Reviewed by --
Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of --
A Heartwarming
Holiday: 15 Connected Sweet Holiday Romances by various authors
Overall star rating
--- 4 stars
About the book:
Book 1: Once Upon a
Holiday - Three former college roommates start a business to bring the magic of
the holidays to everyone in Christmas Town.
Novella 1: Once Upon a Thanksgiving by
Anna Adams- 5
Novella 2: Once Upon a Christmas by Anna J
Stewart- 5
Novella 3: Once Upon a New Year’s Eve by
Melinda Curtis -
Book 2: Holiday Heroes
- Three former Navy SEALs come together to restore an outdated resort.
Novella 1: Thankfully Yours by Leigh Riker
Novella 2: Cooking Up Christmas by Tara
Randel
Novella 3: Countdown to Romance by Cari
Lynn Webb
Book 3: 24 North Pole
Lane - Romance is being delivered to 24 North Pole Lane this holiday season.
Novella 1: Hers by Thanksgiving by Carol
Ross
Novella 2: Peace, Love, and Baby Joy by
Amy Vastine
Novella 3: Never Say Never on New Year’s
by Cheryl Harper
Book 4: Magic Moments
- Three different times, three different stories. They all bring magic to
Christmas Town.
Novella 1: Christmas Past by Tara Taylor
Quinn
Novella 2: It Only Happens in Christmas
Town by Shirley Hailstock
Novella 3: The Magic Stocking by Liz
Flaherty
Book 5: Nutcracker
Sweethearts by Dana Mentink, Roz Denny Fox, & Amie Denman:
As the stage
production of the Nutcracker unfolds in Christmas Town, three couples find love
with the help of a little holiday magic!
Novella 1: Thanksgiving Duet by Dana
Mentink
Novella 2: Christmas Curtain Call by Roz
Denny Fox
Novella 3: Set for New Year’s by Amie
Denman
Book creation ratings
--
Overall total, out of
30 -- 24
-- Story &
characters -- 8
-- Cover & title
-- 8
-- Editing &
formatting -- 8
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The Christmas Quotient
--- 5
** The scale runs from
1-7 trees, and rates Christmassyness. **
The review --
When I first checked
this out on Amazon, it said it had only 30 pages, and I thought, 'What?'. But
that was incorrect. It is 5 books made up of 3 different novellas, written by
Harlequin romance authors. It is a very long box set, so you will definitely get
your money's worth. Some novellas I like better than others, but they were all
solid 3 stars and up on all the individual novellas. Not a clunker in this set
at all.
I think my favorite
was the first and second books. The others were good too, but I enjoyed the
first and second ones best. I must admit, that around the middle, I did get a
little bored and did some skimming through. But the box set winds up with a
strong finish. Like I said, there isn't a book in the set that I would rate
under 3 stars, which is rare in a box set.
A very well written,
well formatted box set with a central theme around the town of Christmas Town
Maine. A box set that I highly recommend.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Christmas
romance
Age recommendations --
17 and up
Sex content rating --
mild
Violence rating --
none
Links for the book:
Buy it on Amazon
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