Smith 3/5 “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” by Lev Grossman 4/5 “Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail” by Leigh Bardugo was my favorite story of the bunch, and I say this as one of the rare YA readers who is not into all things Grishaverse.
“Head, Scales, Tongue, Tail” by Leigh Bardugo 5/5 “The End of Love” by Nina LaCour 3/5 “Last Stand at the Cinegore” by Libba Bray 4/5 “Sick Pleasures” by Francesca Lia Block 2/5 “In Ninety Minutes, Turn North” by Stephanie Perkins 4/5 “Souvenirs” by Tim Federle 2/5 “Inertia” by Veronica Roth 5/5 “Love Is the Last Resort” by Jon Skovron 2/5 “Good Luck and Farewell” by Brandy Colbert 3/5 “Brand New Attraction” by Cassandra Clare 3/5 “A Thousand Ways This Could All Go Wrong” by Jennifer E. These authors were all told to write a summer love story, and what they came up with is quite special. The premise reminds me very much of my creative writing classes in college. And the range of stories, gosh – from folklore to horror and everything in between. The romances are sweet and heartwarming, fluffy and yet full of substance.
There is a really diverse group of characters across stories, and none of them feel like forced inclusions (which happens all too often in popular YA for my taste). Boy oh boy, I was missing out! There is a lot to like about Summer Days and Summer Nights. But because of my meh experience with the holiday anthology, I never picked up its warmer counterpart. Despite loving some of the authors, I struggled with My True Love Gave to Me when that first came out – I have a bizarre and strong aversion to all things christmassy, it’s a whole thing that I’m not going to get into.
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