Thursday, June 21, 2012

Girls Night Out

Author: edited by Carole Matthews
Stars: 2
Review by: Saraswati

"25 stories from the hottest female writers on the scene."  This is the quote on the back cover of the book.  The stories made me feel that the art of short story writing is being lost to TV timing.  Many of these stories had a long build up (2 pages) and a BOOM ending (1 page max).  Many of these stories felt like sample tastes to see if you want to go out get the whole dish later.   The majority of stories focused on the trials and tribulations of 30ish, single women trying to find true love or at least nurse themselves through a breakup.  Two stories were cute. Reunion by Meg Cabot is written in email format about friends going to their 10 year high school reunion.  Wishing Carefully by Marian Keyes is about wishing for a fairy tale romance and getting it, with a twist.  Very easy summer reads.

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