3 of 5 stars

A good collection for a great cause. There were some great stories and some not so great. There was amazing writing, and there was flat writing. Overall, though, there were stories that writers told the best way they could: with words and passion.

The ones I enjoyed the most were all novelettes: Nightfall (Maggie Alabaster), Found by the Alien Lord (Ella Blake), Beyond the Stars (Debbie Cassidy), Wolfish Initiation (G. K. DeRose), and Sett’s Salvation (T.K. Eldridge). Of those, T.K. Eldridge’s Salvation was the best story for me in the collection. It featured great writing, characters and pacing.

Finally, I can personally understand and celebrate this snippet from Miranda Honfleur’s intro bio to Slay Date: “In another life, her J.D. and M.B.A. were meant to serve a career in law, but now she gets to live her dream job: writing speculative fiction starring fierce heroines and daring heroes who make difficult choices along their adventures and intrigues, all with a generous (over)dose of romance.”