*This review contains spoilers*
Here is Part 2 of the My True Love Gave To Me review. I have decided to do these reviews in three separate parts because otherwise this post would end up being really long.
It's A Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins
Here is Part 2 of the My True Love Gave To Me review. I have decided to do these reviews in three separate parts because otherwise this post would end up being really long.
It's A Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins
This was another story that I thoroughly enjoyed. It drew me in from the first page because it was so well-written. I felt that this story worked well as a 35 paged short story because there was still some character development involved. There was also a lot of information revealed in a clever way through Marigold's and North's conversations with each other. The setting of the Christmas tree lot gave the story a warm yet wintry feeling. I thought it was cute that Marigold found North's voice intriguing and wanted to use it for her project. This then unfolded to them getting to know each other quite well and realizing that they weren't that different from each other.
"I've always felt lucky to live someplace where snow is rare, you know? It's the rareness that makes it so special." - North
Rating :- ★★★★
Your Temporary Santa by David Levithan
Personally, I thought this story was alright. but not fantastic. It was mostly written from the unnamed protagonist's thoughts which I found interesting. It seems the protagonist was having a bit of a conflict in his head about whether or not he belonged with Connor and his family. It also touched on the idea that a relationship can be kind of easy, as in sometimes it is enough just to be able to hold hands or cuddle that special someone. I got the feeling that the protagonist deeply cared about his boyfriend, Connor, from the fact he dressed up as Santa to surprise Connor's little sister, Riley and to help keep that spark that Santa exists alive for her.
"Our world within this world."
Rating :- ★★★
Personally, I thought this story was alright. but not fantastic. It was mostly written from the unnamed protagonist's thoughts which I found interesting. It seems the protagonist was having a bit of a conflict in his head about whether or not he belonged with Connor and his family. It also touched on the idea that a relationship can be kind of easy, as in sometimes it is enough just to be able to hold hands or cuddle that special someone. I got the feeling that the protagonist deeply cared about his boyfriend, Connor, from the fact he dressed up as Santa to surprise Connor's little sister, Riley and to help keep that spark that Santa exists alive for her.
"Our world within this world."
Rating :- ★★★
Krampuslauf by Holly Black
Oh, Holly Black, I love how your mind works! First of all, I'd never even heard of Krampuslauf until I read this story so it was quite nice to read about something different which still had a Christmas element to it. Secondly, I was quite surprised at first that there was no mythological/fantasy element to this story seeing as I know Holly Black is well known for writing stories about mythological/fantasy creatures. After getting to near the end though, that changed when it was revealed that the Krampus was real instead of a boy in a costume. Another element that I enjoyed about this story is that the characters were written in such a way that their different personalities reflected through their speech.
"Maybe it was okay to imagine greater things." - Hanna
Rating :- ★★★★★
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