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A review by aldoregan
My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by Stephanie Perkins
3.0
My True Love Gave To Me is such a light, heartwarming, and easy read. After all the fantasy books I've been recently reading, I decided it was time to take a break from all that. And besides, I haven't read a YA Contemporary in ages. I know I'm a little bit early to be getting on the Christmas spirits and reading a book for the holiday season, but I thought to myself what the heck- it's September already.
One thing I loved about each and every short story in this book was the endings. I personally think that endings are always the hardest to write, whether it's an essay, a story, a speech. When it comes to writing endings, you have to keep in mind that you have to leave an impression to the reader. Although I didn't really like some of the short stories, the endings of each one always seemed to fill my heart in one way or another.
I'm not going to dwell on each story since there's quite a lot. So I'm just going to write down my ratings for each short story.
* Midnights by Rainbow Rowell- 4/5
* The Lady and the Fox by Kelly Link- 3/5
* Angels in the Snow by Matt De La Peña- 4/5
* Polaris is Where You'll Find Me by Jenny Han- 3/5
* It's A Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins- 2/5
* Your Temporary Santa by David Levithan- 4/5
* Krampuslauf by Holly Black- 2/5
* What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? by Gayle Forman- 2/5
* Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus by Myra Mcentire- 2/5
* Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White- 4.5/5
* Star of Bethlehem by Ally Carter- 4/5
* The Girl Who Woke The Dreamer by Laini Taylor- 2/5
My favorite short story would have to be Christmas, CA by Kiersten White. I really appreciate how there was so much character development with the protagonist in such a small number of pages. And the romance between Maria and Ben was adorable. (Ben's dishes also made my stomach grumble, am I the only one? Lol). I also love how the relationship of Maria, her mom and stepdad came to be in the near end. Tbh, I got teary-eyed. This was such a good short story. Strong plot, characters, and setting.
"But it doesn't matter anymore if you can't find my home. I found it for myself."
One thing I loved about each and every short story in this book was the endings. I personally think that endings are always the hardest to write, whether it's an essay, a story, a speech. When it comes to writing endings, you have to keep in mind that you have to leave an impression to the reader. Although I didn't really like some of the short stories, the endings of each one always seemed to fill my heart in one way or another.
I'm not going to dwell on each story since there's quite a lot. So I'm just going to write down my ratings for each short story.
* Midnights by Rainbow Rowell- 4/5
* The Lady and the Fox by Kelly Link- 3/5
* Angels in the Snow by Matt De La Peña- 4/5
* Polaris is Where You'll Find Me by Jenny Han- 3/5
* It's A Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins- 2/5
* Your Temporary Santa by David Levithan- 4/5
* Krampuslauf by Holly Black- 2/5
* What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? by Gayle Forman- 2/5
* Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus by Myra Mcentire- 2/5
* Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White- 4.5/5
* Star of Bethlehem by Ally Carter- 4/5
* The Girl Who Woke The Dreamer by Laini Taylor- 2/5
My favorite short story would have to be Christmas, CA by Kiersten White. I really appreciate how there was so much character development with the protagonist in such a small number of pages. And the romance between Maria and Ben was adorable. (Ben's dishes also made my stomach grumble, am I the only one? Lol). I also love how the relationship of Maria, her mom and stepdad came to be in the near end. Tbh, I got teary-eyed. This was such a good short story. Strong plot, characters, and setting.
"But it doesn't matter anymore if you can't find my home. I found it for myself."