I rarely read anthologies. I know they are a great way to draw readers in and give them a sampling of a new-to-you author's work which will hopefully cause a reader to pick up more by said author, but this doesn't necessarily work on me. Typically, I'll borrow an anthology from the library and only read the story / stories I want and not really venture any further. 
 Well, the moment I saw the list of all the contributing authors in My True Love Gave to Me, I knew I had to read them ALL! I'm familiar with almost every single author in this anthology, I may not have read something by every author, but I'm familiar with them. This anthology is packed full of great writers. 
 Another thing, it deals with my favorite holiday / time of year: Christmas. Normally, I wouldn't be reading a Christmas themed book in August, but I couldn't stop myself. I actually read every single story and I have to say, I was impressed. 
 Each story so greatly captures the feel of the holiday season. Some of the stories are contemporary, some have a magical elements included, and some are set in new locations in an unknown time, but none of that matters because they are all full of magic and wonder and hope. Mostly hope. 
 This is a great book to read for the holiday season (preferably while it's snowing outside). Although I found all the stories to be pretty great my favorites included those by: 
 Rainbow Rowell 
 Jenny Han 
 Stephanie Perkins 
 Kiersten White 
 Ally Carter 
 Laini Taylor 
 Definitely recommend adding this to your shelf when it's released in October! 
 *Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.