This was so CHARMING and perfect for a late night summer read. I loved the layout of this book, like little novellas that subtly intertwine together as we see how a blackout in NYC affects different groups of people on their way to a party. Each chapter stood out on its own, and I was rooting for all of the characters. Cute and fluffy romances, I wish this was longer.

4.5 starsIn Blackout , even love stories can glow when the lights go out.I love this concept! Six best-selling Black YA authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—got together and wrote a collection of interconnected stories that all take place when a blackout hits NYC during a heatwave.Each story focuses on a relationship—a reunion of exes, meeting and being intrigued by someone new, revealing a longtime crush on your best friend,...

3.5 STARSI haven't read any anthologies before, so I wasn't sure what to expect when diving into Blackout. I definitely really enjoyed it, and it made me excited to check out some books by authors I haven't read yet. My favorite story was probably The Long Walk by Tiffany D. Jackson, and her writing only affirmed by expectations for her work (I'm sooo excited to read Grown. The book lacked the cohesiveness that was promised in "interconnecting stories," but nevertheless I really enjoyed the stor...

I am absolutely in love with this collection of interconnected love stories during a NYC blackout. There was Achillean romance. There was sapphic romance. There were straight romances. There were meet cutes and friends-to-lovers and second chance romances. This book has everything and has no business being that good while being so short!!My favorite story had to be 'All the Great Love Stories...and Dust' by Dhonielle Clayton but this was such an amazing group of authors. The the stories jump to

I just want everyone to understand that I completely get what the authors were attempting to do with this book; however, I think that this book needed a little more work in terms of execution. Black love representation is important, but I also believe that having that representation doesn't automatically make it a 5 star book. I always find it hard to rate anthologies especially the way that this one was told, but I'll discuss each story individually and then how I think it came together as a fu...

3.5 stars I think this book successfully achieves what it had set out to do - to feature stories of Black kids in love. Blackout is essentially a collection of 6 short stories, all set over one summer evening in NYC, when the city goes dark for a few hours. All characters are a part of a big, vibrant, multigenerational group of people connected to each other in various ways. You'll read about first meetings and heartbreaks and rekindling of old feelings. The book makes a point to highlight all k...

*3.5, rounded upBlackout is a romance short story anthology that focuses on black love stories and it’s written by several amazing black authors. The stories are interconnected and they all revolve around a power outage that occurs in New York. There’s lots of LGBTQ+ representation in these romance stories, which was a pleasant surprise for me. The Long Walk: 3 stars - This story was really creative. It was a longer story that was split up in little sections between the other short stories. I wa...

The purpose of the book is met. Beautiful stories, about black teens. Loved them, but I have definitely read better books in the same format and genre.The book has beautiful cover though.I enjoyed only Angie Thomas's story and none others. :(

Book 191 of 20213.5 ✨Blackout is an anthology of interconnected short stories, set in NYC during a Blackout. The six contributors to this book are YA powerhouses, some of whom I love so much. I really enjoyed the short stories in this collection. I listened to the audiobook, narrated by a full cast of narrators. The narrators were great and they brought the stories to life.The first story by Tiffany D Jackson spanned 5 acts. The structure of the book is one act of TDJ's story, followed by anothe...

The six incredible authors of this book have crafted something truly special within its pages. Not only are the individual stories gorgeous, they’re also formatted and flawlessly weaved together in a way that acts as further proof of the sheer talent these authors hold. I devoured this book in one sitting, which is something I’ve not done in many years and honestly? I’d happily read it again tomorrow. Blackout was a story filled with love and joy in all its forms and is without a doubt one of my...

I wasn't sure what to expect when going into this one. I'm not usually a fan of short stories. I always feel like I need more. This book of short stories pleasantly surprised me. The stories were so beautifully interconnected. We start with two EXES who are competing for a job. We follow their story across New York. While we walk with them we meet Jacorey. Jacorey is a gay athlete who has yet to come out. I almost screamed in delight when I heard Dion Graham's voice. (SERIOUSLY. THAT MAN CAN REA...

Anthologies are harder to get into for me. This one has less writers and stories than the usual ones I come across which allowed for longer more fleshed out stories. They all follow the central theme of taking place during a blackout in NYC and there are even characters that connected each story as nods to each other. I listened to this via audio courtesy of Harper Audio in exchange for an honest review. Listening to the audiobook was an experience especially with the different narrators. A good...

Pleeeease let someone turn this into a movie.

I liked this a lot! I probably also had the same question as Dhonielle's niece who inspired this, wondering why Black kids didn't have something like Let It Snow, and I have to say it's incredibly refreshing to finally get one that's all about Black kids. I think my favorite stories were Ashley Woodfolk's and Nicola Yoon's; Ashley's seemed a lot like instalove, but I feel like that's pretty realistic for queer girls, ha.New York is my favorite city, so it was amazing to have so much love for it

What a great collection. I loved the idea of authors getting together to have characters set in the same place/time/date with them all spinning their individual stories. This was honestly lovely and I had no problem with any of the storylines. To have a young adult romance book starring mostly Black characters was wonderful to read. I started wishing for this to get turned into a miniseries. I miss really good romantic movies/tv shows. It feels like they have gotten out of vogue the past few yea...

Six love stories featuring Black teens -- what more do you want?! I'm so glad this book exists. My favorite stories were the ones by Tiffany D. Jackson and Nicola Yoon, but every author has something sweet and romantic to offer!