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A review by pn_hinton
Cozy Christmas Shorts by Kerri Nelson, Gin Jones, Kelly Rey, Jennifer L. Hart, Leslie Langtry, Janel Gradowski, Jennifer Fischetto, Anna Snow, T. Sue VerSteeg, Anne Marie Stoddard, Traci Andrighetti, Gemma Halliday
5.0
I ordered this last year since it was on sale and portions of the proceeds went to Toys for Tots which was a win/win for me. I decided to read it this year around the Christmas season since I have gotten decidely more Grinch-like over the last few years and thought it would help get me in the holiday mood.
I really enjoyed all the stories in here. They were good little snippets and ways to get introduced to other authors and characters I haven't experienced yet even though I have most of them in my massive TBR pile. Most people may not enjoy short stories but it is a good test to see if you could handle these characters and the way an author writes for longer periods of time. Since if you don't like the short story it is likely you will enjoy the longer one.
Overall they were all what you would expect from a cozy; nothing too profound but cute and a great way to pass the time. The most inventive one, setting wise, was "Sleighed at Castle Rock" since it did a Christmas in July spin. I also liked how all of the mysteries were not necessarily violent ones and it was a nice little mixture. The humor in all the stories was well done and Iam looking forward to reading about alll of the characters I got introduced to in a longer format.
I really enjoyed all the stories in here. They were good little snippets and ways to get introduced to other authors and characters I haven't experienced yet even though I have most of them in my massive TBR pile. Most people may not enjoy short stories but it is a good test to see if you could handle these characters and the way an author writes for longer periods of time. Since if you don't like the short story it is likely you will enjoy the longer one.
Overall they were all what you would expect from a cozy; nothing too profound but cute and a great way to pass the time. The most inventive one, setting wise, was "Sleighed at Castle Rock" since it did a Christmas in July spin. I also liked how all of the mysteries were not necessarily violent ones and it was a nice little mixture. The humor in all the stories was well done and Iam looking forward to reading about alll of the characters I got introduced to in a longer format.