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5.0
Yes, I know Christmas is not for a further 345 days (at going to press), but a lot of people are already preparing, buying discounted cards and wrapping paper. So let me help you pick one of your Christmas reads. Bloody Stockings has 63 short stories. Each story will take you no longer than 10 minutes to read, ideal for reading in between wrapping your Christmas presents. The stories cover everything Christmassy and even includes an alternative to the 12 days of Christmas.
The majority of these stories had me laughing out loud and it was a good job that I was reading this whilst at home. Some of the funnier stories were the ones about the tedious stuff we do at Christmas. “Plucking Hell Jo” was about customers shopping for their turkey. “Who Needs Gifts When You’ve Got Possessions” is not your usual family Christmas get together. “Second Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to me-Two Flaming Turkeys.” tells the dangerous story of Charlie and Burt cooking the turkeys. You also have your Santa stories where the elves were not always nice and cute. “Rudolph the Amalgamation” The story about how one elf saves Christmas after Santa crashes the sleigh. “Reindeer on the Roof” this story enforces the reason why you leave milk and cookies out for Santa. “ When Chuckles Smiles” is the story about an elf who gets an extreme makeover.
Whilst I am writing this review I am still laughing at 2 other stories “Movies, Mischief and Miss-spellings” Mercedes watches her favourite film with her friend Laura and the ending is not what was expected and “Santa Gets a Surprise” Lauren finds an old VHS tape in their new home and decides to watch it on a public video recorder.
One of my favourite stories was “Hogmanay Sky” This story was beautifully written, you could feel the love that Teri-Ann and Amanda had for each other. This story was haunting and even though short, you learn a lot about Teri-Ann and Amanda. I would love to read more of their story.
This is the first book I have read from this collaboration and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book is the perfect stocking filler for all Horror lovers. As the blurb says it is blood-soaked.
The majority of these stories had me laughing out loud and it was a good job that I was reading this whilst at home. Some of the funnier stories were the ones about the tedious stuff we do at Christmas. “Plucking Hell Jo” was about customers shopping for their turkey. “Who Needs Gifts When You’ve Got Possessions” is not your usual family Christmas get together. “Second Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to me-Two Flaming Turkeys.” tells the dangerous story of Charlie and Burt cooking the turkeys. You also have your Santa stories where the elves were not always nice and cute. “Rudolph the Amalgamation” The story about how one elf saves Christmas after Santa crashes the sleigh. “Reindeer on the Roof” this story enforces the reason why you leave milk and cookies out for Santa. “ When Chuckles Smiles” is the story about an elf who gets an extreme makeover.
Whilst I am writing this review I am still laughing at 2 other stories “Movies, Mischief and Miss-spellings” Mercedes watches her favourite film with her friend Laura and the ending is not what was expected and “Santa Gets a Surprise” Lauren finds an old VHS tape in their new home and decides to watch it on a public video recorder.
One of my favourite stories was “Hogmanay Sky” This story was beautifully written, you could feel the love that Teri-Ann and Amanda had for each other. This story was haunting and even though short, you learn a lot about Teri-Ann and Amanda. I would love to read more of their story.
This is the first book I have read from this collaboration and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book is the perfect stocking filler for all Horror lovers. As the blurb says it is blood-soaked.
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