I asked for this book solely because Denise Williams was one of the authors! I didn’t know any of the other ones but I knew that if she was apart of this it would be a great anthology! And I wasn’t wrong! All the authors work was excellently written!

Even If the Sky is Falling is a collection of interconnected short stories by six talented authors. While the premise of a global warning siren accidentally going off is intriguing, the anthology falls short of reaching its full potential.

The stories are well-written, and each couple is unique and engaging. However, the anthology lacks a cohesive narrative thread, and the individual stories feel disconnected. While there are some standout moments, the pacing is uneven, and the ending feels rushed.

Fans of romance anthologies will likely find Even If the Sky is Falling enjoyable. The diverse cast of characters and the exploration of various themes make it a solid choice, but it could have benefited from a more substantial overarching plot,

Thank you, Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing | Canary Street Press, for the free advanced copy for my honest review!

This is not a book in the normal sense but rather a series of novellas all based on the same premise: what happens when everyone things the world is ending.

The first story is the setup for the premise and centers around a team of scientists who work on a meteor collision alert system.

Each set of MCs in each novella represent a variety of people and cultural in the short novella. I really appreciate the diversity throughout especially because most romances center around white couples.

Although each novella is short, they are spicy, more so than I would want. I would rather have more character development rather than the some of the spicier bits.

The premise was interesting and I am glad I read it but I don’t know if I am going to read it again.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for the honest review.

Im.picku about books of short stories but I really enjoyed this one. I loved every story. Each author did a good job. Of creating stories and characters that you quickly.connect with even though the stories are short and that's a special skill. Overall I enjoy it.

I loved every single story in this anthology! End of the world .. what do you do when you’re bunkering with that one person! All the feels and all the Steam!

The humor in this anthology is just brilliant and so well placed. Quite perfectly sitting with the heavy emotional and the romantic drama.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

Rating: 3.5/5

A. Love this concept
B. Got to read some short stories by love authors + introduced to some new ones
C. Great on audio

This was a fun set of short stories set around an apocalyptic event.

Some of these were really good and others were not my favorite. They all followed the same basic formula of being trapped together, having some past history and then steam. This could get repetitive for people.

Denise Williams was definitely the stand out story for me!

From the moment I started reading the very first story in this book, I knew I was going to love it. I loved how they’re touching, heartbreaking but also heartwarming tales that I couldn’t seem to put them down.

A really fun anthology of romance short stories with varying levels of spice written by some of my fav BIPOC authors! Standouts for me included stories by Farah Heron, Denise Williams and Sarah Smith. This was good on audio with a full cast of great narrators too. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

I picked up Even If the Sky is Falling, a collection of steamy short stories centered around an apocalyptic event, because I love a good disaster story, and have enjoyed several other anthologies similar to this, such as the YA genre’s Whiteout and Blackout.

I am not much of an erotica reader and did not realize that sex played a central role in these stories. If I had, I might have thought twice before selecting it. With that being said, the erotica wouldn’t be as problematic for me if the stories were better developed, but it quickly became apparent while reading that every single one of these stories was following the same formula. A man and woman (in a singular case, woman and woman) are thrown together amidst the impending end of the world, encounter insta-love, and have sex. Every single story was written the same way - chat each other up and then jump each other’s bones.

I quickly became bored filing through the same scenario time and time again; however, if you like your books served up on the lighter, fluffier side, or are looking for an escape, you may very well enjoy this collection.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

Bunker Buddies and Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better are my favorite stories but the whole book is solid.

This anthology has a great premise, but the stories felt already done. Most of the time I had a hard time keeping my attention to the short stories even though I like most of these authors.

This was fun!

Anthologies can be hard: short stories that are all good? Rare. This anthology isn't perfect but I still enjoyed reading it. I went into this having forgotten what it was about and that is not YA, as much as the cover may have you thinking that it is. It is spicy and I loved it.

It would be great to see another anthology like this but with stronger stories, and more of them.

I'm genuinely upset that I couldn't get into this one. These are some of my favorite romance authors in one book, and it was really difficult for me to get invested in each story. Maybe if each were full length I would vibe more?

This book is spicey! I was hoping it would have just a little more substance to it, but there's nothing wrong with it just being a fun read, and that's what it is. I love the title, and it does make you think about what you would do if the world was ending.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for this Advanced Readers Copy of Even if the Sky is Falling

Overall, I really liked this collection of novellas! These stories are all set in the same day in which the world mistakenly thinks an asteroid is heading to earth to possibly destroy life as we know it.

ALL THE STARS by Taj McCoy
Rated: ★★★
Steam Level: PG-13 / Only 1 descriptive sex scene.
Review: This was a 2nd Chance Romance which was a pretty slow start to the book. I know it had to set up the premise, but it felt really heavy on the technical scene-setting and light on romance. The author used the term "barefoot and pregnant" which was a big OOF for me.

KEEP CALM & CURRY ON by Farah Heron
Rated: ★★★★
Steam Level: PG-13 / Only 1 descriptive sex scene.
Review: I like this author and I liked this novella. It included a heroine with anxiety and a hero reads romance books!

MY LUCKY STARS by Lane Clarke
Rated: DNF/★
Steam Level: unknown.
Review: I love a queer romance (this one was F/F), but I didn't finish this novella. The leads both read as really immature and I didn't connect with this author's writing style.

BUNKER BUDDIES by Charish Reid
Rated: ★★★
Steam Level: PG-13 / Only 1 descriptive sex scene.
Review: This was a quick insta-love between a bookshop owner and his repeat customer. I liked the quirky heroine, but the Role Play sex scene was just a little cheesy for me.

INTERLUDE by Sarah Smith
Rated: ★★★★
Steam Level: R / 2 descriptive sex scenes.
Review: I liked this novella. This romance felt unrushed, even though it was a novella in a quick time-frame. I loved that the leads pets played a part in this love story between a contractor and apartment owner and Sarah Smith always makes me crave Filipino food with her writing!

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO I CAN DO BETTER by Denise Williams
Rated: ★★★★★
Steam Level: R / 2-3 descriptive sex scenes.
Review: This was my favorite story of the bunch! A badass woman in STEM reunites with her college academic rival and the acting out of sex fantasies is paired with a wonderful emotional connection, then and now.

Overall, this was a really good collection with a fun premise and lots of heat!

This multi-author story gives you the best of all our favourite authors in one book. All the romances steam from a significant event in which everyone believes the world will end via a meteor shower for some time.

Now I don't say the characters interlock - the event is the same for each person, but there is no relationship between each story. They are separate other than the event.

That is significant to me because although I enjoyed most of the stories, I was looking for a link between each other than the main event, which I did not find.

However, each story was different and beautiful in its own right. And let me not forget sexy - the sex scene was out of this world for each story I loved - you could also see each author in the stories and how they played out, which was fantastic.
All in all a great collection from our favs

Even If the Sky is Falling is a terrific romance anthology by six top romance authors who are great voices in the genre. The premise, of couples trying to survive the end of the world, was so engaging. I appreciated the consistent theme, which played throughout each of the stories. This aspect of the stories kept me wanting to read more. The couples in each romance had great chemistry. The sex scenes were steamy and romantic. The stories ranged from enemies to lovers, second chance romance, and crushes requited. The short stories delivered memorable happy endings that will keep me thinking of the characters for a long time.
Thank you to NetGalley, the authors, and the publisher for the opportunity to read this anthology in exchange for an honest review.