I finally finished the anthology The Eternal Kiss, edited by Trisha Telep, and it was a fairly good collection of stories. Normally, I would give you a rundown of all the stories involved, but I did something a little differently this time – I did mini reviewettes of each story, so they’ve already been posted. As a recap, here they are:
Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney- Shelter Island by Melissa de la Cruz
- Sword Point by Maria Snyder
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
- Undead Is Very in Right Now by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Kat by Kelley Armstrong
- The Thirteenth Step by Libby Bray
- All Hallows by Rachel Caine
- Wet Teeth by Cecil Castellucci
- Other Boys by Cassandra Clare
- Passing by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie
- Ambition by Lili St. Crow
- All Wounds by Dina James
There were some obvious hits and misses, but for the most part, I enjoyed all of the stories. There are definitely some that I’m hoping to see more of in the future with their own series – Falling to Ash, Passing and All Wounds – as well as a few that really didn’t sell me on the authors – Wet Teeth and The Thirteenth Step. That’s to be expected though. Some authors can really do a mean short story while others can’t.
Overall, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed The Eternal Kiss. I’m not normally a huge YA fan, so a lot of these authors were unfamiliar to me and this was a really good introduction to a lot of them. If you’re looking for something easy to read, but really do not want to invest a lot of time, I would definitely pick up a copy of The Eternal Kiss.
Also reviewed by:
Everything To Do With Books
Not in the Pink
The Book Smugglers
Persnickety Snark
Presenting Lenore
