This book came to PLAY!! We've got a variety of genres all focusing on games in some sense - videogames, sports, boardgames, and even a real life murder mystery - so there's a little bit for everyone. I was personally blown away by the sci-fi and horror stories. So much detail was packed into these short stories and I'd be willing to read an entire book devoted to each. But it's not just fun and games... We've got discussions about racism, sexism, and self-harm. My personal favorite was the sapp...

This was such an incredible read! I’m always amazed by the wide range of genres and writing styles that can emerge from a singular theme. Some stories gave me goosebumps from the thrill/fear, while others made me smile and laugh. There was a diverse cast of authors and characters with incredible storytelling!

Game On by Laura Silverman (editor) is unlike any anthology I’ve read before. Diverse in terms of the “games,” genres, and characters within its pages, this one promises something to appeal to any reader. There are many surprising stories in this collection, and I particularly enjoyed the contributions from Laura Silverman, Nina Moreno, and Katie Cotugno. This is a unique, genre-defying anthology that is perfect for any fan of competition and games.❀ A WIDE VARIETY OF GENRESContaining short stor...

4/16/2022Gloria Chao's story was my favorite. She's always an amazing author, and I love how she writes romance.

I picked this up on a whim from the library and it was....very disappointing for me. Short stories are hit or miss for me, and this mostly missed. I liked some of the stories, but they felt too short even for a short story collection. I liked the idea of this book, showcasing many different kinds of sports from cheerleading to board games to scavenger hunts (is that a sport? or just a game? someone please explain this to me). I feel like I wanted more from some of these, like Anna Meriano, who's...

very diverse in terms of both genres and characters, which i liked - i think it just took me a bit to get used to the genre shifts. the bright, fun cover doesn't really do some of these stories justice. and for some reason i love writing mini reviews for every story when i read anthologies so:“Let it Spin” by Sona Charaipotra - 2.5/5 - liked the friendship dynamic but didn't really like the author's stilted, fragmented sentence type of writing“Hell Week” by Amanda Joy - 4/5 - so sweet! a romance...

i really enjoyed most of the stories! my favorites were those by anna meriano, francesca zappia, nina moreno, and gloria chao.

Game On is an anthology about stories that revolve around a "game". I went into this book thinking it was an anthology about different sport stories. While I was disappointed about that I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked a lot of the stories (and now want to learn how to play some of the games). The games ranged from sports to LARP to video games to murder mysteries to more. A couple of the stories also hit some topics that need to be addressed such as racism and sexism. Below I ha

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this anthology but I was pleasantly surprised. I found most of the stories super intriguing and enjoyable.If you’re coming into this thinking these are going to all be sports stories you are going to be surprised. The games in the story range from sports, spin the bottle, video games, board games, and more. So the idea of games is pretty loose so I think almost everyone can find a story in this anthology that they’ll enjoy.I found the book to be extremely

This is the first book of short stories that I have ever read, and I have to say, it disappointed me. The book certainly wasn't bad, but it wasn’t that great either. I only really enjoyed about fifty percent of the stories and I felt like a lot of the stories just weren’t that interesting. There were also quite a lot of allusions to real world online trends and games which didn’t really work for me because when I read I'm generally trying to avoid all of that. A few of the stories were written b...

the animal crossing-esque sapphic story was the best

2.5 StarsI'm so sadly disappointed by this book. When I read the description, I really thought I was going to love it so much. I'm all for diverse anthologies and I love sports fiction, games/puzzles/etc, so I thought this would be right up my alley. Unfortunately, I really didn't like most of it.The majority of the stories in this were just meh...okay. Nothing outstanding.There were a few pretty good ones. For instance, I really enjoyed Isaac Fitzsimmons story!Then there was one that was chalk

OH HELLO is this yet ANOTHER sports anthology! Sports are FLOURISHING this time of year, apparently, and I can't wait for this one!!!

2.75 overallThere were very few stories that I actually liked and a handful I very much hated. Not the best anthology I've read.

I was anticipating a collection of short stories set in the world of sports. This isn't that. Instead, this is a collection of short stories that span a range of genres, from horror and paranormal to realistic and mystery. There are only a few stories in which sports is mentioned at all, and only one in which it is the central theme. The others use sports or competition as a backdrop to the primary plot of racial prejudice, revenge, people and houses disappearing, or going for the guy you love.

Actual Rating: 3.5 StarsThis was a really interesting anthology of short stories, ranging across different genres, all with one similarity: some sort of focus on a game within the story. I don't typically read anthologies (more because I am too busy with other books than a lack of interest) so this was really fun for me to dive into. I was really interested because I love games of all sorts, and I always struggle to find books that really focus on them that I also enjoy. Because this spanned so

Thank you to the publisher for sending me an e-copy of this book for review via Net Galley. All thoughts are my own. CW: Sexism, Cancer, Death, Grief, Drowning, Panic Attack, Mention of drug use and marijuana, alcoholism, violence, mention of HP - quidditch, depictions of racism, police brutality, parental death I really enjoyed the prompt of games in this anthology! From sports, a Mafia party, and cheer camp, you get a lot of different and unique stories which is why I love YA contemporary ant...

Game on is a collection of 15 short stories that span a range of genres that all mention, in some way or form, competition.I was expecting a sports fiction anthology. This is not a collection of sports fiction short stories. Instead, this is a collection of short stories that span a range of genres, from horror and paranormal to realistic and mystery. Actually, there are only a few stories where sport is mentioned at all and only one where it was the focus (admittedly, that was my favourite stor...

“Let it Spin” by Sona Charaipotra ⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Hell Week” by Amanda Joy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“The Liberty Homes” by Katie Cotugno ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Mystery Hunt” by Gloria Chao ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“She Could Be a Farmer” by Nina Moreno ⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“One of the Good Ones” by Isaac Fitzsimmons * ⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Just Tell Them You Play Soccer” by Anna Meriano ⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️“The Girl With the Teeth” by Kayla Whaley * DNF “Spite and Malice” by Shaun David Hutchinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Game of...

This is the first anthology I've read and it is a wonderful collection of a wide variety of stories, all tied together based on games. With the huge variety of different types of games and writing styles, this book is never boring. The stories pull out tons of different emotions and really drew me into the lives of the characters and made me feel what they were feeling, very well written. Lots of topics that humans are facing in today's society and it's great to see that representation in writin...