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A review by soodleth
I'll Be Home for Christmas by Holly Bourne
3.0
This book was enjoyable and had more of a variety of stories than I’d expected. I knew a few of the authors beforehand but others I’d only heard of.
There was quite a mixed bag and while there were some I enjoyed more than others I wouldn’t rate this book that highly. It was fine. Not bad and a nice festive read which is a bit darker than you’d expect at times, but probably not one is reread in its entirety again.
Tom Becker’s horror was amazing and I really enjoyed the dinner party story. The astronaut story was horrifying - I think for my sanity I shall avoid it. The refugee boy’s story was great and I enjoyed the one about the homeless girl who took the bus.
The book did make me stop and think about my own family and how we celebrate Christmas.
Note: I currently don’t have the book with me and can’t check titles or who wrote what so that’s why I’m so vague.
It was published in 2016 and £1 of each copy goes to Crisis.
There was quite a mixed bag and while there were some I enjoyed more than others I wouldn’t rate this book that highly. It was fine. Not bad and a nice festive read which is a bit darker than you’d expect at times, but probably not one is reread in its entirety again.
Tom Becker’s horror was amazing and I really enjoyed the dinner party story. The astronaut story was horrifying - I think for my sanity I shall avoid it. The refugee boy’s story was great and I enjoyed the one about the homeless girl who took the bus.
The book did make me stop and think about my own family and how we celebrate Christmas.
Note: I currently don’t have the book with me and can’t check titles or who wrote what so that’s why I’m so vague.
It was published in 2016 and £1 of each copy goes to Crisis.