A review by sarahweyand
The Collectors: Stories by A.S. King

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I struggle to review collections at times because the stories within can be so wildly different from each other. There were a few stories in here I greatly enjoyed and others that I rated very lowly. I end up taking the average of all these individual ratings I give these stories as the overall rating for the collection. Unfortunately, I've deleted the Notes page in my phone where I kept all these ratings, but here are a couple I remember being the best of the batch.

- A Recording for Carole Before It All Goes
- Sweet Everlasting
- Take It From Me

Some of these stories were provocative and interesting and others felt literal and a tad on the first-draft side. I'm sure there's something for everyone in here, but it didn't come together to hit overall for me.

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