Seemed like a good idea: Everyone shares, no one goes hungry. Sophie wondered when was she going to learn that lots of things seem like a good idea but a small amount of analysis might uncover that such seemingly good ideas are, in fact, intrinsically faulty. Miranda spends a series of Christmases with the Honeywells, a theatrical and aristocratic family, and befriends the strange and solitary Honeywell she finds in the garden.My other favourites were Stephanie Perkins’ “It’s a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown”, about Marigold, who goes to a Christmas tree lot to ask a favour of a boy who works there, and Gayle Forman’s “What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?”, about a college freshman who is wondering if she’s ever going to fit in here. They present different experiences of, and attitudes towards, the holiday season.I wasn’t sure about “The Lady and the Fox” by Kelly Link for the first few pages but it ended up being one of my favourites. I had some reservations - I’m not a fan of the whole cheesy, commercial idea of Christmas and winter - but I enjoyed these stories more than I was expecting to. At least that's how I felt.ģ- Angels in the Snow by Matt de la Pena Read moreĪfter I read and loved Rainbow Rowell’s short story “Midnights” (in Almost Midnight), I borrowed the anthology in which first appeared. A kind of magical realism novel close to 'Snow Queen' movie mixed with something French. This one is super strange, kept me reading on quickly, the peculiar story and the strange way it's written. This one is very cute, about two friends who always meet in the same new year's party every year, until finally they admit to each other they're in love. So now, I'm finally reading it and I hope I finish it before the year is out. It's a beautiful book, perfect for the holiday season and freezing winter, filled with names of some of my favorite authors. My drug dealer (aka book dealer) got it for me and I felt goosebumps on my flesh as I held it.
I wanted the same fuschia and mint cover.
So imagine my happiness, when I stumbled upon this cute bookworm blog, showing her edition of this book, with Stephanie Perkins name on the cover. Admiring them, looking for them, ordering some, wishing for another pile, and feeling unnaturally happy when I find an author I love writing a sequel to a favorite series or releasing a new book. One of my favorite activites, that I could seriously spend hours contemplating is browsing books.
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