It's not that they were bad, but they just didn't stand out. They didn't make my heart pound. I didn't connect with the characters. I often have difficulty with short stories because it's hard to connect, but I wanted to give these a chance because I really enjoyed (gave it 5 hats!) My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, also edited by Perkins and written by some of the same authors.
So, like I said, maybe I'm not in the mood. I have too many books I'm looking forward to so I decided to quit on this one.
If you've read this and there is one particular story you think I shouldn't miss, please let me know.
Published by St. Martin's Griffin, May 17, 2016
eARC obtained from NetGalley
156/400 pages
Rating: DNF
Sorry you didn’t like this one. I’ve been searching for good YA anthologies, so this book was on my radar.
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In a funny case of bad timing I just today placed this book onto my summer reading list. So perhaps I should quickly take it off. I tried reading her Christmas Short Story collection a few years ago and couldn't do it either. Students aren't usually crazy for short stories anyway, so I may just skip it.
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