Review: Fabulous Collection of Short Stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
This book is a collection of 31 short stories all of which culminate in a kiss.  Some are romantic, others are not.  Additionally, some of the stories are selected portions from longer novels, (for example "Midnight Snack" by Molly Snow, which is a modified chapter from Ms. Snow's "Kiss a Werewolf" novel) while others are stand alone stories (FYI none end in a cliffhanger, though I was surprise by the ending of a couple.)The story, "Midnight Snack" is about a girl, Maggie, who goes on a date.  It's a bit bizarre, but I found Maggie to be a fun, zany character.  So far, of all the stories I've read, my favorite is "This Moment" by J. L. Jarvis.  It's a story about a modern day woman who gets stuck in a snowstorm with a sexy, 18th century Highlander.  It's super sweet and romantic, but a little sad.  Another favorite is "Moving On" by Anna J. McIntyre.  That story is extremely poignant and made me cry a little.  It's about woman who is trying to move on from her marriage, with the encouragement of her husband.The first story, "True Love's Kiss" is a comedic take on the Sleeping Beauty fairytale.  That story made me LOL.  I particularly liked Ella, an Elf woman, whose sarcastic wit is unparalleled.  The fourth story, "A Father's Kiss" by Coleen Hoover,  is a story about family.  It is told from the point of view of a woman who spent part of her childhood in foster care.  As you can see the stories in this collection significantly vary in type.  The only one so far that I didn't really care for is,  "A Kick Ass Kiss" by Shirley Bourget.  It's not that the story was bad, but that, quite frankly, I didn't understand it.  Apparently, Ms. Bourget writes paranormal fiction, but in her story I couldn't figure out if the girl, from whose point of view the story is written, was actually dead or something else.The book's table of contents lists all 31 stories and gives a quick snippet about each.  It's one of the pages you get to see when you choose the "look inside" option.  So, if you think you may be interested in this book, and want a bit more info, you can check it out before purchasing.  So far all the stories I've read are well written and extremely entertaining.  Each one is quite short, the perfect length for bedtime reading, or when you just have a half hour of so to indulge in a bit of reading.