First, that cover. Perfect for this book. If that cover draws you in, you'll probably enjoy this book. Here we have a collection of stories that you can tell the writer put her heart into, held them in her arms like each was a baby. A mixed bag of mostly young women in sometimes sci-fi, sometimes fantasy, sometimes light horror situations. Many ghosts. Much nostalgia. Sometimes I was left wondering the how and why of a situation of a story, for example, when talking skeletons of long extinct animals are wandering around. But this is the nature of short stories. They don't always have to explain things to you. So some of these stories, I wished for a bit more detail. But they are memorable stories. My favorite stories were the loosely connected three at the end, reminding me at times of a deranged mix of 'Klara & the Sun' by Kazuo Ishiguro, 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' by Philip K. Dick and 'The Echo Wife' by Sarah Gailey. Overall, an interesting collection of stories that likes to keep things mixed up! I COULD compare this collection to other short story writers, but I'll let this collection be its own thing. I'm glad that cover drew me in. ( )

Some of these are great others not so much a nice little mixed bag. I have to say over all I enjoyed this one and will be checking other works by this author out ( )

All of the stories in this collection take place in alternative worlds - one where skeletons walk around a campsite, or where ghosts eat dinner with Dad. These were interesting settings that I enjoyed exploring, but for the most part these stories seemed to focus more on the relationships between the characters. While the settings had drawn me in, my desire to learn more about the motivations and emotions of the intriguing characters kept me reading.

There were some connected elements shared by the stories (especially in the final three), but each brought something new that kept them feeling fresh. I'm not sure I could pick a single story as my favorite - I enjoyed them all. However, I'd say that "Where You Came From," "The Split," & the final three are up there as some of the ones I liked the most.

I saw another review refer to this collection as "haunting," & I have to agree (in the best possible way). I overall greatly enjoyed this collection, & would recommend it to anyone who enjoys short fiction & magical realism. ( )