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kebreads's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, these were good stories that I enjoyed reading. There were a few typos, which was distracting, but I enjoyed reading these stories.
FAIRY CHRISTMAS - This story was hard for me to get into. The exposition felt long and drawn out. And I got confused a bit in the story by quick changes between different characters points of view. But the characters themselves did draw me into the story, and in the end I enjoyed it.
Rating: 3 stars
Content: Clean - mention of scandalous behavior
A CHRISTMAS PROMISE - This was a cute story. I loved the humor and wit in it. It was very well written with great characters. The frame story added a nice element. I would have liked the story to be longer, but I understand that it is just a novella.
Rating: 4 stars
Content: Clean
TWELVE MONTHS - I really enjoyed reading this story. The characters in the novella had great depth, and I liked seeing the development of Lucien and Cora's relationship.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Content: Clean - mentions of infidelity, etc.
A FEZZIWIG CHRISTMAS - This novella takes place is Scrooge's past when he was an apprentice and courting Belle. While the story is mostly about the other apprentice, Dick (I'm not sure if he shows up in A Christmas Carol since it has been awhile since I read it), knowing the outcome of Scrooge and Belle's relationship put a damper on the story for me. I did enjoy the story, but I guess in some ways it felt contrived.
Rating: 3 stars
Content: Clean - one swear word, drinking of alcoholic beverages
A TASTE OF HOME - I really enjoyed this story. The story while short felt complete. The characters endeared themselves to me, especially Will. And the descriptions drew me in as well. This is a story that brought a smile to my face.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Content: Clean
MY MODERN GIRL - This was a cute coming of age story. Margie is all into what is modern, and Henry, a boy back at home, is not what she would consider modern. In moving to New York City she is able to experience new things and grow in ways she expects and ways she doesn't expect. At the end of the story there was a slight twist that I didn't expect but that made the story all the better.
Rating: 4 stars
Content: Clean - mention of some inappropriate behavior
Source: Review Copy
FAIRY CHRISTMAS - This story was hard for me to get into. The exposition felt long and drawn out. And I got confused a bit in the story by quick changes between different characters points of view. But the characters themselves did draw me into the story, and in the end I enjoyed it.
Rating: 3 stars
Content: Clean - mention of scandalous behavior
A CHRISTMAS PROMISE - This was a cute story. I loved the humor and wit in it. It was very well written with great characters. The frame story added a nice element. I would have liked the story to be longer, but I understand that it is just a novella.
Rating: 4 stars
Content: Clean
TWELVE MONTHS - I really enjoyed reading this story. The characters in the novella had great depth, and I liked seeing the development of Lucien and Cora's relationship.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Content: Clean - mentions of infidelity, etc.
A FEZZIWIG CHRISTMAS - This novella takes place is Scrooge's past when he was an apprentice and courting Belle. While the story is mostly about the other apprentice, Dick (I'm not sure if he shows up in A Christmas Carol since it has been awhile since I read it), knowing the outcome of Scrooge and Belle's relationship put a damper on the story for me. I did enjoy the story, but I guess in some ways it felt contrived.
Rating: 3 stars
Content: Clean - one swear word, drinking of alcoholic beverages
A TASTE OF HOME - I really enjoyed this story. The story while short felt complete. The characters endeared themselves to me, especially Will. And the descriptions drew me in as well. This is a story that brought a smile to my face.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Content: Clean
MY MODERN GIRL - This was a cute coming of age story. Margie is all into what is modern, and Henry, a boy back at home, is not what she would consider modern. In moving to New York City she is able to experience new things and grow in ways she expects and ways she doesn't expect. At the end of the story there was a slight twist that I didn't expect but that made the story all the better.
Rating: 4 stars
Content: Clean - mention of some inappropriate behavior
Source: Review Copy
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty sure I just got annoyed by one book out of all six - so not bad.
A Timeless Romance Anthology was a pretty quick and fun audiobook filled with six unique holiday stories. The stories are all called: Fairy Christmas, A Christmas Promise, Twelve Months, A Fezziwig Christmas, A Taste of Home, and A Modern Girl. Not every book made me smile but at least something within those books did.
Now I love accents - doesn't matter what kind of what the character even says. I just love it - plain and simple. So when I came across A Christmas Promise, I about died. Ugh, my love for Irish freaking accents just grew even more. It also didn't hurt that the story was beyond cute too. Give me protective brothers and I'm sold. Even a puppy or two.
Besides that one, I also really enjoyed A Modern Girl. Mostly because it was the last book but it also was a pretty fun one to listen to. In it, you meet Margie and boy do we have something in common. EVERYONE either misspells our name or says it wrong. I don't even correct people anymore because it doesn't even faze me. This book also was light on romance, or maybe it was just me. I still enjoyed it because it was really cute to see Margie work in the one place she has dreamed to: Macy's department store.
Overall, I enjoyed diving into something new and now I am pumped for the holidays.
A Timeless Romance Anthology was a pretty quick and fun audiobook filled with six unique holiday stories. The stories are all called: Fairy Christmas, A Christmas Promise, Twelve Months, A Fezziwig Christmas, A Taste of Home, and A Modern Girl. Not every book made me smile but at least something within those books did.
Now I love accents - doesn't matter what kind of what the character even says. I just love it - plain and simple. So when I came across A Christmas Promise, I about died. Ugh, my love for Irish freaking accents just grew even more. It also didn't hurt that the story was beyond cute too. Give me protective brothers and I'm sold. Even a puppy or two.
Besides that one, I also really enjoyed A Modern Girl. Mostly because it was the last book but it also was a pretty fun one to listen to. In it, you meet Margie and boy do we have something in common. EVERYONE either misspells our name or says it wrong. I don't even correct people anymore because it doesn't even faze me. This book also was light on romance, or maybe it was just me. I still enjoyed it because it was really cute to see Margie work in the one place she has dreamed to: Macy's department store.
Overall, I enjoyed diving into something new and now I am pumped for the holidays.
bookishlizz's review against another edition
4.0
This collection is fun and a great way to get into the Christmas spirit! As I've been listening to Christmas music for weeks already, this was the perfect book to continue my holiday mood :) I've ranked my favorite short stories as follows:
1. A Taste of Home - I love Claire's excitement at going home and the detail that is spent on her Christmas memories. I love Will's hesitation that isn't fully explained at the beginning. They are both their own person and the story develops over a short period of time, but, unlike most romances, it is almost believable. This book could do with a stronger editing though, unless Will really did dip Claire's "brains" in white paint ...
2. A Christmas Promise - This book reminds me so much of the Christmas song, "Christmas Day" by Dido. However, unlike the song there is quite the happy ending in store for these characters. Starting out with a narrator was a little awkward, but it reminded me of "The Princess Bride" in a good way. Sean is a hardworking, sweet guy whose ego gets the better of him and luckily, Maeve was there to save him.
3. My Modern Girl - This one just made me laugh. How many times have we gone out of our way to have fancy French chocolates and when we got them, thought that Hershey's bars were even better? That is the moral of this story, sometimes what's right in front of you really is the best thing. I loved seeing Macy's and the Thanksgiving Day parade from an "insider's" perspective and this book felt a little like the movie, "Sweet Home Alabama" which was really a good thing (I love that movie).
4. A Fairy Christmas - This was really the only story that didn't feel rushed in the collection. Time was spent on character development and the storyline. I think much of that has to do with the fact that this story takes place during a single evening. Sweet and classic.
5. A Fezziwig Christmas - What is up with that last name? Aside from being hung up on the terribleness of the name, I couldn't really get into this story. Too much happened with too many characters in too few pages. I couldn't remember who I wanted to get the girl and who I didn't.
My only overall hesitation, as with most short stories, is that they felt so rushed. Four out of the five stories felt like too much happened in a few pages. I find this to be the case with most short romances, but they are still a challenge to fully enjoy.
1. A Taste of Home - I love Claire's excitement at going home and the detail that is spent on her Christmas memories. I love Will's hesitation that isn't fully explained at the beginning. They are both their own person and the story develops over a short period of time, but, unlike most romances, it is almost believable. This book could do with a stronger editing though, unless Will really did dip Claire's "brains" in white paint ...
2. A Christmas Promise - This book reminds me so much of the Christmas song, "Christmas Day" by Dido. However, unlike the song there is quite the happy ending in store for these characters. Starting out with a narrator was a little awkward, but it reminded me of "The Princess Bride" in a good way. Sean is a hardworking, sweet guy whose ego gets the better of him and luckily, Maeve was there to save him.
3. My Modern Girl - This one just made me laugh. How many times have we gone out of our way to have fancy French chocolates and when we got them, thought that Hershey's bars were even better? That is the moral of this story, sometimes what's right in front of you really is the best thing. I loved seeing Macy's and the Thanksgiving Day parade from an "insider's" perspective and this book felt a little like the movie, "Sweet Home Alabama" which was really a good thing (I love that movie).
4. A Fairy Christmas - This was really the only story that didn't feel rushed in the collection. Time was spent on character development and the storyline. I think much of that has to do with the fact that this story takes place during a single evening. Sweet and classic.
5. A Fezziwig Christmas - What is up with that last name? Aside from being hung up on the terribleness of the name, I couldn't really get into this story. Too much happened with too many characters in too few pages. I couldn't remember who I wanted to get the girl and who I didn't.
My only overall hesitation, as with most short stories, is that they felt so rushed. Four out of the five stories felt like too much happened in a few pages. I find this to be the case with most short romances, but they are still a challenge to fully enjoy.
nipomuki's review against another edition
4.0
In this strange and worrying time I had a hankering for Christmas stories. Also I had heard good things about Lucinda Brant, and thought this a good way to see if I‘d like her writing.
The six stories are very different from each other, and I find it hard to rate the collection as a whole.
Fairy Christmas by Lucinda Brant
This story was very charming, with some sweet and funny moments. It came closest to my expectations. I also was very happy with the secondary romance.
