Very good stories in this book. Something for everyone although I enjoyed all of them. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

Wonderful Collection of Feelings
I love true short stories! This is a great collection that evokes plenty of emotion and is a bit haunting. One could buzz through these and be done in a lunch hour, but that would be a pity. Like a fine wine, this should be enjoyed and pondered and savored. It would be so much better to read one per day and enjoy the gift that each story plants in your heart. From sharing an adventure with your son to allowing your ex to screw himself over to broken dollies, each story is a treasure. I will make a point of reading more of this author's work. I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review.

I love anthologies for their short story impacts and the opportunity to find new authors. This one is a little different as all of the stories are by one author. I had never read any of her work before but the stories in THE FISH TANK clearly exhibit Alonso=Sierra's extraordinary skills and her ability to capture the reader in each story and hold them there while she unwinds each tale in unexpected and completely different ways. No two are the same, yet each is equally spell binding. Now I have to go check out the rest of her library.

Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra's The Fish Tank and Other Short Stories will capture your heart and imagination. Each short story transports you to a different time, a different place. From Section 3: (Stories from the Cuban Diaspora) , you are taken to a time where the wrong action, the wrong word could be life or death. In the short story Into the Light, you are in a paranormal story that has an anomaly that you don't, (but you do!), want to know why lies beyond. In Jerry's Gift and the Rite of Passage, each story edifies a strong woman finding her way.

Each story within The Fish Tank: and Other Short Stories is a wrapped gift. With each word written, Maria Elena opens the heart of the story, that will find a place within your heart.

A brilliant collection of short stories.
The stories move along briskly and leave you gobsmacked at the end. Well worth re-reading them as well as they are that good.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me the chance to read this book.