A holiday pastiche from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat, sure to light your festive candles!From a Thanksgiving snow storm that mends old feuds… to the family misunderstandings that fuel new ones… a quirky elf and some romantic stardust will get you ready to go Over the River and Through the Woods on a journey through time!
I actually read all the short stories in this compilation book straight through! Each was unique and each was engrossing. All the authors-some of whom I’ve read before and some I hadn’t really put their hearts into these stories.
Of course you don’t have to read them all right away if you are short on reading time. You can savor each one individually if you want and delight in each one. I know I will be going back to read a couple of them myself–they were that good.
I would like to add that short stories are not that easy to write but these author’s know their craft!!
Over the River and Through the Woods is a collection of 21 short stories, poems, essays and recipes centred around the holiday season, and boy did they get me in the mood for the holiday! Each story features author that I previously discovered from reading Into the Woods and was excited to see what they had in store for this collection.
As this is a collection of short stories you can dip in an out of this book, I enjoyed the mix of fiction and non-fiction and I would love to say I have a favourite but I really enjoyed them all, they really put me in the festive spirit, but I did enjoy the modern twist of The Gift.
This is a great wee collection to read all snuggled up with a hot cuppa to get your in the holiday spirit for sure!
I love how reading stories can get me in the holiday spirit. Over the River and Through the Woods shares wonderfully festive and mysterious tales, and considering this is an anthology of twenty-one short stories, they contain unexpected depth. It’s difficult to pick a favorite because I enjoyed so many, but Thanksgiving Traveler and Christmas Pearl really spoke to me.
The stories are told is varying tenses and points of view, and various ranges of wild, weird, and wonderful. Each author’s unique voice and imagination is showcased. With an assortment of both fiction and non-fiction holiday stories, ranging from mysterious visitors to peculiar happenings, I can say I’ve been fully entertained!
Light caution: Some stories contains slang and/or mild cursing
Source: I received a complimentary copy through Beck Valley Book Tours.
Over the River and Through the Woods reminds me of the song or even poem that you sing on your way to Grandma’s when you are going their to eat at Thanksgiving. If this Title did not remind you of that I do not know why.
The Title did this and I could not forget the song or poem that pops into my mind when it did. I would love to have download the one I found that sing the complete song of this title but it seem to be hard. There seem to be different versions of this song.
This book has different stories in it. They are all short and sweet. I loved each story. There seem to be poem and a recipe in the book. I really did enjoy each story that was written and chosen for this book. There was not one that I did not like. Each author show their talent and or story.
The way this is set up I enjoyed it. I was able to read multiple stories in one night. I really like that each story was short or told about their memories on Christmas memories. Each story was heartfelt and loving.