A review by apostrophen
His for the Holidays by Z.A. Maxfield, L.B. Gregg, Harper Fox, Angela James, Josh Lanyon

3.0

I'm splitting the difference with my rating. I really quite liked half the tales, but the other two seemed wrong for the theme I expected. I was expecting some fun gay holiday romance stories, but like I said, a couple - half of the four - weren't the right tone. I would add that I see a lot of people felt like the second story was too dark for the collection. While I agree - I'm not sure anyone wild have put underage girls being kidnapped and sold into the sex trade, alcoholism, beatings, and gunshot wounds on the top of a holiday story theme list - the story itself was very well put together and really enjoyable on its own merit. In a collection of darker tales (unholiday related) it could have been king. It was just misplaced here. In the last story, the character names were a tad much, and I just couldn't quite get how having someone ruin your career, make a fool of you, and get away with felonies could be so forgivable. The third story was likely my favourite - and I liked the inclusion of an older fellow and a strong supportive family. The first tale was sweet and fun.