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by Mary Balogh If you want to read Regency Christmas tales, this is the book. Under the Mistletoe contains five short stories dealing with love, marriage, friendship and healing. Four of the stories have appeared in different collections, "The Star of Bethlehem", "The Best Gift", "Playing House", and "No Room At the Inn". "A Family Christmas" is new to this anthology and features Edwin, a ‘Cit’ who marries Elizabeth, one of the needy aristocracy. While "No Room at the Inn" is an older story reprinted, it is probably my least favorite, yet it too has its feel-good moments. Each of the stories by itself is delightful. Unfortunately, packaged all together, their sameness is evident. The characters are distinct individuals, but the settings all tend to blend together. There is holly, ivy, mistletoe, snow, snowball fights, and holly, ivy, snow... All of the holiday symbols are crammed into each of the stories. Each of the stories is typical Balogh - well written by an author who believes in strong heroines and who knows her time period exceptionally well. Under the Mistletoe is delightful holiday reading, though I would recommend not doing it all at one time! |
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Under the Mistletoe