Eric Mesa’s Reviews > The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories > Status Update

"it's the end of the world..." - this captures the way the end of high school better than anything else I've ever read or seen on film. Really transported me. Also great fun. I'd love an anthology season of all these short stories on a TV show.

"The last survivor of the great sexbot revolution" - I first came across this story in a 2013 episode of the Clarkesworld podcast. Enjoyed it then and now. Fits in well with the other themes of this anthology about unreliable memories.

"The astronaut..." - another dream logic like story where the rest isn't sure if there's magic at play, an unreliable narrator or both. This anthology is definitely get PKD with less drugs

"Final girl theory" - I didn't like this one, but it is neat seeing the narrator change through the story

"The kissing booth girl" - the titular story, the one that convinced me to buy the bundle. It was worth it. A bit of steampunk and a world that begs more exploration. I'd like to see the further adventures of Beni.

"Sisters of the..." - a clever story, one I might share with my oldest when she's maybe 8 or 9.

"Evidence of things unseen" - reads like erotic fiction written by Philip K Dick

"Evidence of things..." - A steampunk WWII story. Very emotional.

"For the removal..." - My absolute favorite story so far. Sorry Quirky and great although I'm not sure what it has to do with the theme of the anthology

"The Pornographer's Assistant" - A steampunk story about how important fiction can be if you don't fit in.