My First Christmas Book Review of 2020

 

Gifts for the Season: Winter & Christmas MM Charity Anthology by Various Authors 4*

BLURB: A charity anthology from your favorite MM romance authors

RJ Scott - Single Dad Christmas
It would be a Christmas miracle if he loved me back.

Annabeth Albert - Must Be Santa
Tis the season for Operation Christmas Papa!

Joanna Chambers - The First Snow of Winter
Christmas Eve, 1814: a maimed war hero and the childhood friend he almost kissed five years earlier are trapped together by the first snow of winter

Eli Easton - Twelve Days of UPS
What happens when your Secret Santa is less intriguing than the delivery man who brings the gifts?

Suki Fleet - Sometimes, Always
When Echo’s Christmas Eve surprise for Peri goes a little sideways, it turns into a night they’ll both remember for the best reasons, for always.

Lane Hayes - Out For The Holidays
Good Things Happen When You’re Out for the Holidays!

Annabelle Jacobs - Driving Home For Christmas
A road trip, snowstorm, and only one big bed at the Inn…

Alex Jane - Homestead for the Holidays
Alone in a cabin in snowy Nebraska for Christmas

Amber Kell - A Santa for Trin
Everyone needs a bit of Christmas magic.

Garrett Leigh - No Place Like Home
As long as they’re together, love always wins

V.L. Locey - Dressed In Holiday Style
Can the spirit of Christmas save this budding love affair?

Clare London - Five Gold Blings
Where Christmas sparkle leads two lonely hearts

Posy Roberts - Sojourn with You
This year, a place to stay is the best Christmas gift Sawyer could ask for.

Felice Stevens - The Gift of Forever
What do you get the man who has everything?

AE Via - An Unworthy Gift 

My Review: I received a copy in exchange for an honest review I love holiday anthologies as they are great to get you into a Christmassy frame of mind, but also because the stories can be read in between other books like little gifts of cheer to the reader. I enjoyed most of the stories in this anthology but some of them were not to my taste, or were of the kind where reading the authors previous stories in that world was necessary, hence only giving it a 4* rating. If you are like me and enjoy anthologies with a lot of romance and holiday cheer then give this a try, I'm sure there will be at least one story to your liking.

Audiobook Review of 'Tis The Season by Alex Jane & Michael Fell.

'Tis the Season by Alex Jane Narrated by Michael Fell 1*
BLURB: Aaron has spent the past 10 months alone. When he meets a sad, yet strangely familiar man on a cold Halloween night, he impulsively invites him home. But the intimate connection they share lasts only until morning. Aaron wakes up alone - wracked with guilt and devastated to have lost his chance. Or so he thinks.
Thanksgiving brings Aaron another shot at happiness, but letting go of an old love and accepting a new one isn't as easy as everyone keeps telling him. And by the time Christmas Eve rolls around, it becomes clear that Aaron's not the only one struggling to let himself love again.
Christmas miracles are all well and good, but it's going to take more than the Holiday Spirit for Aaron to get his happy ever after.
A story of grief, sadness, and letting it go; and finding love when you least expect it.

My Review:“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.” I'm not sure why I didn't like the story but if it hadn't been the fact that I enjoyed listening to Michael Fell's voice this would have been a DNF. As it is, I honestly feel that the story could have been so much better. To me the characters were not fleshed out much (especially Dylan), and the story seemed a little hesitant and not at all fluid so as to keep me involved. I did manage to get to the end and even that felt like a big let down. I won't recommend this as I feel I can't honestly say who would enjoy this one.