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"Love Every Third Stir" was good but sad. They didn't believe in their aunt and as a result, they lost out. Good story, but sad.

"Boona on Scancia" was cute! Lol, I guess I'm one of those who's susceptible to stories involving puppies and kittens! This one has a dog in it. It's a good one.

"Crowning Glory" was very, very good, but I'm not sure 1) how aliens who had a whole planet of experimental humans would react to and treat a planet of "free" humans, I would assume not as equals and 2) that preventing age-related disease and death is necessarily a good thing, unless you also strictly monitor and regulate the birth of humans as well.

I liked "The Walls". Better story, long enough, things are explained well enough for the reader. It had a hint of sadness, but also more than one glimmer of hope. Good story.

"Incident After" was good, but I really feel that this story was too short. I guess I'm greedy and I want more. I want to know what caused the "after". I want more.

"Ad Astra" was good, but maybe a little short and without a strongly enough stressed goal. At least, not for me. The stories at the end of this book don't seem to be as strong as those at the beginning. Still a keeper and still going to find her other works, but a lil disappointing.

"Sharing Time" was incredibly disturbing. Who sent the spheres and why two different ones? It really gets me when kids are affected by something, especially when it might be negative.

Again, "One of Them" is a story from a crazy person's POV, but in it she's trying to regain herself and sanity. I'm on the fence with this one. Without the main character trying to figure out who she was, the murder mystery would have been easier to figure out. It was still easy to figure out, but the protagonist's issues clouded it.

Quote, "We cut our own throats with our own tongues." Too true!

Quote, "...she tries to make up in quantity what she lacks in quality." Ouch!! That one had claws on it!