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Title: Three Sides of a Heart
Subtitle: Stories About Love Triangles
Author: Natalie C. Parker
Narrator: James Fouhey, Almarie Guerra, Lulu Lam, Bahni Turpin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-19-17
Publisher: Harper Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Teens, Fiction & Literature
Publisher's Summary:
You may think you know the love triangle, but you've never seen love triangles like these.
These top YA authors tackle the much-debated trope of the love triangle, and the result is 16 fresh, diverse, and romantic stories you don't want to miss.
This collection, edited by Natalie C. Parker, contains stories written by Renee Ahdieh, Rae Carson, Brandy Colbert, Katie Cotugno, Lamar Giles, Tessa Gratton, Bethany Hagan, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, EK Johnston, Julie Murphy, Garth Nix, Natalie C. Parker, Veronica Roth, Sabaa Tahir, and Brenna Yovanoff.
A teen girl who offers kissing lessons. Zombies in the Civil War South. The girl next door, the boy who loves her, and the girl who loves them both. Vampires at a boarding school. Three teens fighting monsters in an abandoned video rental store. Literally the last three people on the planet.
What do all these stories have in common?
The love triangle.
Members Reviews:
3/5
ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
First off, I did enjoy this, but this collection uses the term âlove triangleâ very loosely, in my opinion. Some of the stories could have probably benefited from a stricter use of the word. It was so very diverse in race, sexuality, settings, social structures, and more, and I really appreciated it. I honestly felt like the majority of these stories had a LGBTQIAP+ aspect to them and that brings so much joy to me. A few of the stories even beautifully showcases budding polyamorous relationships, which is almost unheard of in YA! But like all anthologies, this was a mixed bag, yet overall, I really did enjoy reading this anthology for the most part. I also feel like there is a big enough variety that most people will come out with at least a couple five star stories out of the sixteen.
And I stuck to my Fantasy roots, because my personal favorite in the whole collection was Before She Was Bloody by Tessa Gratton, who was a completely new to me author before this anthology! Their story was a high fantasy short that beautifully features an open-minded start of a polyamorous relationship, set in an amazingly unique world, that also features a kingdom that heavily believes in their religion at all costs. This was smart, this was sexy, this was emotional, and this was honestly perfect for me and my tastes. Please, give me more from this world in a full-length version. But I also want to state that Julie Murphyâs Lessons for Beginners was a very close second (and so worth everyoneâs time to read)!
But moving on, I'm going to break down each short story with my thoughts, opinions, and individual star rating!
â Riddles in Mathematics by Katie Cotugno - ââââ
This was such a good opening story, oh my word! This is a f/f short story, set at Christmas/New Yearsâ time, and stars a girl that has just recently came out to her family. She is struggling with how they perceive her, even though they are really lovely and accepting, and she is struggling to stop feeling so lonely with her unrequited crush, who also happens to be her brotherâs best friend. This felt so authentic, and real, and was able to evoke a lot of emotions from me.
