A queer anthology by queer authors that’s is very much needed. After seeing a couple of people talking about this on Instagram I was super hyped to get my hands on this. We definitely need more own-voices stories. In this day and age, we have the responsibility to pave the way for a new generation. To know that future children will have books that represent them is a feeling I can’t even begin to describe.

This short story collection has 12 stories of reasonable length. You get a story with two boys falling in love, one where someone is still trying to figure out who they feel and how they want to express themselves, a trans guy joining a basketball team and much more.

Before I even read this book I had high hopes. There is something about reading a book that is written by people that just get it. The little nuances and bits and things make all the difference in stories with sensitive subjects. I absolutely adored this book. The stories were a good length, you could see that the authors had an idea and were keen on writing something cohesive. There was a beginning, middle and end to every story. What stood out the most where the ones where the story wasn’t solemnly focused on being queer. In my opinion we need stories where being different isn’t the most important part of it. Give me a story of two people winning the lottery, having nowhere to go and figuring out their next move. That one of them hasn’t figured out their identity isn’t the main focus just something of a backstory. Give me more like that please! There were maybe two that I didn’t care for. One I completely skipped after reading it for a couple of pages but that’s the only reason this is getting a 4 star.

Do you want to feel good? Do you want cute stories about queer people?
READ.
IT.
NOW!
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Anthologies are often average for me, but I loved every. single. story. in this one. ( )