My True Love Gave to Me Review

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
Edited by Stephanie Perkins
Publication date: Oct. 14, 2014
St. Martin’s Press, 320 pages
Source: Publisher

If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you’re going to fall in love with MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME: TWELVE HOLIDAY STORIES by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by international bestselling author Stephanie Perkins.

— Goodreads.com description

There are 12 AWESOME stories in this book, and I wrote down my thoughts as I read…and I didn’t even edit them. Yeah! UNFILTERED REVIEW!

Rainbow Rowell:
Oh sweet Jesus that is some hot stuff. Kicking it off with a bang. If the whole book is this good…gah.

Kelly Link:
I have to Google who this is. A very mysterious story and I don’t get the ending but I like it. I want to know more.

Matt de la Peña:
Sweet. Made me feel thankful, which is a very X-massy thing. Why haven’t I read his books yet? Must remedy this.

Jenny Han:
ELVES! THIS STORY IS ABOUT ELVES! What! Jenny Han, who are you?! Also: Ahhh, the heartbreak begins. There you are, Jenny. It was only a matter of time before this book took a heartache turn…so good, though. Bittersweet! Can this be a Hallmark Channel holiday movie?

Mid-book thought: Can this book please never end?

Stephanie Perkins:
Sooooo her. Love her characters. And their makeouts.

David Levithan:
Ahhh, it reminds me of the uncertainty that comes with being a teenager.

Holly Black:
I should have read this book without knowing who wrote what and then guessed. This felt very Holly Black to me. Strange, but enjoyable.

Gayle Forman:
Finding myself dissatisfied that short stories means so little time with the characters. But I’m enjoying that the writers still get me to latch on to them and CARE so quickly.

Myra McEntire
Another sweet one. I like that she did a boy point-of-view.

Kiersten White:
I’m running out of ways to say these stories are “cute.” Again, I want to know more about these characters!!!

Ally Carter:
I liked the Hollywood stuff. These stories are going too fast!

Laini Taylor:
Again, I wish I’d read this blind. I think I’d know this was her in a heartbeat. Quirky ancient world-building.

OMG WHY IS THIS BOOK OVER I WANT 12 MORE STORIES AT LEAST.

Okay, so good. Read this. The end.

Anna Reads