Book #22 of 2021: Were- | DNF: Six Gun Tarot, The Stars Like Ice

Were- An anthology of all sorts of were- creatures, everything except wolves. There were some really out-there were-s, like were-grape vine and were-zombie. Unusual for an anthology, I enjoyed most of the stories in this one, and some of them I outright loved.

Some of my favorite ones were the were-crow story (the characters, even in human form, were so perfectly crow-like). "Best in Show" had a fun twist at the end.

Some, while they featured were-creatures, were more about other themes, like the story about "Shiftr" (Tinder/Grindr for were-creatures) was about how some people get screwed (figuratively) in the tech world.

Two of the stories were clearly set in the authors' other book series, and those felt like cheating because if you didn't read the series, you were left out in the cold.

All in all though, I really enjoyed this book.

DNF

Six Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher. The world and story seemed like they could have been interesting, but the author kept introducing character after character, spending all the time on backstory and flashbacks. I got bored, so checked the reviews, and all of them said that was a problem through the whole book. If the author had focused on one or two of them, I would have stuck with the book. DNF 14%

The Stars Like Ice by Jean Kilczer. Book eight of a series I never read. How did this get on my Kindle? Why? I did try reading it, but the writing style was meh and of course I had no idea who the characters were. DNF 4%

Partial book credits:
Point reached in DNF books: 14% + 4% = 18%
Previous abandoned book total: 609%
New total: 627% (six books)