Length: 352 pages
Release Date: September 11 2008
Publisher: Puffin Books
Blurb
A trio of today’s nest selling authors – John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle – brings all the magic of the holidays to life in three hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance and kisses that will take your breath away.
Review
With the big day just hours away, Let It Snow is a rather apt book for the time of year. What could be better than settling down in the warmth of your favourite reading chair, diving head first into beautifully written, enchanting stories written by three of our favourite authors? Nothing of course; Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances is an amazing book that makes you feel all warm inside even though it is cold outside. With three stories weaved together through a wonderfully crafted collaboration, Let It Snow is sure to brighten up your holidays!
Out first story, the Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson was a fantastic beginning to the anthology, with a touching story of surprise romance when a girl is trapped in a strange town on Christmas Eve after her train becomes trapped in a snow drift. This storm and the town in which Johnson’s story is set ties the three stories together and at first the mind’s eye built a picture of a desolate strip of buildings throughout this first story of beautiful romance and Christmas spirit. The protagonist, Jubilee, is a great character, whilst a secondary cast make this story a fantastic read that really settles you in for the rest of the anthology. Maureen Johnson made a story that really ignites the spirit of Christmas in a reader, making this story a wonderfully worthwhile read.
John Green’s contribution, A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle, is as exceptional as its predecessor, depicting Christmas traditions and the importance of seeing what is in front of you. Green’s story is about a group of friends making their way through the snow storm to a restaurant filled with cheerleaders in an interesting and compelling read that makes you want to get out there and tell the person you have a crush on that you love them. This story emits a sense of togetherness and friendship that makes the holidays and this book that little bit more magical, all packaged within a well paced, gorgeously descriptive story. Plus, it also makes you glad to be in the warm, as the phantom sting of the cold rushed right off of the page in Green’s trademark style.
The final story of the anthology, Lauren Myracle’s The Patron Saint of Pigs, is the perfect way to conclude a fantastic set of stories with wonderful prose that teach us about selflessness around the holidays. This finishing run is about a girl who has been dumped at Christmastime and the lessons she learns from various people about her self-absorption, with Myracle adding the tiniest touch of the supernatural in with possible inclusion of angels. Myracle completes this anthology in spectacular style, in a story that, although a little slowly paced at times, showed the true spirit of Christmas; giving to and thinking of others.
Overall, Let It Snow was a fun, light holiday read that filled me with the spirit of Christmas, making me excited for the big day to arrive. Whilst this anthology is good for the run up to Christmas, I’d advise against reading it at least until a month afterward; it may just depress you. If not, Let It Snow is definitely worth a look if you want some light fluff to fill your day; Let It Snow is nothing new or ground-breaking but it is certainly fun to read there in the moment.
Dusty :]
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