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A review by sarahlreadseverything
Christmas in the City by Corinne Michaels, Penny Reid, Penelope Ward, L.J. Shen, Kennedy Ryan, Elle Kennedy, Sierra Simone, Vi Keeland, Sarina Bowen, Helena Hunting, Melanie Harlow, L.H. Cosway
2.0
Every year I inevitably read a couple of Christmas themed freebies. Sometimes they're amazing. Sometimes they're just not. This one fell firmly in the "not" category for me, despite the gorgeous cover and the contribution from Penny Reid, who usually falls firmly in the hit category for me.
Just The Tip by L.J. Shen & Helena Hunting - 2 stars. Instalove, plus the characters/story bordered towards the weird side for me.
Baby it's Cold Outside by Corrine Michaels & Melanie Harlow- 2.5 stars. Genuinely cute, but definitely Instalove again.
Kissmas in New York by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward- 3.5 stars. The standout of the collection. Meet cute, not instalove, would definitely read a full length novel with these characters.
The Christmas Crown by Sierra Simone & Kennedy Ryan - 2.5 stars. More instalove! I really enjoyed the Pacifica rep, and Noelani's character, but that's about it. Also, aside from Noelani and her entourage, every character had a stupid made-up name.
Songbird by Penny Reid & LH Cosway- 3 stars. Cute, but nothing to write home about.
Epic by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy- 1 star. Apparently I'm a Christmas grinch, as it looks like for the majority of reviewers this story is why they picked the collection up. But it's a sequel/epilogue story about established characters that I haven't read, and has nothing to do with either Christmas or the City - so I wasn't connected to the characters, and it felt out of place here.
Just The Tip by L.J. Shen & Helena Hunting - 2 stars. Instalove, plus the characters/story bordered towards the weird side for me.
Baby it's Cold Outside by Corrine Michaels & Melanie Harlow- 2.5 stars. Genuinely cute, but definitely Instalove again.
Kissmas in New York by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward- 3.5 stars. The standout of the collection. Meet cute, not instalove, would definitely read a full length novel with these characters.
The Christmas Crown by Sierra Simone & Kennedy Ryan - 2.5 stars. More instalove! I really enjoyed the Pacifica rep, and Noelani's character, but that's about it. Also, aside from Noelani and her entourage, every character had a stupid made-up name.
Songbird by Penny Reid & LH Cosway- 3 stars. Cute, but nothing to write home about.
Epic by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy- 1 star. Apparently I'm a Christmas grinch, as it looks like for the majority of reviewers this story is why they picked the collection up. But it's a sequel/epilogue story about established characters that I haven't read, and has nothing to do with either Christmas or the City - so I wasn't connected to the characters, and it felt out of place here.