Review of 'My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I'm so excited about this collection of Holiday themed shorts. Some of the authors are new to me, some I already love. I'm going to do some "by story" reviewing, so I don't forget which is which.
Midnights by Rainbow Rowell - Loved it. I just read my first book by Rainbow recently(Fangirl). Great way to start off the collection.
The Lady and the Fox by Kelly Link - Very interesting. I couldn't tell if it was set in period or modern at first, which I kind of liked. I haven't read this author before and I would be curious about her other work.
Angels in the Snow by Matt De La Pena - skipped because there was a lot of language at the beginning. I went back after I had finished the rest of the stories, and while the style was not my favorite at first, I ended up …
I'm so excited about this collection of Holiday themed shorts. Some of the authors are new to me, some I already love. I'm going to do some "by story" reviewing, so I don't forget which is which.
Midnights by Rainbow Rowell - Loved it. I just read my first book by Rainbow recently(Fangirl). Great way to start off the collection.
The Lady and the Fox by Kelly Link - Very interesting. I couldn't tell if it was set in period or modern at first, which I kind of liked. I haven't read this author before and I would be curious about her other work.
Angels in the Snow by Matt De La Pena - skipped because there was a lot of language at the beginning. I went back after I had finished the rest of the stories, and while the style was not my favorite at first, I ended up liking it. I'm from southern California, so while I'm from Orange County and not San Diego, I still got a lot of the references.
Polaris is Where You'll Find Me by Jenny Han - Another interesting one. Again I was unfamiliar with the author. Different take on North Pole elves.
It's a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins - Another loved it! My first taste of this author and I'm definitely going to look into reading more from her. I loved the characters.
Your Temporary Santa by David Levithan - I was skeptical about this story at first, but it grew on me. I thought the interaction with the younger sisters was sweet. And as a kid who grew up not believing in Santa, I thought the parts about how he accidentally revealed it to another kid was pretty funny. (I never did any such thing, by the way. That I know of.)
Christmas, CA by Kiersten White was really cute.
Star of Bethlehem by Ally Carter - this author was the reason that I heard about the book. Loved the story! I'm a little sad there's only one more story left.
The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - Another author that was new to me. It was a very imaginative fantasy story, unlike anything else I've read. So unique!
I'm so glad I read this collection. Now I'm excited to check out more books from some of the authors I hadn't read yet.