A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood

Also, perhaps some heartbreak and betrayal. She’s got a tough choice to make - one that will involve consultation from a Marie Laveau-esque character. However, her parents have another suitor in mind, Etienne, a Black young man who is also upper class and who grew up with Madeleine. She thinks she can parlay that into legitimate marriage and that her parents will eventually say yes.

Madeleine sneaks off to go to these interracial balls with her best friend, and there a red hair gentleman has offered to make an arrangement with Madeleine.

So far, it is ON PAR or on fleek with the other stories that I’ve read so far.Â Madeleine’s Choice is set in the early nineteenth century and is about this girl named Madeleine who is Black and among the upper class.

Jessica Spotswood is the editor of this anthology, so I was curious to see how her story would play out in the trilogy. I can’t comment at all as to the diversity or accuracy, however, I enjoyed Lu’s writing style. This short story is quite harrowing with that whole Julie Of The Wolves influence going on. Yakone is the sole survivor and must gather the dogs and journey to a village that is safe. In their wake are men with metal tubes that are instruments of death. Instead, the other hunters come back with tails of a giant white winged monster. One day, her father goes away for a hunt, but then does not return. She is an Inuit girl who lives with her parents in a village and because she is their only child has been privy to learning about hunting and dog sledding. Marie Lu’s contribution toÂ A Tyranny of Petticoats is about this girl named Yakone who was born during the red Northern Lights. Also, we learn about Davy Jones’s ladyfriend, Mother Carey. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned. Joe sees her chance to earn a large share of treasure for herself and her father and seizes it. The story is about a Black young woman who is a pirate, who dresses as a boy and goes by Joe and works with her father aboard various pirate ships. The opening story ofÂ A Tyranny Of Petticoats isÂ Mother Carey’s Table by J. I was basically right! This anthology contains stories about girls with diverse backgrounds and experiences and I LOVED IT a whole lot. I LOVE SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES! Especially ones about swashbuckling badass girls, so of courseÂ A Tyranny Of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers, & Other Badass Girls edited by Jessica Spotswood was right up my alley.

A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood