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ekpeadon's review
adventurous
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
daisyroberds's review
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
lena_heynen's review
3.0
A warm blanket, tea and scandinavian christmas stories. What else can anyone need?
rosekk's review
4.0
This short collection had a good blend of wholesome upbeat stories and darker tales. While I had my favourites among them, none were bad.
diana_eveline's review against another edition
4.0
Considering Christmas is almost upon us, I thought it was time to finally pick up a book I was gifted for last year's Secret Santa.
And wow, that was quite a collection... I was expecting sweet child-like bedtime stories with a bittersweet twist to present the moral of the story. There were quite a few of those but the second half of the collection was something else. 'Christmas Eve' was my favourite, a twisted modern story told from the perspective of a severe alcholic mother who tries to hide her desire to drink but sees the temptation in everything. Experiencing her perspective was unlike anything else, as she listens to her daughter talk about a dinner she had and she imagines the wine they had. Her intrusive thoughts are so haunting, I have never felt so much understanding for this disease.
The other stories were good and quite unexpected. I would highly recommend reading this, I am planning to collect all the other version from this collection. Thanks, Liefke, for giving me yet another thing to collect ;-P
And wow, that was quite a collection... I was expecting sweet child-like bedtime stories with a bittersweet twist to present the moral of the story. There were quite a few of those but the second half of the collection was something else. 'Christmas Eve' was my favourite, a twisted modern story told from the perspective of a severe alcholic mother who tries to hide her desire to drink but sees the temptation in everything. Experiencing her perspective was unlike anything else, as she listens to her daughter talk about a dinner she had and she imagines the wine they had. Her intrusive thoughts are so haunting, I have never felt so much understanding for this disease.
The other stories were good and quite unexpected. I would highly recommend reading this, I am planning to collect all the other version from this collection. Thanks, Liefke, for giving me yet another thing to collect ;-P
lilac_cottage_library's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
uk_booklover's review
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
brewtifulfiction's review
4.0
A brilliant collection of festive theme tales, just right for the winter months.