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— story 10
Spear Carrier Rahul Kanakia

Idk did not like this was kinda bored tbh and it felt quite pointless

—story 8
Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers Preeti Chhibber

This was nice though it read a bit juvenile for YA, felt more like MG. But i liked everything else. And happy to see a story about navratri! 4.5 stars

— story 7
The Smile Aisha Saeed

I loved this one honestly very well written i think though I wld hv liked more reflections frm the narrator and the prince on their relationship

4.5 stars

— story 6
The Land of the Morning Calm E. C. Myers

I loved this one i think a page or 2 more wld hv made it better but otherwise was fantastic. 5 stars

— story 5
The Counting of Vermillion Beads Aliet Te De Bodard

Kinda confusing but the writing was good. This shld hv been a bit longer

— story 4
Still Star-Crossed Sona Charaipotra

I didnt care much for this one tbh I think it was too short and didnt land the way it shld hv
I also didnt vibe with the writing
Felt like an americanised description of india to me

2stars

— story 3
Steel Skin Lori M. Lee

I found it a bit strange like the folklore and story felt too different
The story was fine for me I kinda liked it but I was a bit thrown off by it

Tbh yk I think that the editor did not compile these well an anthology shld also feel connected rn everything seems randomly placed together one after the other. Not making for a great experience.

— ch 2
Olivia’s Table Alyssa Wong

it was nice but I found it too sweet almost compared to the previous one. I knew of this folklore as I just read abt it in Bat Eater and Other names for Cora Zeng . That was more horror so its intresting to see another interpretation instead.

I liked the queer rep too this is prob a 3.5 star story though I was kinda expecting smthing else

Buddy read with Ash! ❤️

finished the 1st story
— Forbidden Fruit by Roshani Chokshi
lovely writing as always with this author, but i liked the story too. it wasn't something i had heard of before. the folklore is fascinating!

4 stars