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3,5 stars
This anthology came to life when JCP picked up the phone and said...
Yup, this is how it went down in my head.
*****
You know that Forrest Gump/Marukami line where he compares life with chocolate box?
Well, I always thought same analogy fits perfectly for anthologies. Opening anthology is exactly like opening a chocolate box- you have variety ofchocolate assortments stories and you like some and other not so much.
I'll start with a story that stood above the rest for me.
Ginn Hale - Swift ...more
This anthology came to life when JCP picked up the phone and said...
Yup, this is how it went down in my head.
*****
You know that Forrest Gump/Marukami line where he compares life with chocolate box?
Well, I always thought same analogy fits perfectly for anthologies. Opening anthology is exactly like opening a chocolate box- you have variety of
I'll start with a story that stood above the rest for me.
Ginn Hale - Swift ...more
Overall this book was a huge hit for me. There were a couple of stories that didn't quite hit the mark (one I DNF'd-but I've always struggled with that series because humour is very subjective) but most were 4* or above.
Just a quick note, there are a few more editing errors than I would expect from this particular group of authors.
Ginn Hale - Swift and the Black Dog. Excellent world building that evolved naturally as the story progressed. Quite dark in tone and more of a fantasy with a sliver o ...more
Just a quick note, there are a few more editing errors than I would expect from this particular group of authors.
Ginn Hale - Swift and the Black Dog. Excellent world building that evolved naturally as the story progressed. Quite dark in tone and more of a fantasy with a sliver o ...more
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Short stories are hard. They're completely different from full-length novels, a fact that 99% of m/m romance authors apparently cannot grasp. I might have t stop reading anthologies because I'm really sick of being disappointed. Authors: DO NOT participate in a short story anthology if you can't do short stories or trying to shoe-horn in a promotion for your next book or if the short story cannot be read on it's own and enjoyed without knowledge of your
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Dim Sum Asylum- Rhys Ford 3.5
Swift and the Black Dog-Ginn Hale 4.5
A Queer Trade- KJ Charles 4
Magically Delicious- Nicole Kimberling 4
Everyone's Afraid of Clowns-Jordan Castillo Price 4.5
The Thirteenth Hex- Jordan L. Hawk 4.5
The Soldati Prince- Charlie Cochet 4
One Hex Too Many-Lou Harper 4
Josh of the Damned vs. the Bathroom of Doom- Andrea Speed 3.5
The Trouble with Hexes-Astrid Amara 4.25 ...more
Swift and the Black Dog-Ginn Hale 4.5
A Queer Trade- KJ Charles 4
Magically Delicious- Nicole Kimberling 4
Everyone's Afraid of Clowns-Jordan Castillo Price 4.5
The Thirteenth Hex- Jordan L. Hawk 4.5
The Soldati Prince- Charlie Cochet 4
One Hex Too Many-Lou Harper 4
Josh of the Damned vs. the Bathroom of Doom- Andrea Speed 3.5
The Trouble with Hexes-Astrid Amara 4.25 ...more
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