Who knew that I would learn about reindeer teeth while reading a Christmas story... Hahaha! But for real, apparently reindeer do not have top teeth! Fascinating!

This story was cute enough. It helped boost my holiday mood overall.

This one had some seriously creepy vibes going in. "I'm going to creep on this woman who was in a massive wreck whose information I only have because of the job I got fired from and then I'm going to peer pressure my not-quite-friend at the company into giving me her check and then present it to her like a reward when she's done helping me" kind of creepy vibes.

But of course, it's all good because they're falling in love...

Like, this guy isn't a huge Christmas nut or anything, but then sees all the Christmas books and thinks he just has to cash in on that and write a Christmas book that he thinks will make him rich even though he's never written a book before. And of course, the woman is all about Christmas. Then there's the uncle, and a car wreck, and a new step-dad, and some other random crap thrown in there. Overall, it's alright, but it's nothing special.

This story did not boost my holiday mood. It left me feeling more than a bit cynical and a little depressed.

This one might be titled "Christmas Every Day" but it isn't just about Christmas. It was pretty good, actually. And, in my opinion, the biggest take-away of the story is that if you're surrounded by a community that cares about you, you'll have a pretty good life. I can get behind that message.

This story boosted my holiday mood quite a bit.

So they jumped FAST from "we're just BFFs" to "okay, but maybe we kiss" or whatever. Like, okay, maybe, but really? Maybe that's just unbelievable to me as I'm asexual, but still...

And while I could have down without the sex scenes, the story itself was fun and enjoyable.

This story lifted my holiday mood.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are close enough for me to be okay using a Thanksgiving story to boost my holiday mood. And it mostly worked.

Generally, I enjoyed the story. It had some very depressing moments, but the ending pulled it together for me.

It boosted my holiday mood.

This story seems more like it's supposed to be the start of a longer piece rather than a stand-alone shorter story.

Overall, it's okay. But it's set during the London Blitz in WWII, so it has a rather depressing setting even if the story is, overall, nice.

This did not boost my holiday mood.

Ugh... This was such a heavy-handed and self-righteous Christian propaganda book. I should have stopped when I realized what it was, but I kept hoping there would be something redeemable.

And you know, if the message was just "be a good person and help others less fortunate year round, not just at Christmas", then I could have gotten behind that. But that's not what the message was.

I even liked the characters, for the most part, but I can get past the heavy-handedness of the religious aspects.

This book tanked my holiday mood. Which sucks because it was the last holiday book on my list. Currently looking for another one. A better one.

This popped up with all the holiday stories and I thought it was one, too, but it's not. Just a rom-com story.

It was cute, rather cliched (which isn't a negative for me), and mostly fun. I enjoyed it.

As someone with hearing loss, I definitely wants to read this book. As a kid we were told that hearing aids wouldn't help enough, but now I'm wondering if maybe a device like Cece has got school would have been helpful. Don't get me wrong, as a kid I was so grateful that I didn't have something external to let people know something was wrong with me - because I definitely thought something was wrong with me.

As an adult, I'm apparently a good candidate for a cochlear implant, but the idea is terrifying. I'm 37 and don't want to suddenly start heading all the things. It seems like a migraine waiting to happen.

This was a fascinating book for me to read. I definitely thought I was getting more of a childhood fantasy book regarding a superhero called El Deafo rather than an autobiographical sorry, but I loved every bit of it!

I didn't want this book to end, but getting to the completion of the story felt right. I will be highly recommending these to people for years I'm sure!