Thanks to the publisher for inviting me to particpate in this blog tour! I received an eARC from them in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Summary
When everyone else goes to bed, the ones who stay up feel like they’re the only people in the world. As the hours tick by deeper into the night, the familiar drops away and the unfamiliar beckons. Adults are asleep, and a hush falls over the hum of daily life. Anything is possible.
It’s a time for romance and adventure. For prom night and ghost hunts. It’s a time for breaking up, for falling in love—for finding yourself.
Stay up all night with these thirteen short stories from bestselling and award-winning YA authors like Karen McManus, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nina LaCour, and Brandy Colbert, as they take readers deep into these rarely seen, magical hours.
My Review
I had high hopes for this anthology as my entire junior and senior year of high school was spent being up all night and I have fond memories of such. This anthology really managed to encapsulate those moments of everyone else being asleep and the inherent vulnerabilities that come with being up that late.
Most of these stories were contemporary, but a few veered into the supernatural or thriller genre, which was fitting considering the theme.
Also, my god is this anthology diverse! Multiple stories have main or side characters with disabilities, characters who are BIPOC, and characters who are gay and trans. It was really nice to see, especially as this isn’t an anthology who’s purpose is to be about a certain group of people. These authors just understood that any teenager can have wild adventures at night.
And now, my individual ratings for each story!
Never Have I Ever by Karen M. McManus – 3.25 stars
Like Before by Maureen Goo – 3.5 stars
Old Rifts and Snowdrifts by Kayla Whaley – 3.5 stars
Con Nights, Parallel Hearts by Marieke Nijkamp – 3.25 stars
Kiss the Boy by Amanda Joy – 3.75 stars
Creature Creature by Laura Silverman – 4 stars
Shark Bait by Tiffany D. Jackson – 3 stars
A Place to Start by Nina LaCour – 4 stars
When You Bring a Dog to Prom by Anna Meriano – 2.5 stars
Missing by Kathleen Glasgow – 2.5 stars
What About Your Friends by Brandy Colbert – 3.25 stars
Under Our Masks by Julian Winters – 3.25 stars
The Ghost of Goon Creek by Francesca Zappia – 3.75 stars
If I had to pick a favorite, I’d have to say A Place to Start by Nina LaCour, but even if I rated a story 3 stars, believe me when I say I still really enjoyed it!
I’m not averaging the ratings to get the overall rating I’m giving the book. Instead. I’m just going to give this book 4 stars because it was that good!
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