Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances
Ratings110
Average rating3.5
It is an exceptionally amazing book
God with the little suspense and all
I really loved and thoroughly enjoyed it!!!!!
The first story was silly, overly dramatic, and a good teen holiday time. And the good times ended there.
John Green's short story was incredibly, horrendously awful. It's dripping with misogyny. I hated the whole thing. It's never okay to have a female character say she's happy someone called her a slut because it means they view her as a sexual being instead of “one of the guys.” Plus everything felt forced and lame. The pacing was terrible. I hated everything about it. There are so many misogynistic moments that I almost threw the book away, but instead I rage-finished it. It was probably the wrong choice, but oh well.
The third story was somewhat forgettable, but I remember the characters buying a tiny pig. There's no such thing as a 5 lb fully grown pig. I hope people don't read this nonsense and think it's true.
Es un libro bien bonitoooo, las historias estan increibles y me encanto
I didn't think much about this book tbh. Granted, this is not my preferred genre. Pretty sappy with lots of whiny characters and poor decision making. There were some funny moments and I liked how the stories ended up connecting, thus the two stars. Otherwise, a resounding meh.
I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked the first story by Maureen Johnson, but I couldn't stand Jubilee's “I'm not like other girls” attitude. I'm happy that another character challenges Jubilee about her blanket prejudice against cheerleaders. I didn't like that John Green's story featured another woman with an “I'm not like other girls” attitude, who goes unchallenged. I found the overall story to be fun, but I didn't like any of the characters. John Green's story also includes a character saying the R word and a lot of “Asian guys have small genitals” jokes. I had a hard time getting into Lauren Myracle's story because although I related to Addie's catastrophizing, the plot moved very slowly. I felt like the story moved too slowly up until the final pages, when it suddenly moved too fast.
I agree with many people who have said it starts well and it falls down from there. All three stories are somehow connected, by the flimsiest thread, and happen on Christmas. The first story, by Maureen Johnson, is by far the cutest. It's about a girl named Jubilee, and if that doesn't make you want to read it, your loss. The second one is by John Green, and I'm sorry, legion of fans, but it's the weakest link. And the third one rescues a character from the first, Jeb, and makes it a beautiful bow for a Christmas gift.
Cute book. It's a real shame that Christmas here is during Summer, and always kinda hot and humid instead of freezing and snowy, which probably makes the feel of the book better.
“Let It Snow” was all right for its genre, I suppose, but I just wasn't in the right state of mind for it.
The story that I enjoyed the most was Maureen Johnson's “Jubilee Express”. It had a few funny moments and a feel-good kind of vibe. I also liked the quirky characters. If I had read it when I was supposed to, during the Christmas holiday, I think I would've enjoyed it even more. The ending was eye-roll worthy, but I'll just let that go.
I could have done without Green's „A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle” and Myracle's „The Patron Saint Of Pigs”. The characters were these annoying, superficial, immature-even-for-their-age, little brats. And I couldn't be bothered to care for them. They just made me fell happy about not being a teenager anymore. Here's a sample:
Lady and gentleman, when my parents left Korea with nothing but the clothes on their backs and the considerable wealth they had amassed in the shipping business, they had a dream. They had a dream that one day amid the snowy hilltops of western North Carolina, their son would lose his virginity to a cheerleader in the woman's bathroom of a Waffle House just off the interstate. My parents have sacrificed so much for this dream! And that is why we must journey on, despite all trials and tribulations! Not for me and least of all for the poor cheerleader in question, but for my parents and indeed for all immigrants who came to his great nation in what they themselves could never have: CHEERLEADER SEX.
A really cute, fun read. I loved the way the stories overlapped–the way one character's huge drama was another character's background incident. These three authors are all great at offering warm, realistic portrayals of teenagers & Let it Snow doesn't disappoint.
Ahh! I read a Christmas book in September!! That is so not like me. I'm usually the “No Christmas Until After Thanksgiving” type. But this year I've felt unusually prematurely festive.
So yeah, 2 of my favorite YA authors were a big draw. I liked how the three stories all kind of intertwined. If they were three separate stories, I probably would have felt more cheated at the length of each story.
They were good, not great. Sweet, happy ending, like a good young adult romance should be. Yay.
A delightful read and full of warm-holiday, young-love fuzzies. Among the stories, written by Maureen Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle, I think Johnson's was my favorite. I also really enjoyed the connections between all three stories, and with the holiday setting, it reminded me a bit of Love Actually.