Review: A Great Collection of Love Stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
All Our Love is a collection of 11 stories that define the multiple meanings of love. Each short story gives its own interpretation of what it means to love someone mind, body, and soul. No two stories are the same in this collection; the texts range from paranormal romance to contemporary. Love is easily obtained in some stories while others show the struggles that couples endure to reach their happily ever after. The message/theme in some of the tales speaks of how societal prejudices can destroy the strongest of relationships. There are stories of young love, second chance love, love at first sight, love that grows gradually, and love that mates two people forever. Some stories will have readers reaching for Kleenex while others will have them laughing out loud. There is a great mix of light and heavy reads spread throughout the collection that will have readers cheering for the couples by the end.I enjoyed reading all of the stories, but some stuck out more so than others. Here are two of my favorites:Bad Girlfriend by Brooke CumberlandIt’s a fantastic story about love’s healing power despite what happens in life. Kate and Gabe’s connection is amazing. The story left me in tears and wanting to hear about their entire time together. I’m pumped that Brooke is turning this story into a full novel because Kate and Gabe’s story deserves to be told in its entirety.Coming Home by Melissa CollinsI’m a sucker for a second chance at love; even more so when the circumstances that broke the couple up are beyond their control. Rhys and Sophie couldn’t be any more different in where they grew up or how they were raised…this is what tears them apart when they are high school sweethearts, but fate always has a way to reunite those who deserve to be together. I loved how easy it was for Rhys and Sophie to connect even after all of those years apart. Great story that left me wanting more.All Our Love is the perfect collection for readers who are true romantics...who long to experience love stories through multiple genres and in a variety of ways. It’s also a great set of stories for those readers who are just being introduced to romantic reads because it gives them a taste of romance from different perspectives. The anthology offers something for anyone who loves to read about falling in love and fighting to keep it.Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.4 poison apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)