Review: Fun holiday/winter anthology
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
This was a fun holiday/winter anthology with a nice variety of stories.  I enjoyed it quite a bit, my only complaint was that I wish the stories were longer!Here is my breakdown:Lucky Dip by Clare London - 4 stars - Loved klutzy Andy and the antics of the children he teaches.  Funny, sweet reconciliation story.  I do wish we were given a bit more about Greg's character.Butterscotch Kisses by Chrissy Munder - 3 stars - I really liked the set up for this story - could identify with Matthew's fear of heights and Cute Ticket Guy's hats were fun.  However, felt like this story had a lot of set-up and then ended abruptly.  Wanted a bit more of what happens with the two guys and if Matthew ever reaches his goal.Wintertide by Lou Harper - 4 stars - The alternating POVs worked well between Jem and Oscar.  The back story of Charlie was sad, but the little bit of paranormal with his ghost was interesting and provided a transition for Oscar.  Would like to have more of Jem and Oscar's story.When in Amsterdam by Josephine Myles - 5 stars - Brandon's POV on his growing relationship with Jos, who enjoys BDSM, was interesting and one I had not read before.  I thought it was realistic and endearing - Brandon nervous, wanting to make Jos happy, but worried about messing it up.  This story was equal parts sweet and hot!  And, I learned something about Dutch holiday traditions.  A winner!A Pint of Beer, a Bag of Chips, and Thou by JL Merrow - 4 stars - Witches, knitting, mohawks and 70s music on the sax - can't get much zanier.  This was a fun story; Liam's mother and aunts were awesome characters and the way helped him get his silver fox was a cute twist.