grl2grl: Short fictions

I really enjoyed reading this. The stories were varied and different, from several perspectives and view points. To be honest, it's been a while since I've read so I can't remember all the exact details. I remember there was one story where I was unsure about the ending and the story as a whole, it was the one about two girls who meet over a chatroom for LGBT teens. There was a fantastically written story about a transboy. Another story was about a butch lesbian who's abused by her father. One story was about a girl getting over a breakup and dealing with her own dependence issues, which I found really interesting because it didn't focus on the fact that it was a same sex relationship, but on the individual people involved instead. I would definitely recommend this to one of my friends. You won't be disappointed with this.

I absolutely love Julie Anne Peters and I have enjoyed all her other books. When I saw that this had been released, I decided to order it for my wife for Christmas. I was cutting it close though, Christmas was just a week or so away and I didn't expect it to get here in time. I was surprised, it got here within just a couple of days! Perfect condition.

I understood this to be a collection of short stories. Stories have a beginning, middle, and end. These stories had little beginning-- rather they just threw the reader into the middle of the situation--a scant middle, and an ending that did not complete the story. Also, if you are looking to buy a book for an LGBTQ teen in your life, skip this one. They are so depressing it's not worth the money or the potential psychological trauma.

Great little small book to have. Julie anne peters is a great author and one of my favorites. Most of her books are very inspirational to me. If you like reading her pieces then get it!

my favorite author - Julie Anne Peters writes yet another great book, with relatable stories and charectors that feel real.

grl2grl is a bit of a mixed bag of short stories about queer girls. Some of the stories are happy and cute, but for the most part, they're really sad. I do think it's great that there's such a wide range of tones and themes, so there's a little something for everyone here. I hated some of the stories, and only one really stood out to me in an amazing way, but I did like this collection over all.★★☆☆☆ Passengers - Tam sees Andrea on the train every day, but has never talked to her despite seeing that she's always alone. And then one day she goes for it, and that's it. I'm sure there's some deeper, profound meaning here, but I didn't sense it. I really liked Andrea though, and how she's not afraid to be herself even if it keeps others at bay. These are two characters I'd have loved to read a full length book about, since these few pages didn't do them justice.★★★☆☆ Can't Stop this Feeling - I liked this one. Mariah is terrified of being labeled as gay, even though she is. She stalks the classroom that her school's GSA meets in, but never gets the courage to go in. I could definitely believe her fear, but she also wants to let her real self out. It was just a nice, quick glimpse into that fear of figuring out your sexuality but not knowing how to embrace it.★☆☆☆☆ After Alex - Breakups are hard. I get it. Especially when you don't see it coming. But this was just Rachael moping about after Alex breaks her heart, and then her friends telling her what a player Alex is and how she shouldn't take her back. Then flashbacks of what a player Alex is. Well, duh! I just really do not like stories like this, although it was nice to have one where it was just about real relationship problems rather than LGBT issues.★★★★★ Inside/Outside - This one started off super cute: card shopping for the crush! I thought that would be it, and I was fine with that. But then...that last line! Ooooh! I want to know what comes next! Dang!★☆☆☆☆ On the Floor - Basketball. Yawn.★★★★☆ Stone Cold Butch - This story made my stomach turn. That's just sick and awful. It probably would have gotten another star if not for Taunia. She was super annoying and I don't think added anything to Cam's story.★★★★☆ Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - This was an interesting one which touched on sex, religion and friendship. It opened up with that age old question regarding abstinence: what if you don't plan on getting married? Or aren't allowed to in Aimee's case. Also, why don't sexual education classes talk about same-sex sex? I know mine didn't. This story will make you think.★★★★☆ Boi - That was depressing. People are so effed up. Seriously. Vince is trans and is saving up for the operation, so for now ze just "binds and packs." Until one night when some jerks take their "fun" too far. Vince's cousin is amazing. But...people suck!!!★★★☆☆ TIAD - Another one about a breakup, but unlike the first, Hayley is actually trying to move on. She finds someone to talk to in a chat room, then it moves to IMs, and finally to the phone. Then there's a pretty great twist at the end. I would have liked it more if it weren't for the insta-love, which felt very unbelievable given the circumstances.★★★☆☆ Two-Part Invention - Kat is in love with her friend from music camp. They've been attending for years, and this is the summer before senior year. The last summer. So she's going to tell her. This one was super cute! The ending was cheesy, but it was cute. A good way to end a rather dreary collection.

This review has been crossposted from my blog at The Cosy Dragon.com. Please head there for more in-depth reviews by me, which appear on a timely schedule.This is a collection of 10 short stories by Julie Anne Peters, one of my favourite queer authors. It covers a range of 'first-date' situations and getting over breakups of young lesbians.Normally for a book of short stories I would be reviewing each one individually. But I don't have the book here, and all of the stories are by the same author, so I'd pretty much be just giving you a synopsis of each one, and you can do that elsewhere on the internet.I gave this book to my partner to read while we were on vacation. She didn't get past the first story! And she suggested that since I hadn't reviewed it yet, I should reread it. When I finally got down to reading it, one night when I just wanted something light to read, I opened it and was instantly disappointed.The writing seemed stilted, I couldn't connect with any of the characters, and there seemed to be too many extremes. Teen drama novels often go that way, but this wasn't what I had expected from Peters. The first time I read it, I might have been a bit forgiving, but now that I've read a wider variety of queer fiction, this one isn't anything special.Am I just up to reading big girl lesbian fiction now? Will I never find another queer teenage fiction book to fall in love with? I don't think so. I just think that the combination of short stories which I don't like in the first place, and unfinished endings, which I like even less. Line me up for more 'proper' fiction please!I'll give this 3 stars, because it's not awful, but it's not anything particularly special either. Well worth stocking in a public or high school library.

It was purchased as a gift. It was well received.

Very short book but one of the best short fiction collections out there... If you like this i would recommend 'how they met' by david levithan which has straight and lgbt characters.

It's okay