Let it
Snow by Maureen
Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle is a collection of 3 connected young
adult Christmas short stories. The first story is “The Jubilee Express” (M J),
then “A Cheertastic Christmas” (J G) and the last one is “The Patron Saint of
Pigs” (L M).
The first
story was so funny and entertaining. I gave it a 4.5 out of 5 stars. The
characters were a variety of interesting and I very quickly felt invested in
Jubilee and what she was going through. I really liked the style of writing, it
was smooth and gripped me from the very beginning. This is a cute and sweet
short Christmas romance that takes you through a vast array of emotions ending
of course with a satisfied laugh.
The second
story didn’t start off so good. I gave it a 3.5 out of 5 stars. It took me
three chapters to get the characters straight (who is who, who is a boy and who
is a girl, etc.). But once I figured it all out, it was a kinda cute story, a
bit cheesy but not too bad. However, I wasn’t all that impressed with the
characters, or at least didn’t feel very invested in them. I think it just had
a hard time living up to my enjoyment of the first one.
The last
story was my least favorite. I gave it a 2.5 out of 5 stars. It was too much
teen drama and angst. The main character
made some bad choices and then wanted a “Christmas miracle” to get her out of
the consequences of them. And I must say the expected large shift in her by the
end didn’t feel very realistic or substantial.
For the
book as a whole, I really enjoyed how the stories were all interconnected. It
was so fun to hear about previous characters, or to run into them, etc. I was
sad to see how it started off so strong and just went down hill from there. As
an overall book I give it 3.5 stars.
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