My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Nov 15, 2014 Bailey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A perfect read for this holiday season.

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Oct 30, 2014 Jolien rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, gorgeous-covers, boys-in-books-are-better, hardcover, read-in-2015, reread, anthology

Definitely going to reread next year!
individual ratings:
Midnights - Rainbow Rowell 4/5 I needed some time to get into it but I loved the characters. They were really quirky and cute. :)

The Lady and the Fox -Kelly Link 3/5 Again I needed some time to get into the story. It was quite weird but in the end it kind of grew on me and I really enjoyed it.

Angels in the snow - Matt De la Pena 4/5 I really really enjoyed it. I felt so bad for Shy when he was starving. I also really enjoyed the way Haley Definitely going to reread next year!
individual ratings:
Midnights - Rainbow Rowell 4/5 I needed some time to get into it but I loved the characters. They were really quirky and cute. :)

The Lady and the Fox -Kelly Link 3/5 Again I needed some time to get into the story. It was quite weird but in the end it kind of grew on me and I really enjoyed it.

Angels in the snow - Matt De la Pena 4/5 I really really enjoyed it. I felt so bad for Shy when he was starving. I also really enjoyed the way Haley and Shy interacted. I wouldn't mind a whole book about them tbh!

Polaris is Where you'll find me - Jenny Hann 3.5/5 I enjoyed this one up until the end. It just ended in such a random place which really annoyed me. It felt unfinished to me. The main character also kind of annoyed me sometimes.

It's a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown - Stephanie Perkins 5/5 This one was probably my favourite. I just loved it so much. It made me smile so much in such a short amount of pages and it makes me happy just thinking about it! :)

Your Temporary Santa - David Levithan 2,5/5 I just didn't connect to the characters. It felt like nothing even happened and it was just meh.

Krampuslauf - Holly Black 3/5 It started out really great but in the end I was kind of disappointed. I did love the concept of the story though.

What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? - Gayle Forman 4,5/5 Another one I really enjoyed. I love that the main character was Jewish! And I really enjoyed the way they interacted. Another one that just makes your heart sing out of happiness.

Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus - Myra McEntire 4/5 I really enjoyed it! It was just a fun christmas story! :)

Welcome to Christmas, CA - Kiersten White 4,5/5 I really liked this one! I just missed more cool interaction between the two main characters.

Star of Bethlehem - Ally Carter 5/5 Another one of my faves! This story was everything I wanted!

The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer - Laini Taylor 3/5 I needed some time to get into this world but in the end I really loved Neve and the dreamer. I wouldn't mind a book about them either! I feel like if this story was a novel instead of a short story it would have been a lot more entertaining. ...more

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Aug 28, 2014 cindy ♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, read-in-2014

I was going to rate this 4 stars, since some of the stories I didn't love, but since I really did enjoy some of the stores, I gave it 4.5 stars

Full review: http://thebookfeels.blogspot.com/2014...

1. Midnights by Rainbow Rowell - 5/5 Stars

2. Fox by Kelly Link- 3/5

3. Angels in the Snow Matt de la Pena - 5/5

4. Polaris is Where you'll Find Me by Jenny Han - 4/5

5. It's Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins - 5/5

This is my favorite story out of the whole book!

6.Your Temporary Santa by ...more

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Dec 06, 2014 Bibliophilic Richard rated it really liked it

Rainbow Rowell: 5/5
Kelly Link: 2/5
Matt de la Pena: 3/5
Jenny Han: 4/5
Stephanie Perkins: 4/5
David Levithan: 5/5
Holly Black: 3/5
Gayle Forman: 3/5
Myra McEntire: 4/5
Kiersten White: 5/5
Ally Carter: 4/5
Laini Taylor: 4/5

Average: 4/5
Actual Rating: 3.8/5

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Oct 16, 2014 Gillian rated it really liked it

Overall, this book was really great - the concept of 12 short stories by different authors which are all christmas romances has to be one of my favourite-ever ideas for a book. My favourite stories were Midnights by Rainbow Rowell, It's a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins and Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White. I would happily read whole books of these characters, they were all so addictive! ...more

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Oct 15, 2014 Carrington rated it it was amazing

I aboslutly loved this book!!! Was a great way to get into the christmas sprit. I didn't like the second or last story though all the others were great!! ...more

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