Snow in Love Review

Snow in Love by Kasie West, Melissa de la Cruz, Aimee Friedman & Nic Stone is a collection of 4 young adult contemporary short stories set during the Christmas season.

“Moonlight and Mistletoe” by Kasie West is about Amalie who is trying to get home for Christmas when a snow storm gets her stuck at her layover airport. When a couple of kids from her high school, who are also stuck there, offer her a ride, they set out on a snowy road trip to try and make it home by Christmas. I gave this story 4 out of 5 stars. It was a cute and emotional short story. Like I expect from West, it was more than just Christmas fluff, but still had the heartwarming romance. Nothing was lost in her story telling, plot development or character development (all of which were very well done) in comparison to her novels.

“Working in a Winter Wonderland” by Aimee Friedman is about Maxine, a Jewish girl who is home from university for the winter break and all she wants is the beautiful dress she saw in a store for her friend’s New Year’s Eve party. She gets a job and the chaos begins. I gave this story 2.5 out of 5 stars. It was hard to get through because I found Maxine very annoying, cynical and shallow. It did follow through to the expected ending, but I couldn’t really be happy for her because she didn’t change (become a better person). I did like that she was Jewish, but we didn’t really get a good look at Hanukkah, etc.

“The Magi’s Gifts” by Melissa de la Cruz is a modern retelling of The Gift of the Magi. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars. It was cute and sweet and the main girl learned and grew through the story. Nothing new or particularly moving, but a classic Christmas time story.

“Grounded” by Nic Stone is about Leigh who is stuck at the airport and a game with an old friend/ crush begins. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars. It was cute, funny, and sweet, with a dash of serious and thoughtful. I didn’t love the homosexual relationship, but I appreciated the look inside the mental process of a teen trying to figure herself out.

Overall, this was a pretty good collection of Christmas stories. I would give the book 3.5 out of 5 stars.