This was heart crushingly amazing!This collection of short stories written by Australians really hit the mark. It really proves that there is no certain look for member of the LBGT community, or that they like a certain thing or act a certain way. This is great, I am really sick of books, movies and even society labelling the LBGT community in a certain way. Like all lesbians need to have short hair or all gays need to be ‘girly’. It is great to see this community represented in a brand new ligh...

Would have given 4 stars if it didn't have a pedophilia apologist story in the middle. No warnings, right in the middle of YA. No thanks.

I was lucky enough to attend the launch of this anthology at the Sydney Writer’s Festival and purchase my copy early. After hearing some of the authors talking about their stories (and getting to meet some of them!) I knew I had to read this one right away. The central theme of the stories was ‘connections’ and it tied all the vastly different short stories together in a wonderful way. In the introduction, Michael Earp describes the word kindred as “an encapsulating word that places “me” next to...

Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Brooklyn SalibaKindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories features stories by Australian authors Jax Jacki Brown, Claire G Coleman, Michael Earp, Alison Evans, Erin Gough, Benjamin Law, Omar Sakr, Christos Tsiolkas, Ellen Van Neerven, Marlee Jane Ward, Jen Wilde, and Nevo Zizin.Honestly, I can’t even begin to explain how important this book is because everyone should have a copy in their collection of books! It’s a must read and I personally found ther...

A fantastic collection of queer stories from own voices authors! Many of the stories varied in terms of tone, genre, identities and subjects - some capturing the sweet love of adolescence, others about darkness and depression, and yet others about surviving an unfamiliar world together. There's some memoirs, essays and fictional stories mixed in as well. The intersectional representation was also fantastic, covering many different identities including disability, transgender, cultural and more.M...

A copy of this novel was provided by the publisher for review.Kindred was something I’d been excited about since I learned it was going to exist. There is a general lack of queer fiction in the Australian YA world, and to see 12 queer authors writing #ownvoices (or at least #ownvoices adjacent) stories in one anthology is incredible. And yet. I wasn’t a huge fan. I ended up giving this two stars because I honestly felt like giving it two stars, and then when I did an average of my ratings for ea...

So the lovely people at Walker Books were kind enough to send me a copy of Kindred for review, however, I was only about half way through the book when my water bottle leaked all over my back and pretty much destroyed the book! I was very angry with myself, as I'd been looking forward to reading the rest, and was especially excited for the Benjamin Law story (which is unfortunately last in the book). As such, I won't give it a star rating, but I will share my thoughts on the stories I did read.R...

10 were good, one was…okay, and one was frankly horrible. Video review up on my channel tomorrow.Review copy kindly provided by AusYABloggers and Walker Books as part of the Kindred Blog Tour. My review is entirely honest.

Marlee Jane Ward - Rats 4/5This first story is set in the near dystopian future, from what I could tell. The world building is subtle but interesting, and mostly made clear through details rather than explanations. This works really well, especially since it gives the more subtle exchanges between the characters more weight as well.The story has a meet cute between a "tunnel rat", aka a girl who lives in the tunnels of the Melbourne station, and a girl who crashes her bike into her when someone

Some incred short stories from some incred queer Australian writers. More so geared towards teens and YA. Had to read this for a work project.

Terrific collection of YA stories of all kinds. Really great to see both established and emerging voices!

A really enjoyable collection of stories. As with all short stories, some were better than others - after attending the Sydney Writer's Festival panel on this book, I know some of the authors here hadn't written fiction before or hadn't written short stories before, and in a couple of cases it was quite obvious - either in a somewhat juvenile writing style or in a couple of cases the story feeling more like an essay or personal reflection. But for all of that, some of these were BRILLIANT. Some

✔️31. a book (/stories...) set on a college or university campus🌟🌟🌟💫 3.5 starsWhat a beautiful collection of diverse stories from diverse, Australian voices! This anthology really celebrated what is so unique about queer writing and perspectives. I definitely enjoyed some works more than others, but it covered a broad range of genres and breeds of 'connection'.

NOTE: I received 'Kindred Stories' as part of the AusYABloggers Kindred Book Tour. You can follow this tour on instagram through the hashtags: #KindredStories #AusYaBloggers #AusQueerYA #LoveOZYA #OwnVoices. As well as through the accounts: @ausyabloggers @walkerbooksaus @littleelfman. I no longer know the lines between literary analysis, review and emotive response. This review is going to be a mess but at least it's mine. "It's not the dark I find scary. It's the light. In the light, you can

Some of these were really great (Jen Wilde's story was my favourite, followed by Marlee Jane Ward's), some of them were pretty good, but there were two I wondered why they were there?And now I've said that, I know you're going to ask, so: Sweet by Claire G. Coleman was this weird reverse-oppression thing where the NB people were the majority and the "gendered" were oppressed and it felt weird and wrong to me. As a cishet person I wasn't entirely sure whether I should be bothered or not, but I've...

Review to come upon my posting date for the upcoming AusYABloggers blog tour of this amazing book! Thank you Walkers Books & AusYABloggers for having me on the tour 🏳️‍🌈

A beautiful collection of queer stories!!!

Kindred is a collection of brilliant queer #LoveOzYA short stories. This anthology is a must read and one that I wish I had when I was younger, but one I am glad is here now because at any age it’s wonderful to see this out in the world and be able to connect to it. From a little bit futuristic to a little bit dystopian to a little bit magic, these stories cover a range of elements and there’s something for everyone.What I really love about Kindred is the representation. Whilst the range of quee...

This review was first published on the Underground Writers website: http://underground-writers.org/review...Kindred: 12 Queer Stories features stories from various authors of different genders, sexualities and ethnicities. While some of the names in this anthology are recognisable from their online presence, for many of them this is their first printed piece, and this collection features many different perspectives within the LGBTQ+ community, which I really enjoyed. My favourite stories include...

Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories is an anthology of twelve short stories collected and edited by Michael Earp. This anthology collects a dozen short stories about being queer in Australia.For the most part, I really like most of these contributions. Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories comprises of a dozen short stories about being queer in Australia. The stories are all incredibly diverse and it was great to see how each author brought something so interesting and incredible to each story as