Reviews

Deck the Halls by Marcia Evanick, Lisa Jackson, Fern Michaels, Virginia Henley, Linda Lael Miller

clevergirl216's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I had to force myself to finish this book by convincing myself that the next story would be better. Only “The Twelve Days of Christmas” even came close to being interesting. I do not really find it romantic to meet someone, have sex within a day or two and be engaged a few days later. That was basically what all of these stories were, with little character building or actual romance.

reread13's review against another edition

1.0

This is the most brain dead stupid book. Didn’t finish.

english_teacher's review

3.0

The collection is quite alright. A fun and light read when you need a break. However, it could have been even better if the stories were a little more fleshed out, especially "The 24 Days of Christmas" by Linda Lael Miller. The end was just too abrupt for a story which began and continued very nicely. Had loads of problem with Virginia Henley's "Christmas Eve" but sometimes you just need to keep the political correctness out of your head when you pick a collection like this. Fern Michaels' "Merry Merry" was comedy of errors without the comedy. Lisa Jackson's "A Baby for Christmas" was stupid and Marcia Evanick's "A misty harbour christmas" was okay. I picked it up in a second hand shop so no harm done. Wouldn't have gone buying the new copy!