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A review by beckymmoe
Burning Bright: Four Chanukah Love Stories by Megan Hart, Stacey Agdern, K.K. Hendin, Jennifer Gracen
5.0
OMG, even the introduction was entertaining! (It was written by Sarah from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, so you knew it was going to be, but still. The introduction.)
Despite my total ignorance, all four romances were absolutely adorable--it would be hard to pick a favorite! (But if I had to it would probably be KK Hendin's All I Got because I just loved the voice of Tamar, her heroine. That, and the snippets of dialogue the author added in from different people in between sections was very When Harry Met Sally-like.)
Megan Hart's Miracle was an opposites attract story--or is it? Ben and Amanda start things off on the wrong foot--and poor Ben is struggling to find his place in a new world, which makes him all kinds of awkward and adorable--but they just might find out that they have more in common than they think.
Jennifer Gracen's A Dose of Gelt is about a perfectly-in-love couple...until they aren't anymore. Or are they? Divorce lawyer Evan's sure that marriage isn't in the cards for him, until he admits as much--under duress--to Shari, his girlfriend of seven months. She very much wants to get married...someday...and begins to reconsider their relationship. Can the holiday season help them to repair the damage?
In Home for Chanukah by Stacey Agdern, two neighbors come together to plan the perfect holiday party and decide they might like to come together in another way as well. But when Molly thinks she's found the perfect gift to give Jon, will it end up tearing them apart forever? (Bonus: Jon's sister is just as much fun as the two main characters--maybe more, because she bakes and knows the restorative powers of chocolate and sugar.)
And finally, Tamar of KK Hendin's All I Got has the vacation of a lifetime in Israel, where she meets (or is it meets again?) soldier Avi. All good things must come to an end, though...or do they? ;)
All four stories are quick reads, and will leave you with a smile and a warm fuzzy feeling. Oh, and chances are you'll might be a teensy bit hungry too.
Don't say I didn't warn you!
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A-
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
Chanukka! Making copyeditors gnash their teeth for over 5000 years!I really enjoyed this Chanukah-themed anthology, even if I felt like I needed a glossary at times to decode what they were talking about ;) (Don't tell me there is one, because I'm serious. I had no idea what a good 75% of those words meant.)
Despite my total ignorance, all four romances were absolutely adorable--it would be hard to pick a favorite! (But if I had to it would probably be KK Hendin's All I Got because I just loved the voice of Tamar, her heroine. That, and the snippets of dialogue the author added in from different people in between sections was very When Harry Met Sally-like.)
Megan Hart's Miracle was an opposites attract story--or is it? Ben and Amanda start things off on the wrong foot--and poor Ben is struggling to find his place in a new world, which makes him all kinds of awkward and adorable--but they just might find out that they have more in common than they think.
Jennifer Gracen's A Dose of Gelt is about a perfectly-in-love couple...until they aren't anymore. Or are they? Divorce lawyer Evan's sure that marriage isn't in the cards for him, until he admits as much--under duress--to Shari, his girlfriend of seven months. She very much wants to get married...someday...and begins to reconsider their relationship. Can the holiday season help them to repair the damage?
In Home for Chanukah by Stacey Agdern, two neighbors come together to plan the perfect holiday party and decide they might like to come together in another way as well. But when Molly thinks she's found the perfect gift to give Jon, will it end up tearing them apart forever? (Bonus: Jon's sister is just as much fun as the two main characters--maybe more, because she bakes and knows the restorative powers of chocolate and sugar.)
And finally, Tamar of KK Hendin's All I Got has the vacation of a lifetime in Israel, where she meets (or is it meets again?) soldier Avi. All good things must come to an end, though...or do they? ;)
All four stories are quick reads, and will leave you with a smile and a warm fuzzy feeling. Oh, and chances are you'll might be a teensy bit hungry too.
Don't say I didn't warn you!
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A-
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.