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paperbackloveaffair's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This anthology was like a sexy, but warm hug. It is a latine inspired Love Actually story (I don’t remember the movie so I’m going to say this was so much better) and it follows 9 budding relationships in the month before Nochebuena.
I loved every story in this book, there was not a single bad one. I feel like this could be a book I read every December because it was just so good.
There was a trope for everyone but I feel like the main thread was found family. Plus it was spicy and queer! There were couples and throuples. It was warm and heartfelt and I felt it really captured the essence of why I love the Christmas Season.
But my favorite thing was the way the story was written. It felt cohesive even though it was written by different authors because the storyline and the goal were the same while following different couples. And as I got toward the end, I was worried we wouldn’t see Nochebuena but we did and got to see all the characters in many facets of life enjoy the magic of the season together on Nochebuena!
And the audiobook was done so well! The narrators were great at creating voices for each of their characters! I definitely recommend a tandem read of the audiobook and a print version (ebook or physical).
I loved every story in this book, there was not a single bad one. I feel like this could be a book I read every December because it was just so good.
There was a trope for everyone but I feel like the main thread was found family. Plus it was spicy and queer! There were couples and throuples. It was warm and heartfelt and I felt it really captured the essence of why I love the Christmas Season.
But my favorite thing was the way the story was written. It felt cohesive even though it was written by different authors because the storyline and the goal were the same while following different couples. And as I got toward the end, I was worried we wouldn’t see Nochebuena but we did and got to see all the characters in many facets of life enjoy the magic of the season together on Nochebuena!
And the audiobook was done so well! The narrators were great at creating voices for each of their characters! I definitely recommend a tandem read of the audiobook and a print version (ebook or physical).
harvestingbooks's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
emilyveryromance's review against another edition
I’ll be seeing the second half of this next holiday season
takarakei's review against another edition
(some spicy) holiday short stories. I personally realized I just do not like romance short stories because I’m a slow burn stan, which is the antithesis of short stories. I did enjoy some of the stories and characters so far but generally I ran out of time and interest
🌶️5/5 (not all stories are spicy/open door)
🌶️5/5 (not all stories are spicy/open door)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
cass_lit's review against another edition
4.0
Interestingly enough, I checked this book out for Alexis Daria because I’ve been dying to read more from her but her stories ended up being some of my least favorite in here. Like with any collection of different stories and authors, some are going to hit more than others. Overall though, I really liked the diversity trope-wise in Christmas romance stories here (and the lgbt+poly rep). And I’ve found some new Latina authors to read from, which is exciting!
yarydoll's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
saltycaroline's review against another edition
4.0
This was way better than Love Actually
CW: Sexual content, infidelity, death, grief, homophobia
CW: Sexual content, infidelity, death, grief, homophobia
sglance9's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jove64's review
5.0
More than a collection of short fiction, the stories in this book focus on an interrelated group of characters. Different authors' styles influence how each story is told. They all take place in the weeks leading up to Christmas and the final story includes the oft-referred-to Nochebuena party.
samsbookishbrews's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0