2 Books Like The Last Children of Tokyo

I rarely give 5 stars as often there is something more I want from stories, and especially anthologies/collections, even if that's simply "more"! And whilst I would love more of this (and I'll be checking out Lyons' other stuff), the stories all felt very complete and well-rounded. I, perhaps cynically, had also not expected the appearance of trans male characters in an M/M collection, so that was a pleasant and welcome surprise!

This is how you commit to the bit on interestingly formatted books! This is so incredibly well done, and brilliantly thought through - an example of when the substance is as strong as the style, which is so often not the case with interestingly formatted books.

Personally, I do love an interestingly formatted epistolary and this delivered! The formats (tweets, blogs, reddit, etc) all fit well together and make sense in the narrative. The only thing I wasn't so keen on was a quirk in the actual layout - it tripped me up in places where the next epistle started right at the bottom of a page rather than on a fresh page but it's a small quibble.

I really enjoyed the story itself, a few interesting twists and turns that kept it fresh and interesting to the end. And, rather skillfully, the characters feel well crafted and you can… show more.