A beautiful collection of new and old stories that come together perfectly.
Malorie Blackman has brought together a collection of stories to show all different types of love, how love can bring people together and how love can affect the way you see the world. They are arranged in a way that means you never have the same relationship twice and it constantly changes so you never feel the stories are repeating themselves.
The brand new short stories are original and inventive. Each one is focused on a new aspect of a relationship, a stand out story is Malorie Blackman's one, it is all about overcoming adversity and how nothing will stand in the way of true love.
The use of previously published stories is a great way to introduce readers into a new genre of books. It also intrigues you into reading the other novels in the book , she picked the most interesting and intense moments of the books that make you want to read the whole book.
Malorie Blackman also uses authors that aren't that well known to showcase new talent and help to increase readership to lesser known authors. She shows off the best features of their writing to keep you interested the whole time.
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