4 stars
A Christmas Promise by Sarah M. Eden
At first I was a bit surprised by the way this story was introduced. This romance centers not on the nobility, but on the people who work for them or view them from afar. Here love is not about balls, gowns and grand gestures, but about kindness, understanding, suitability. Also: Irland.
4 stars
Twelve Months by Heather B. Moore
Here we start out with a tragedy: the death of a dear friend. I really enjoyed how the friendship between the two mourners grows into romance. I also liked that the heroine did not accept at first, but also did not dither when things changed.
4 stars
A Fezziwig Christmas by Lu Ann Staheli
Again a working class romance, this time with two apprentices who want to court their employers beautiful daughters. There seems to be some reference to Dickens, which confused me.
3 stars
A Taste of Home by Annette Lyon
Here we meet two young people returning home for Christmas and after a change of plans spend a magical day together in Salt Lake City. I had a hard time with the romance, probably because of the backstory: I just can‘t with bullies, and „wanting a girls attention“ does not make it better.
3 stars
My Modern Girl by Becca Wilhite
I really liked the voice of the heroine, and I was very happy when I realized that the author did not intend to make a statement for good women staying at home. There is a lot of growth and learning about herself going on for this young women, and I enjoyed that journey with her.
4 stars
So all in all I liked four out of six stories very much, which makes me add a fourth star.
I liked reading about „normal“ working class people in historical times, and what makes their Christmas magical and their courtships romantic.
The six stories are very different from each other, and I find it hard to rate the collection as a whole.
Fairy Christmas by Lucinda Brant
This story was very charming, with some sweet and funny moments. It came closest to my expectations. I also was very happy with the secondary romance.
4 stars
A Christmas Promise by Sarah M. Eden
At first I was a bit surprised by the way this story was introduced. This romance centers not on the nobility, but on the people who work for them or view them from afar. Here love is not about balls, gowns and grand gestures, but about kindness, understanding, suitability. Also: Irland.
4 stars
Twelve Months by Heather B. Moore
Here we start out with a tragedy: the death of a dear friend. I really enjoyed how the friendship between the two mourners grows into romance. I also liked that the heroine did not accept at first, but also did not dither when things changed.
4 stars
A Fezziwig Christmas by Lu Ann Staheli
Again a working class romance, this time with two apprentices who want to court their employers beautiful daughters. There seems to be some reference to Dickens, which confused me.
3 stars
A Taste of Home by Annette Lyon
Here we meet two young people returning home for Christmas and after a change of plans spend a magical day together in Salt Lake City. I had a hard time with the romance, probably because of the backstory: I just can‘t with bullies, and „wanting a girls attention“ does not make it better.
3 stars
My Modern Girl by Becca Wilhite
I really liked the voice of the heroine, and I was very happy when I realized that the author did not intend to make a statement for good women staying at home. There is a lot of growth and learning about herself going on for this young women, and I enjoyed that journey with her.
4 stars
So all in all I liked four out of six stories very much, which makes me add a fourth star.
I liked reading about „normal“ working class people in historical times, and what makes their Christmas magical and their courtships romantic.
melmo2610's review against another edition
4.0
Cute collection of Christmas themed novellas. I enjoyed this set!
beckiebookworm1974's review against another edition
2.0
I received an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This was a romance anthology consisting of six novellas by various authors with a christmas theme.
I don't normally read short stories but was tempted by the festive setting which i do love.All of the stories were well written and engaged me keeping my interest throughout.They showed a snapshot of a time gone by and i found them very endearing.
If your looking for a light, clean, nostalgic read this anthology is for you. The six stories are all very different so there should be a tale to suit everyone.
I don't normally read short stories but was tempted by the festive setting which i do love.All of the stories were well written and engaged me keeping my interest throughout.They showed a snapshot of a time gone by and i found them very endearing.
If your looking for a light, clean, nostalgic read this anthology is for you. The six stories are all very different so there should be a tale to suit everyone.
aublar's review against another edition
3.0
This is not the best of the timeless romance anthology collection but I really enjoyed the last two stories so it ended on a high note.
ghumpherys's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. I have read and loved all of the Timeless Romance collections. Short stories by some of my very favorite authors and some new-to-me authors as well. I love that I can read each story in a single sitting and then easily come back later for the next one. These Christmas stories were all historical in some sense -- a couple I didn't like quite as well as the rest, but all still wonderful!
cpzz's review against another edition
3.0
My favorite part about this anthology was that each story was concise and I liked the various authors. That said, I'm not a crazy lover of romances, and these stories were all incredibly predictable to me. In the first chapter you know who is going to fall in love with each other, and the following six chapters or so are the how to's of their predictable Christmas romance. Nice and quick and predictable are the three words I would use to summarize this anthology. A few authors and stories stood out, namely Sarah Eden's enjoyable Irish tale A Christmas Promise and Heather Moore's Twelve Months. A few seemed to drag on needlessly (especially noticeable when the stories are generally only seven chapters long), and a few others were written in a more "high style" English than I enjoy. But if you love romance and don't mind predictability and need a quick read, this is for you. If not, keep looking.
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