chelseavk's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
3.25
Meet me in Mayfair - 4 stars, so cute and funny. I just wish it was longer.
The Duke of Christmas Present - 3 stars, so much angst. I hated how lack of communication was what kept them apart for 12 years. I also very much disliked the constant jumping between timelines. However, the writing style was gripping.
Heiress Alone - 3.5 stars, very funny and steamy. However, it is lacking in depth.
Christmas in Central Park - 2.5 stars, such a dislikeable hero. I don't mind false identity romances, but this one didn't work for me.
The Duke of Christmas Present - 3 stars, so much angst. I hated how lack of communication was what kept them apart for 12 years. I also very much disliked the constant jumping between timelines. However, the writing style was gripping.
Heiress Alone - 3.5 stars, very funny and steamy. However, it is lacking in depth.
Christmas in Central Park - 2.5 stars, such a dislikeable hero. I don't mind false identity romances, but this one didn't work for me.
what_alice_saw's review
3.0
YouTube audiobook
Yes, I read this on YouTube, no, I don’t feel guilty. I’m glad I didn’t spend money on this.
The premise is easy, 4 stories about Dukes, the last one being a play on names. The commonality being a batch of magical shortbread cookies.
The stories weren’t bad, they just didn’t click with me. I say they weren’t bad, but one story featured a man who was pushy & sexually aggressive towards a woman he thought was married. The best story was Tessa Dare’s. Her lighthearted walk through Mayfair was sweet & fun. The story starts & ends as a typical historical, but that walk was magical.
Yes, I read this on YouTube, no, I don’t feel guilty. I’m glad I didn’t spend money on this.
The premise is easy, 4 stories about Dukes, the last one being a play on names. The commonality being a batch of magical shortbread cookies.
The stories weren’t bad, they just didn’t click with me. I say they weren’t bad, but one story featured a man who was pushy & sexually aggressive towards a woman he thought was married. The best story was Tessa Dare’s. Her lighthearted walk through Mayfair was sweet & fun. The story starts & ends as a typical historical, but that walk was magical.
suzannalundale's review
3.0
I enjoyed the first 3 stories very much, especially the first, by Tessa Dare. The fourth sort of started off badly with me, because I don't tend to like my romance American, pretty much ever. To make matters worse, I found the writing, particularly the dialog, to be stilted. Shupe's dogged refusal to use a contraction might please a composition teacher, but serves only to repeatedly jar the reader out of the narrative. I finished the story, because it wasn't that long, and the story itself wasn't wholly unappealing, but I didn't much care for it.
Nearly done with the yule-themed TBR. Hopefully I manage to finish it before I manage to send off the last gift package. At this point, it looks like being a photo finish.
Nearly done with the yule-themed TBR. Hopefully I manage to finish it before I manage to send off the last gift package. At this point, it looks like being a photo finish.
emreeca's review
5.0
Snowy Christmases. Pining, grumpy, stubborn dukes. Sweet romance.
What more can you ask for?
What more can you ask for?
a_couple_pages_more's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
jomferraz's review
4.0
"Meet Me in Mayfair" by Tessa Dare 4 stars
"The Duke of Christmas Present" by Sarah MacLean 2.5 stars
So sad this one was the worst in mu opinon
"Heiress Alone" by Sophie Jordan 4 stars
"Christmas in Central Park" by Joanna Shupe 3.5 stars
"The Duke of Christmas Present" by Sarah MacLean 2.5 stars
So sad this one was the worst in mu opinon
"Heiress Alone" by Sophie Jordan 4 stars
"Christmas in Central Park" by Joanna Shupe 3.5 stars
emilygaynier's review against another edition
4.0
5/5 stars - "Meet Me in Mayfair" by Tessa Dare
4/5 stars - "The Duke of Christmas Present" by Sarah MacLean
4/5 stars - "Heiress Alone" by Sophie Jordan
DNF but might try again in the future - "Christmas in Central Park" by Joanna Shupe
4/5 stars - "The Duke of Christmas Present" by Sarah MacLean
4/5 stars - "Heiress Alone" by Sophie Jordan
DNF but might try again in the future - "Christmas in Central Park" by Joanna Shupe
librarianmillie's review
4.0
A cute holiday anthology. I think I liked the Sophie Jordan novella best, but they were all fun and a perfect way to end the holiday season.
doloresofcourse's review
3.0
Giving this a three. The Tessa Dare story was not good at all. Very disappointing. The two that are worth reading were "Heiress Alone" and "Christmas in Central Park".