Up All Night 13 Stories between Sunset and Sunrise

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. 3.5 stars for this collection that truly has something for everybody. Diverse doesn't even cover what this anthology offers: the ability for almost anyone to find themselves in these pages in a myriad of genres and scenarios. Every story pulls at your heartstrings, if it leaves you warm and happy is a completely other matter. Top tier stories in my opinion are: NEVER HAVE I EVER by Karen McManus, SHARK BAIT by Tiffany D Jackson and MISSING by Kathleen Glasgow but they are all worth checking out.

Thank you NetGalley and Algonquin Young Readers for the eARC for review! I'm no stranger to anthologies; I devoured My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories and Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet, which were, for the most part, cute and fluffy and atmospheric. Up All Night: 13 Stories between Sunset and Sunrise is a fun addition to my anthology collection! Like all of these types of books, it had some stories I loved, some I didn't, and some that bored me. I've made some verrrry rudimentary notes on each story, and have included my personal star rating. Never Have I Ever - Karen McManus 3.5 Stars - good plot twist Like Before - Maureen Goo 2 Stars - a bit boring. sad. - friends can grow apart but not sure why Alma and Britt were making Pepper feel bad about trying to fix their friendship? Old Rifts and Snow Drifts - Kayla Whaley 4 Stars - so dang cute. - wheelchair rep!! bi lead!! Con Nights, Parallel Hearts - Marieke Nijkamp 4 Stars - so sad and lovely. loved the friendship. - a bit jarring but once I understood what was happening, it was so sweet Kiss the Boy - Amanda Joy 4.5 Stars - LOVE. - Actually made me nostalgic for hs?? somehow?? Creature Capture - Laura Silverman 3 Stars - super cute but felt incomplete Shark Bait - Tiffany D Jackson 3 Stars - poignant and very sad. A Nice Place to Start - Nina LaCour 3.75 Stars - really cute. - loved the new-sibling dynamic (ngl thought it might get into gross lovey territory) When You Bring a Dog to Prom - Anna Meriano 3.5 Stars - cute but wanted more. that’s the romance lover in me Missing - Kathleen Glasgow 3 Stars so creepy. started slow but ended up very intrigued! What About Your Friends - Brandy Colbert 3 Stars - not the most exciting of all the stories Under our Masks - Julian Winters 5 Stars - lovveeeddd this one. got the tingles. The Ghost of Goon Creek - Francesca Zappia 3.5 Stars - nice story of perceptions and new friendships. hopeful I was expecting a few more romance focused stories, given the title and cover - looks so gorgeous!! Wish there had been a few more. I can think of plenttyyyy of lovey-dovey things that happen between sunset and sunrise. But LOVED how diverse every single story was. It was so seamless. Honestly, would love to see a few of these as full-length books!

I liked the fact that they weren’t all romances - more of some relationships. Like some about friendship, others about love. It was cute I’m glad I was able to relate to some of the characters. It made it more enjoyable.

Huge thanks to Algonquin Young Readers for sending me an e-arc of Up All Night. First Impression - Most of the stories will be contemporary romance that revolves around friendship and relationship. Overall Thoughts - I really enjoyed the LGBTQIA+ and disability rep in this book. - Some of the stories were a little boring and made me want to skim their story. - Some stories took a twist and/or another approach that I didn't expect. - This anthology makes me want to read more work from the authors involved with Up All Night. - Favourite stories: Shark Bait by Tiffany D. Jackson and Kiss the Boy by Amanda Joy

This had so many good stories in it that I really enjoyed!

I really did enjoy this anthology because I thought the "concept" stories set between sunset and sunrise was super fun. I also really enjoy how the stories had all types of diversity. I also loved how we got so many different typed of genres. It was enjoying read. I def loved a majority of these stories. I also found them to be quick reads. I would def add some of these authors to my tbr! I really loved the brandy colbert story. I found it to be a great anthology!! Would def rec it!

I absolutely love anthologies! You get a feel for an author and I always get introduced to new authors. This is no exception! I love the after dark theme of these stories. And the range of sweet to horror was unexpected and sooooo good! Here are my individual ratings: Never Have I Ever by Karen McManus 5 stars Like Before by Maureen Goo 4 stars Old Rifts and Snowdrifts by Kayla Whaley 4 stars Con Nights, Parallel Hearts by Marieke Nijkamp 3 stars Kiss The Boy by Amanda Joy 3 stars Creature Capture by Laura Silverman 3 stars Shark Bait by Tiffany D Jackson 5 stars Place to Start by Nina LaCour 5 stars When You Bring a Dog to Prom by Anna Meriano 3 stars Missing by Kathleen Glasgow 4 stars What About Your Friends by Brandy Colbert 4 stars Under Our Masks by Julian Winters 5 stars The Ghost of Goon Creek by Francesca Zappia 3 stars Thank you NetGalley for this review copy!! Also if your like me and need a little refresher on what the stories were about here are some brief synopsis: Never Have I Ever -Bonnie and clyde esq with a game of never have I ever and a spooky house. 🤯 plot twist Like Before -friendships falling apart with a cute scavenger hunt Old Rifts & Snowdrifts -two former friends trapped inside due to a snowstorm figure out what happened in their past. Disability rep, mc in a wheelchair Con Nights, Parallel Hearts by Marieke Nijkamp -two friends waiting in line to see characters from their favorite show. Main character revealing a troubled past. Lots of disability rep here too Kiss The Boy by Amanda Joy -a scavenger hunt at a school. Girl has had a crush on a boy for years finally gets to kiss him. Creature Capture by Laura Silverman -late night creature hunting with two lifelong best friends who will be separated due to college. MC needs to make new friends Shark Bait by Tiffany D Jackson -girl moves to Martha’s Vineyard with her mom after her dad cheats. She meets a guy and falls for him. Her dad insists she come back to nyc. The couple goes to a beach bonfire on the way home they get into a car accident A Place to Start by Nina LaCour -Claude and Jamie’s moms get married and they have to adjust to their new family. They spend all night making their new house feel like home When You Bring a Dog to Prom by Anna Meriano -friends going to prom, dog gets lose tries to find it everyone falls in love Missing by Kathleen Glasgow -horror about a group of girls going to an asylum ghosts things happen and the little sister was supperrr creepy What About Your Friends by Brandy Colbert -two girls friendship that falls apart when one goes to college and joins a sorority and the other takes a gap year to travel. They find their way back to each other thru a dance competition Under Our Masks by Julian Winters -a superhero and a guy hang out on a rooftop all night looking for a superhero (the one that’s already on the roof) and realize their feelings for each other The Ghost of Goon Creek by Francesca Zappia -two girls go to cemetery to do some ghost hunting. They come out with a group of friends https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPLZifLf...