This is truly a sweet little collection of stories. I was ecstatic to receive this book as part of a giveaway package from author Lisa Schroeder. Now, I'm not normally one for Christmas fiction or holiday romances. Thinking about the usual sticky-sugary stuff makes my teeth ache a little. But this was different (mostly). 
 I mean, it's a collection of short stories by a group of YA authors -- but Laini Taylor and Rainbow Rowell and Matt de la Pena and friends all have quite distinct styles and typical content, and really the only underlying connection is the age group their books are marketed too. The reason I bring that up is that even though the "theme" of the book is holiday romance, every author approaches that idea a little differently. And even though some of these stories aren't really my "thing" (crazy parties and heavy drinking in teen-focused stories really throw me off because I never had that kind of experience as a kid), they're all quick and paced well enough that it didn't really matter. 
 Full review posted here: Lone Star on a Lark