I will update this review once I have completed the full book. Based on my past experience with this anthology and the story I did read, I have no doubt this will be a 4 or 5 star read.

3/9/2023 This review is only for The Stone and The Star by Jillian Graves.
I received an ARC for my honest review.
5⭐️ 4🌶️
CW:  (provided by author) MC in peril, minor injuries, violence, attempted robbery, explicit sex, monster sex, exhibitionism, voyeurism

MOOD: cozy & smutty, lighthearted, funny, tense
FAV QUOTE: And I realize that this is how she sees me: complex and surprising, energetic and stable.

THE GOOD: Quick, cute, cozy, and very smutty. This starts off steamy and then gets hotter. Colussus (Stone) and Astra (star) are great together. There's even an adorable side character. I also enjoy a tall female character - she's 6'2"! No wonder she needs a big boy.
THE NEUTRAL: I wish it were longer.
THE MEH: Nothing to report here.