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Ali Hazelwood, Alexandria Bellefleur & Alexis Daria - loved these and I think it’s because they had a little something extra in them

Olivia Dade’s didn’t do it for me but was fine

Wtf was Tessa Bailey’s?

Three good ones, two stinkers. Ho ho ho!!

2.5 ⭐️ honestly. These were a little cringy overall because of the spice - not really my style of books/reading. Of the 5 the first and the last 2 had the best storylines. Tessa Baileys was my least favorite it was gross from the onset.

Most of these were completely unhinged and I’m pretty disappointed despite loving these authors’ full length novels

C’est long mais en gros : lisez c’est bien sympa

- cruel winter with you ✨✨✨✨
c’est très très sweet, la nouvelle est (trop) courte mais y’a quand même un p’tit background qui rend « l’intrigue » encore plus mimi

- merry ever after ✨
tout se passe hyper vite?? mais genre réellement. Et puis c’est d’un CRINGE, comment on peut écrire « they don’t make jean that fit me and they don’t make women that fit me » et se dire que c’est ok?? chouchou va t’acheter ton Levi’s et laisse nous tranquille

- all by my elf ✨✨
le début est ultra flou, j’ai pas trop trop compris ce qu’il se passait. Narration à la 3eme personne c’est vraiment beurk
overall c’est sweet parce que c’est un prof d’histoire et que moi non plus j’aurais pas résisté

- merriment and mayhem ✨✨✨
CHOUPI après bon on connaît les pompiers hein…
-1✨ spécialement parce qu’elle saute TOUTE HABILLÉE dans un lac un 24 décembre pour sauver des gens de la noyade alors que y’a 4 pompiers déjà dans l’eau. Excusez moi mais c’était pas un smart move

- only santas in the building ✨✨✨✨
again tres tres sweet. Le monsieur qui construit des p’tites deco de noël personnalisées c’est >>
bon après si elle disait encore une fois « j’étais trop moche habillé uniquement d’un t-shirt large et un messy bun » j’aurais lancé ma liseuse dans le lac avec l’autre débile du dessus

“Cruel Winter with You” - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“Merry Ever After” - Negative stars. So bad.

Thank you Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for the digital ARC.

Such a cute (and a little spicy!) collection of short stories. Perfect if you’re looking for a quick holiday read. All of these authors were new to me, but I’m excited to now check out some of their other works. My favorites in the collection were Cruel Winter with You and Only Santas in the Building.

Cruel Winter with You 5⭐️
Merry Ever After 3⭐️
All by My Elf 2⭐️
Merriment and Mayhem 4⭐️
Only Santas in the Building 5⭐️

I’m not sure if reading these as a collection helped or hurt my assessment of the stories. Three main characters were named Evie, Evie, and Everleigh, and immediately blended into one in my mind. That might be part of why I liked Ali Hazelwood and Olivia Dade’s stories (featuring Jaime and Nina, respectively) more, but they’re all silly little romances, kind of like little holiday snacks.

2⭐️ The Ali Hazelwood story was cute, and I liked the Alexis Daria story as well, but the rest were a mix of downright terrible and just meh.
lighthearted fast-paced