me that visceral reaction that some (like “Cat Person”) gave me.