I really wanted to like this short story collection of intertwining stories surrounding a grandmother’s 100th birthday around Christmas. I’m always on the lookout for diverse holiday romances, and o hadn’t read a Filipino version before!

But alas this didn’t work for me! I read 3 of the 6 stories and didn’t enjoy any of them. The writing felt especially awkward in all three, and, as can so often happen in short stories, the plot lines were far too rushed and unbelievable for me to be rooting for the couples.