4.5 stars really. I got really addicted halfway through, and now it's over. I am looking forward to the next book!!!

My overall rating is based on the average for all the stories. Below is my rating for each of the stories in this wonderful anthology. 4.36/5 stars (because when you do math this is what happens.)

The Blood of Imuriv by Renee Ahdieh: 3.5/5 stars
I wasn't super keen on this one. I thought it was enjoyable enough where I would read it again, but I wasn't constantly thinking about it afterwards. Part of this could have simply been because I was confused about it while I was reading it. Maybe I'm the only one.

Jack by Amerii: 4/5 stars:
This was quite beautiful actually and a nice take on Jack and the Beanstalk. Definitely wanted to side with the villian on this one.

Gwen and Art and Lance by Soman Chainani: 5/5 stars
I couldn't eat this story up fast enough. I loved the formatting; text conversation among different people. Absolutely sided with the bad "guy" on this one. It was a quick read because of the format, and while I wanted more, (I always want more if I love something) I was very satisfied with how this one turned out.

Shirley & Jim by Susan Dennard: 3.75/5 stars
I liked the story, but I didn't absolutely love this one. I love the way Susan writes, I wasn't hooked on the characters though.

The Blessings of Little Wants by Sarah Enni: 4/5 stars
I didn't write any notes on this one... oops. I know I really enjoyed the story while I read it though.

The Sea Witch by Marissa Meyer: 5/5 stars
Five stars is not enough for this story. Oh my goodness, if this is how Marissa Meyer writes, I need to hurry up and read The Lunar Chronicles. This story will ABSOLUTELY make you sympathize and understand why villians turn out the way they do. I was totally on Nerit's side for the entirety of this story. In no way was she a villian in my opinion. And revenge is a beautiful thing (am I slightly villianous for saying this?) If you don't want to read any of the other stories, I highly recommend you at least read this story. It will change your life. Please, please, please give me more Nerit story. What do I have to do?

Beautiful Venom by Cindy Pon: 5/5 stars
This is another fantastic story that 5 stars is not enough for. This story actually dealt with a lot of sensitive subjects as well. Victim shaming being the biggest. I was glad that it was part of the story. I think Cindy did a fantastic job portraying what this would be like, and I hope someone who does not have the right view of victim shaming will read this, and understand how wrong it is. I won't go into extreme detail, so as to not spoil anything, but this is incredible and EVERYONE needs to read it.

Death Knell by Victoria Schwab: 5/5 stars
Who doesn't know that Victoria is the absolute master of villians. She personified death in this story, and that's really all you need to know.

Marigold by Samantha Shannon: 4/5 stars
Of course, another story that makes you side with the villian. Almost made me cry actually.

You, You, It's All About You by Adam Silvera: 4.5/5 stars
This one gave me chills at the end. I can't say I sided with the villian on this one, which is a good thing. But sometimes you just don't hate or love the villian, they're just a well developed villian who is good at being villanous. And that makes me neutral towards the character, which is not a bad thing. I love to hate, and hate to love the bad "guy." But this one was just purely selfish. I loved it.

Julian Breaks Every Rule by Andrew Smith: 4/5 stars
Can I just say that I HATE cliffhangers... especially when there is no hope of knowing what happens. With that being said, you are left wondering if the main character is actually a villian, or a product of coincidence. Which makes me like him more.

Indigo and Shade by April Genevieve Tucholke: 4/5 stars
Ever have that moment where you know something is coming and it surprises you anyways? Yeah, that happened to me here. I liked the Beauty & the Beast take on this. Was gripped on the first page, and well, I'm from Colorado so how could I hate this? I wouldn't hate anything well written though.

Sera by Nicola Yoon: 5/5 stars
At this point, I wasn't sure how Nicola was going to write a villian, especially a gender bent God of War (which made me think of Wonder Woman the whole time.) I loved the build up of this, ending first, characters build up through childhood, characters POV. Also, I hated the mother. She was more of a villian in my honest opinion. Hey Nicola, give us more villain stories ok?

3.5 stars. I enjoyed getting Culdesac's pov, but this was nothing more than a filler for me.