Hi everyone! Today I’m going to be reviewing More Than Mistletoe by The Christmas Collective, who kindly sent me a digital copy and Christmas gift box in exchange for an honest review. Before I get into the review, I would like to say a massive thank you to them for their kindness.
Rating: ✯✯✯✯✯
The Christmas Collective began when a group of writers reached the final stage of the Penguin Michael Joseph “Christmas Love Story” competition in 2021, with the writers finding each other through social media. Once the winner had been announced, twelve of these wonderful authors decided to publish an anthology of their Christmas stories – and More Than Mistletoe was born.
More Than Mistletoe is a set of twelve short Christmas stories grouped together into one festive and cozy package. Each story is written by a different author, with brand new characters along with brand new plots. If you love Christmas, romance, and festive cheer, this should be your next read in the festive season!
I think one of the things which I loved so much about this lovely anthology was definitely the variety. Although each story had a Christmas and romantic element, they each provided so much more, with everything from ghosts and thrillers through to the exploration of family and grief, there truly is something for everyone. The wide variety of topics covered made for a very interesting read – each story provided something new, with all of them coming together to form a lovely collection.
The Christmas spirit was prevalent throughout. As a fervent lover of Christmas, this book met all of my expectations and more. The festive spirit was so lovely to read and made me all the more excited for the immanent arrival of Christmas… It’s perfect to curl up with on those cold winter nights – the warmth of the stories will soon warm you up (along with a steaming mug of hot chocolate, of course!)
I also really enjoyed the different couples and love stories. Each of them were so different but the one thing they all had in common was how truly adorable they were. The authors all created couples which were impossible not to root for and I can’t wait to delve into some of them a bit more in the extended novels which will published in the next couple of years!
Of course, with so many different couples it meant there were also a lot of different tropes. From love triangles and long lost lovers through to childhood friends to lovers, there was something to satisfy everyone. What made this even better was the way in which the authors provided a new spin to the classic tropes!
Overall, I would recommend More Than Mistletoe for any fan of Christmas. Anyone who knows me personally will tell you how much I love Christmas, and so it went without saying that I fell in love with More Than Mistletoe, too. I would also recommend it for any fan of romances, as each of the featured love stories were absolutely adorable!
Have you read More Than Mistletoe yet? What’s your favourite Christmas book? Let me know in the comments!
I hope you enjoyed this review!
Ceri
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This looks like it would be right up my alley! I love reading anything Christmas-related. Thanks for the review.
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I’m so glad to hear that, I love Christmas too! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Great review Ceri!!! This looks like a intriguing book !!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Thank you! It definitely is, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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This sounds like such an enjoyable idea. I love the fact that its joined so many writers together to create different stories so there is a real mix.
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It definitely is! Me too, the book itself is wonderful but I find the way they came together wonderful too. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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I love a holiday romance so this anthology looks like one I need to add to my TBR! Thanks for sharing your wonderful review.
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I’d definitely recommend it if you like holiday romances – this has plenty! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I’m a huge fan of anthologies and read one last year that I loved (Let It Snow) but have another one on my holiday TBR this year (My True Love Gave to Me) so now I need to add this one to my list for next year! It sounds great!
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Ooh I haven’t read that one, did you like it? MTLGTM is on my tbr too, it looks amazing! I really hope you enjoy this one when you get to it, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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That sounds like an interesting read with lots of intersecting couples and diverse tropes fir the Christmas!
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It definitely is, there’s truly something for everyone! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Oooo this book looks and sounds amazing. I love anything that’ll help get me in the festive spirit so this is right up my street. Thank you so much for sharing Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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It definitely is! Me too haha, I love Christmas so much. Thank you so much for reading and commenting xz
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I really love collections of several short stories written by different authors. I have also participated as a writer in few of them. It is amazing to see how different stories can be created using the same idea starting point. I will look it up. Thank you!
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Same, it’s such a lovely idea! It’s really cool that you’ve taken part in some, I bet it was really fun! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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This collection sounds lovely thanks for sharing, great review Ceri
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It definitely is, I’d really recommend checking it out! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Sounds like a cute Read, Just the right book to get one in the Christmas spirit.
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It truly is, it’s amazing! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I love how this book came to be! That they all came together to make something so magical. I think it’s definitely one I’d like to read. Thanks for sharing your review 🙂
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Same, it’s such a lovely story! I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting 😊
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This sounds like a fab collection, I love reading Christmas-related books at this time of the year. Thanks for the recommendation!
Tash – A Girl with a View
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It definitely is! Me too haha, Christmas is the best. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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This sounds like a great Christmas read. I will have to check it out. Thanks for sharing your review!
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It definitely is! I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Great review! I’ve been reading more anthologies of late, and this Christmas themed one sounds like something I’d enjoy!
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Thank you! Ooh I’d definitely recommend picking this one up then, it’s amazing! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I don’t often read anthologies because I always find there’s some stories you vibe with and some you don’t. But with your glowing review I might give this one a go! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Yes I completely get that, I’ve always been quite wary of them but when I saw this I couldn’t resist! I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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I haven’t heard of this before I don’t think. You have shared a great review. It is such a great detailed review. Thank you for sharing.
Lauren
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I’m so glad you enjoyed my review! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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