Here it is, the last 3 reviews for My True Love Gave To Me. Quite a few of these stories were written by authors I'd never heard of before and they have inspired me to read more of the authors work. I've sincerely enjoyed most of the stories in this book and will certainly read them again when Christmas time rolls around at the end of this year.
*This review contains spoilers*
Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White
*This review contains spoilers*
Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White
Oh, oh, the feels! This is one of my favorite stories in this book. It totally captures the heart of Christmas (the holiday) in such a powerful way for me that I ended up reminiscing about the Christmases I've had with my family. The importance of the food for starters and the way Ben tries to bring a little Christmas cheer from the food he serves the customers of the diner makes me think of the food my mum cooks over the Christmas period. It's only been just after a month since Christmas but how I crave my mum's food! The story itself has it's own unique Christmas feel to it in the way that Maria feels like her mother and Rick don't really care about her but then it turns out that everything they've done is to save up money to send Maria to college and give her a better life than they had. It really opens our eyes to what our families do for us and shows how much they love us. Maria's character development was evident and clear all the way through the story. She starts off hating Christmas, CA (The "census-designated place") and as the story progresses she starts to like it more and more there. I'm sure Ben's presence at her mother's diner had quite a bit to do with that but also the realization that she was thoroughly loved may have helped too. Overall, I think it's fair to say I loved this story and Kiersten White is at the top of my list of authors to check out this year.
"It doesn't matter anymore if you can't find my home.
I found it for myself." - Maria
Rating :- ★★★★★
Star of Bethlehem by Ally Carter
I can't even put into words how good this story was but I shall try. The way this story was written was cleverly done. We get given little bits of information about the main character, Lydia, throughout the story which helps to build the story up to the big reveal of who Lydia really is. I felt like I couldn't stop reading, I had to know who this girl was that so kindly gave Hulda her ticket to New York so that she could escape from something and I had to find out what that something was. This story actually had me laughing at the funny bits and tearing up at the sad bits which, personally, if a story can bring out my emotions whilst I'm reading it then it must be a pretty good story! In the end, I was pleasantly surprised by this story. It was well thought out and I wished there was more to it so that I knew what happened afterwards.
"I'm staying"
"No more running" - Lydia
Rating :- ★★★★★
I can't even put into words how good this story was but I shall try. The way this story was written was cleverly done. We get given little bits of information about the main character, Lydia, throughout the story which helps to build the story up to the big reveal of who Lydia really is. I felt like I couldn't stop reading, I had to know who this girl was that so kindly gave Hulda her ticket to New York so that she could escape from something and I had to find out what that something was. This story actually had me laughing at the funny bits and tearing up at the sad bits which, personally, if a story can bring out my emotions whilst I'm reading it then it must be a pretty good story! In the end, I was pleasantly surprised by this story. It was well thought out and I wished there was more to it so that I knew what happened afterwards.
"I'm staying"
"No more running" - Lydia
Rating :- ★★★★★
The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
This story didn't hook me like the two above did, though I still enjoyed it. I found the idea of the "Dreamer" to be unique and even though he wasn't physically in much of the story his presence was still felt. What struck me about Neve's character was how she'd given up on hope but hadn't given up on herself. I'm glad that Neve stuck to what she believed in, even though refusing to be the Reverend's fourth wife would mean she'd be very poor. The Reverend himself is a vile man, he doesn't know how to take no for an answer and is controlling. I'm glad that in the end Neve got what she wanted, to escape from the life she was living, to a better version of life.
"I will free you, and I will lift you. I will learn a thousand ways to make you laugh. Your smiles will be the honey in my mead, your enchantment my delight." - The Dreamer
Rating:- ★★★
Afterword
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. There were a lot of stories that had me hooked and I'm so glad I decided to read and review it. The illustrations used at the start of each story in this book, drawn by Jim Tierney, were beautiful and I feel that they really highlighted the essence of the stories.
Happy Reading
:)
xx
This story didn't hook me like the two above did, though I still enjoyed it. I found the idea of the "Dreamer" to be unique and even though he wasn't physically in much of the story his presence was still felt. What struck me about Neve's character was how she'd given up on hope but hadn't given up on herself. I'm glad that Neve stuck to what she believed in, even though refusing to be the Reverend's fourth wife would mean she'd be very poor. The Reverend himself is a vile man, he doesn't know how to take no for an answer and is controlling. I'm glad that in the end Neve got what she wanted, to escape from the life she was living, to a better version of life.
"I will free you, and I will lift you. I will learn a thousand ways to make you laugh. Your smiles will be the honey in my mead, your enchantment my delight." - The Dreamer
Rating:- ★★★
Afterword
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. There were a lot of stories that had me hooked and I'm so glad I decided to read and review it. The illustrations used at the start of each story in this book, drawn by Jim Tierney, were beautiful and I feel that they really highlighted the essence of the stories.
Happy Reading
:)
xx
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