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leslie_books_and_socks_rock's review
4.0
I kept hearing about this book and I'm glad that I was able to read it through Net Galley.
It's always fun revisiting characters you know so well and love like in Sarah M. Eden's book, Christmas at Falstone Castle. It was a sweet second chance at love story by someone I had never really thought of when it came to the Dangerous Duke. It helped shed light on the shadows of his life before he met Persephone.
Anita Stansfield's 'A Heart for Christmas' was really believable and a slow to strangers to lovers romance. Everyone's hearts were mended, figuratively and literally.
Esther Hatch adds the perfect humor to her books to keep it fun and fresh. I loved this take, a semi-prequel to 'The Roses of Feldstone'.
And with Joanna Barker's 'The Christmas Dress' I wish I could've seen what the dress looked like! And I loved the epilogue at the end.
I did think it was interesting that two stories involved seamstresses, its not a normal thought I'd make when it comes to a Regency romance at Christmastime but they were different enough that I don't think it mattered. All the authors did a wonderful job in such a short span of words by creating real characters dealing with broken hearts, loneliness, forgiveness, etc that it was heart-warming.
It's always fun revisiting characters you know so well and love like in Sarah M. Eden's book, Christmas at Falstone Castle. It was a sweet second chance at love story by someone I had never really thought of when it came to the Dangerous Duke. It helped shed light on the shadows of his life before he met Persephone.
Anita Stansfield's 'A Heart for Christmas' was really believable and a slow to strangers to lovers romance. Everyone's hearts were mended, figuratively and literally.
Esther Hatch adds the perfect humor to her books to keep it fun and fresh. I loved this take, a semi-prequel to 'The Roses of Feldstone'.
And with Joanna Barker's 'The Christmas Dress' I wish I could've seen what the dress looked like! And I loved the epilogue at the end.
I did think it was interesting that two stories involved seamstresses, its not a normal thought I'd make when it comes to a Regency romance at Christmastime but they were different enough that I don't think it mattered. All the authors did a wonderful job in such a short span of words by creating real characters dealing with broken hearts, loneliness, forgiveness, etc that it was heart-warming.
aprilmay11's review
5.0
What a great book! I loved how they are just long enough for a sitting and then another great story right behind it! I finished it in a weekend and loved all the characters! Great stories that have to do with Christmas but could be read anytime!
llkendrick's review
5.0
Perfect book to read right before Christmas. This book is a collection of four regency romances set at Christmas-time and the third novella, 'Tis The Season To Be Daring, was by far my favorite! It had me laughing and anxiously anticipating what was going to happen. I wished the story had been a full length novel!
robertsonreadstoomuch's review
4.0
I loved most of these stories! The Heart of Christmas by Anita Stansfield felt rushed and didn't really have any depth to the story. I know these are all short stories, but the other 3 had more of a story line than that one. I didn't have time to get to know anything about the characters before it was over.
aublar's review
4.0
This was a lovely collection of romance novellas.
The first one by Sarah Eden was a continuation of her Lancaster family series and it was fun to be back at the castle with Adam and Persephone again.
Anita Stanfield’s writing always borders on too gooey sweet for me, but for Christmas… it was acceptable.
I love Esther Hatch’s work so much and this was no exception. Her characters are often quite inspiring and I’ve put a lot of thought into how I can get back to being a more fun person from reading this story.
Joanna Barker was new to me and I loved her contribution. I am going to put some of her novels on hold ASAP. Her story seems to capture that holiday feeling the most for me and it was probably the most romantic of the four.
Content warning: none
The first one by Sarah Eden was a continuation of her Lancaster family series and it was fun to be back at the castle with Adam and Persephone again.
Anita Stanfield’s writing always borders on too gooey sweet for me, but for Christmas… it was acceptable.
I love Esther Hatch’s work so much and this was no exception. Her characters are often quite inspiring and I’ve put a lot of thought into how I can get back to being a more fun person from reading this story.
Joanna Barker was new to me and I loved her contribution. I am going to put some of her novels on hold ASAP. Her story seems to capture that holiday feeling the most for me and it was probably the most romantic of the four.
Content warning: none
lawnchairbookworm's review
5.0
What a wonderful and heartwarming collection of Christmas novellas by four of my favorite authors.
Each story is set in the regency period and is full of Christmas spirit.
If you are familiar with Sarah’s and Esther’s work you will enjoy getting glimpses of previous stories characters.
I never felt like any of the stories were rushed and they all did a fantastic job of writing characters that you quickly love and root for.
Thanks to Netgalley and Covenant Communications for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Each story is set in the regency period and is full of Christmas spirit.
If you are familiar with Sarah’s and Esther’s work you will enjoy getting glimpses of previous stories characters.
I never felt like any of the stories were rushed and they all did a fantastic job of writing characters that you quickly love and root for.
Thanks to Netgalley and Covenant Communications for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
bookedwithheather's review
4.0
All Hearts Come Home For Christmas .
Published 2019 .
This is a collection of four short stories that are great if you’re looking for that simple sweet leave you feeling warm inside Christmas book.
Each of the authors put the feeling of Christmas into their own words which lead to four great stories. Some of them I felt were a little slow but still a good read.
I hadn’t heard of these authors before but I’ll definitely be looking them up .
Thank you to Netgalley, the authors and publisher for this digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
Published 2019 .
This is a collection of four short stories that are great if you’re looking for that simple sweet leave you feeling warm inside Christmas book.
Each of the authors put the feeling of Christmas into their own words which lead to four great stories. Some of them I felt were a little slow but still a good read.
I hadn’t heard of these authors before but I’ll definitely be looking them up .
Thank you to Netgalley, the authors and publisher for this digital copy in exchange for my honest review.