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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Wolfsbane and Mistletoe&quot; is an anthology containing werewolf stories by 15 different authors including Keri Arthur, Patricia Briggs, Karen Chance, Simon R Green, Charlaine Harris, and Carrie Vaughn, among others.  There's something for everyone here as the stories range from humorous to s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35629280">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It doesn't seem fair to rate the entire anthology, when I've only read one story. However, I would like to share my review of JA Konrath's &quot;S.A.&quot;<br/><br/>Some of us push the envelope... JA Konrath's S.A. begins with a most unhappy --but healthy-- gentleman crossing a snowy parking lot, ca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47873590">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[SPOILER ALERT!!!! <br/><br/>The main story I wanted to read in this book was Gift Wrapped by Charlaine Harris.  Know right off the bat, I adore Sookie Stackhouse, so I am difficult to disappoint in this regard.  But this story was very short and rather hollow.  It lacked the punch of the short sto...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18770987">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just read the Sookie story in this installment and I have to say that I absolutely hated it.  As a huge fan of the Sookie series, I thought I would get a treat in between installments, but this is one I wish I had never read.<br/><br/>Sookie's a pretty &quot;nice&quot; girl for the most part and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47123903">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I'm not a huge fan of werewolves, or of short stories--especially about Christmas, I wanted to read this book because I like Charlaine Harris and Donna Andrews.  It surprised me just how much sheer variety the various submissions included on this theme.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The list of authors read like a 'who's who' of the current Urban Fantasy scene, which is part of why I picked it up - because it contains stories from several of my favorite authors. I was pleased to find a decent variety of stories considering the theme was sort of limiting. <br/><br/>I'm not a f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40632529">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, okay, what was I doing reading a book of short stories that link Christmas and werewolves?  But ask yourself, don't the holidays bring out the beast in all of us?  Here's the story.  I've been intrigued with all of the vampire and werewolf books that are being published and when I saw this boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61401027">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this seasonal anthology.  I read it primarily because Patricia Briggs had a story in it from the same world as her Mercy Thompson series.  However, in addition to simply enjoying some of the touching, disturbing, and slightly wacky stories, I found a few other authors to read in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41183873">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an okay anthology.  None of the stories really stood out and some of the story elements became really repetitive.  Many of the stories revolved around a supernatural Santa or a Santa who hunts down supernatural things.  I was surprised this was put together by the same people who did <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Many Bloody Returns" title="Many Bloody Returns">Many Bloody Returns</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40976736">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of Christmas tales with werewolves as central characters? Count me in. I'm a self-proclaimed Halloween freak. I look forward to it all year. But there's just something appealing about the idea of werewolves and Christmas stirred together. What's next from the clever editors though? They...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45503388">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Overall liked the stories from my favorite authors, but some of the stories had a bit too much horror in them for a Christmas anthology, I mean come on, Rudolph gets eaten.  So I felt no compulsion to read every story or finish one that I wasn't liking.<br/><br/>Charlaine Harris -- Wow!  This shou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76395693">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Gift Wrap by Charlaine Harris</strong> 3/5<br/>A story about Sookie from Harris's Southern Vampires series. Sookie finds herself alone on Christmas Eve. Or so she thinks. Features the strangest Christmas gift a relative can give. <br/><br/><strong>The Haire of the Beast by Donna Andrews</strong> 3/5<br/>A college T.A.'s ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46957101">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gift Wrap-Charlaine Harris<br/>Great!  Made me yearn for more Sookie!  <br/><br/>The Haire of the Beast-Donna Andrews<br/>A little magic and a little revenge.  Cute Story.<br/><br/>Lucy, at Christmastime-Simon R. Green<br/>Very short story.  It was also very dark.  <br/><br/>The Night Thing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43682169">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read only a select few of the stories in this anthology... not trying out any new authors, only authors I currently read. :)<br/><br/>1. <em>Gift Wrap</em> by Charlaine Harris. 3 Stars. Not sure how I feel about this one... It didn't really paint Sookie or Niall in the best light. If I wasn't already a f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23459245">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very strong anthology, featuring some very funny and twisted stories.  Its amazing how many people seem to think Santa is a vampire, and make very strong and varied strong arguments for it. <br/><br/>Rob Thurmans' story was twisted enough to leave my mouth hanging up, but ya know, its Rob Thurma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41318322">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[1. Gift Wrap by Charlaine Harris -- &quot;Sookie Stackhouse&quot; Story<br/>2. The Haire of the Beast by Donna Andrews<br/>3. Lucy, at Christmastime by Simon R. Green<br/>4. The Night Things Changed by Dana Cameron<br/>5. The Werewolf Before Christmas by Kat Richardson<br/>6. Frest Meat by Alan...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49259586">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy Charlaine Harris, so thought this would be a good introduction to other, similar authors. Although I felt a bit let down by the ending of Harris' story, I enjoyed the different takes on the world of werewolves presented by each author (and vampires do make appearances). Dana Cameron's story ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41100345">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not bad...there were some interesting short stories in here. I read this so I could check out the Sookie...the Sookie story was ok but not one of my favorites.Some of my favorites were...<br/><br/><u>Fresh Meat by Alan Gordon</u>...A good story about a dog trainer and his faithful dogs<br/><br/><u>Christm...</u><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60831043">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great collection of short stories by well-known paranormal romance and mystery writers.  Wonderful stories with the theme of Christmas and werewolves.  What a creative bunch of people creating worlds where the Were-folk live, work, fight, and love.  And the things you learn about Santa Cla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40078701">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite the eccletic mix of stories here. All of them have to do with werewolves and Christmas so it was inevitable that Santa would come up, but I didn't have any idea how varied he would be. There was everything from a nice figure trying to reform a wolf gone bad (though the influence of his evil co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39874281">more...</a>]]></body>
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