A good read but a bit disappointing for me. I personally was not able to connect with a few of the stories in this collection, but it did have quite a few standouts as well. I did enjoy LaRocca's descriptive writing, but I did find his style to be repetitive at times. I think his style would work better for me in a novella or novel. Will definitely be checking out more of their work. 

Individual story reviews:

1st story: Too short for it to have an impact. 2.5 stars.
2nd story: Great compact story. 3.5 stars.
3rd story: Loved this one! Tragic and compelling. Loved the blog post aspects. 5 stars.
4th story: Once again, loved! Interesting and horrifying take on an abusive couple. 5 stars.
5th story: Really enjoyed this one, it felt very cinematic. I was stressed lol. 4.5 stars
6th story: Didn't find much interesting about this one. 3 stars.
7th story: I understand the point of the story, just wasn't the best execution for me. 3 stars.
8th story: Didn't like it and didn't understand the reasoning behind any of it. 1.5 star.

Also I find it kind of weird that there’s not a single character that’s described as BIPOC but then we get told that an Italian character was told to use a different name because her name “sounded too ethnic”…..