I LOVED the fallen crest story! Spooky and awesome!

Also, Bella Jewel's entry is great. Her entry isn't related to any other stories like the other 4 novellas. ( )

Before I give my quick thoughts on each novella in this anthology, I will say that you should have some knowledge on the books that they are each linked to before reading this. I was only familiar with Tara Sivec's Holiday series, so I was a little lost reading all of the others.

Fallen Crest Nightmare by Tijan
*** 3 Stars ***
Even though I hadn't read any of the Fallen Crest books before I read this, I found myself a little disappointed. I want to say that it was because I wasn't familiar with the characters, but that really wasn't it. This quick read is a rip-off from one of my all-time favorite movies. I hate to admit that I found myself rolling my eyes and wanting to get to the end too often.

So Much More by J. Daniels
*** 3.5 Stars ***
This is definitely a novella where I needed to be up-to-date on the series that it is connected to. This novella is told from multiple perspectives, with little side stories for each. Just when I really started to enjoy the stories, it just ended. It ended with no ending. I will definitely be reading the books that are connected to this novella, especially since I own them all.

Getting Down by Helena Hunting
**** 4 Stars ****
I have read one of the books in the series this novella is connected to. So I was a little familiar with the characters. Even if I hadn't read any of Helena's books, I think I still would have enjoyed this story. It was steamy and chuckle-worthy.

Unsafe Haven by Bella Jewel
*** 3 Stars ***
This one was the most slowest moving out of the bunch. While Bella tried to build some suspense and mystery in this novella, I just couldn't jive with the story. While it was cute, it honestly didn't do much for me.

The Pumpkin was Stuffed by Tara Sivec
**** 4 Stars ****
The perfect ending to this anthology, for sure! I love the Holidays. I hope we keep getting stories about them for years to come. I really enjoyed this novella and laughed so much! ( )

Helena Hunting was the only author I had previously read before buying this anthology. I love anthologies because I can explore a number of new authors but this one wasn't great. I really enjoyed Helena Hunting's book. I actually didn't like the first book in this series but enjoyed the novella a lot more. I will most likely read the next book on the strength of this novella alone. Unfortunately, the rest of the anthology was disappointing. They ranged from Bella Jewel's book which just had huge plot holes to Tara Sivec's which was just ridiculous. I stopped reading Daniels' novella after the first chapter. I feel like the quality of work in this book just had a huge variance which was frustrating. I won't be buying any of these other authors in the future. ( )