A Sea of Stars

As a whole, this collection gets one star. Out of 12 (supposedly cute) stories, I only read four of them the whole way through. This was either because I simply wasn't interested in the story or because I was disgusted by some of the content. Ugh. I wantedcute and fluffy Christmas stories, like the cheesy Christmas Hallmark movies. In fact, that is what I was promised.

It's A Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins was probably the most fitting for that description, except for the weird pagan Yuletide celebration and ...*must check notes*. 2.5 stars

Polaris Is Where You'll Find Me, while perfectly acceptable for any 12-year old to read, was pretty lackluster and boring, and I had zero connection to the characters. 2 stars

Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kirsten White was definitely my favorite. It was cute and fluffy and everything I was promised. And Rick!! That part was wonderful. 4 stars

Star of Bethelem by Ally Carter was okay, but not up to usual Ally standard. It felt too rushed, but maybe that's because I actually wanted to know what the heck was going on and why it had ended up that way. Italian manager man showed up abruptly and made me snigger, because all I could think of was Taccone. But how did Hulda know that she was Liddy and text her/know her number? The whole ending was a whirling dervish of STUFF happening and me re-reading to try and get it all figured out. I really do think that it was a mite confusing and wasn't just because it was 2 am. Still, it was cute. 3 stars