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kalira's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
elvang's review
4.0
From tattoo artists, lonely librarians and little old Jewish ladies to Santa's slightly jealous sister, demons and parents behaving badly, there is something for everyone in this collection of Holiday magic.
I found some new to me writers who I hope to see published in the future. Patricia Penn's spec fiction A Gift of Words caught me by surprise. A genre I would not normally read, her story was moving and eloquent.
B.A. Caldwell's Snow With a Chance of Love and Chris Zett's More Than a Holiday Romance were highlights for me and my love of contemporary romance. Thanks to Lyn Thorne-Alder I now have a new (fear) respect for Christmas elves.
There are also contributions by well known published authors.Blythe Rippon's S. Claus kicks off the anthology and reminds me I really have to read her novel Barring Complications. Jove Belle delivers a sweet romance with a reality show twist and Lois Cloarec Hart's Kicker's Christmas made me move her novel Kicker's Journey up my TBR pile. If her novel is half as good as this heartfelt short story I will be happy.
An entertaining read.
talypollywaly's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
A lot of the stories dragged on and the couple that had something special to them ended too quickly.
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
corrie's review
4.0
Do You Feel What I Feel: A Holiday Anthology was a good choice to read during the holidays. The 12 stories were perfectly suited to create the right atmosphere. A few were written as an extension of an existing novel (witch I obviously didn’t read) and felt a bit of a disconnect, but overall the anthology was diverse in setting, time and characters. I really enjoyed what was on offer.
My favorite ones were More than a Holiday Romance by Chris Zett, Snow, With a Chance of Love by B.A. Caldwell and S. Claus by Blythe Rippon.
What I like about this anthology is that it gives me a chance to meet unfamiliar authors (well… not really unfamiliar, just ones I haven’t read yet). I guess I will just have to expand my to-read list for 2019 a bit more.
f/f
Themes: Christmas, Santa, Tattoo artist, reality star, transgender, office party, demons, librarian, snowed in, religion, nurse, academics, advent calendar, Hanukkah, elves, family, gym teacher.
4 stars
My favorite ones were More than a Holiday Romance by Chris Zett, Snow, With a Chance of Love by B.A. Caldwell and S. Claus by Blythe Rippon.
What I like about this anthology is that it gives me a chance to meet unfamiliar authors (well… not really unfamiliar, just ones I haven’t read yet). I guess I will just have to expand my to-read list for 2019 a bit more.
f/f
Themes: Christmas, Santa, Tattoo artist, reality star, transgender, office party, demons, librarian, snowed in, religion, nurse, academics, advent calendar, Hanukkah, elves, family, gym teacher.
4 stars
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