Review: Decent, but not great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
I liked that these three stories covered Thanksgiving, Christmas and then New Years.Play With Me – Lisa Renee Jones – 3 StarsThis started off really great. It reminded me a lot of the hot alpha male CEO stories that are out there, but the difference was how great Kali was. She was feisty and didn’t take crap from anyone, even though her life had pretty much imploded. I loved the way that she and Damion played off of each other. She was not intimidated by him and his intense behavior.I liked the way things were worked into the story. We had both of them divulging their pasts all while there was a big security breach going on. My biggest problem with the story though was that everything was rushed. They knew each other only a week or so and all of a sudden they were in love and then the ending…really? I was so disappointed by the ending that I almost threw my Kindle.Snowfall – Mary Ann Rivers – 2 StarsPart of me feels bad for giving this story such a low rating, but I really didn’t get it. I felt like it was overly wordy and all over the place. I also was really confused by all of the science mumbo jumbo. This isn’t the first science nerd story that I’ve read, but this one really made things hard to follow.I also never really felt like I connected with Jenny or any of the other characters despite learning a lot about them. I really wanted to like this more, but I couldn’t get into it. The reason I feel bad about giving it a lower rating is because of the afterward, where Mary Ann Rivers said this was difficult to write given the material and the diagnosis that Jenny gets during the book. I really understand that writing things like that can be difficult, but I can’t let that overshadow the fact that I spent the majority of the story wishing it was over.After Midnight – Serena Bell – 3.5 StarsThis was my favorite of the stories in this anthology, but it wasn’t completely clear from having its own issues. Nora and Miles were more relatable than any of the other characters in this anthology. I actually really liked Nora. She was spunky and open and really seemed to love life. Miles was a bit of a downer, but that was understandable given what he was going through. It was nice to see Nora liven Miles up a bit, both on their first meeting and then a year later when they meet again.My favorite part of the book was the way Nora and Miles met and then went their separate ways. I really thought it was cute how they both thought about the other one and how Nora went through the trouble of trying to find Miles. This story was entertaining from beginning to end and I never once felt like anything was rushed or difficult to follow.Arc provided via Netgalley for an honest review.