anka.trini reviewed Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
Review of 'Scattered Showers' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Story 1: Midnights
I used to like this story but I outgrew it by now. It's sweet and captures how life's like on your first Christmas after starting uni. 3,5 stars
Story 2: Kindred Spirits
I skipped this one because I didn't like it when I first read it. Back then I rated it 2 stars
Story 3: Winter Songs for Summer
This is not a Christmas story but that's okay because it's not marketed as such. The story itself was okay, but nothing amazing. 3 stars
Story 4: The Snow Ball
I don't know if the story was awful or if it was only the narrator who did a bad job. Whatever it was, I hated this story. The miscommunication trope just isn't for me. 1,5 stars
Story 5: If The Fates Allow
I liked it when I first read it in 2021 and I still enjoyed it now. …
Story 1: Midnights
I used to like this story but I outgrew it by now. It's sweet and captures how life's like on your first Christmas after starting uni. 3,5 stars
Story 2: Kindred Spirits
I skipped this one because I didn't like it when I first read it. Back then I rated it 2 stars
Story 3: Winter Songs for Summer
This is not a Christmas story but that's okay because it's not marketed as such. The story itself was okay, but nothing amazing. 3 stars
Story 4: The Snow Ball
I don't know if the story was awful or if it was only the narrator who did a bad job. Whatever it was, I hated this story. The miscommunication trope just isn't for me. 1,5 stars
Story 5: If The Fates Allow
I liked it when I first read it in 2021 and I still enjoyed it now. I didn't mind that it was a story "about" covid. On the contrary, it was kinda a nice reminder how it used to be and how lucky we are that those times are over. Cute characters, cute story. 4,5 stars [Don't read this if you haven't read Fangirl.]
Story 6: The Prince and the Troll
Skipped this one. I read the story earlier this year and didn't understand what was going on at all. No rating.
Story 7: Mixed Messages
This was too short. There was so much left to be said in my opinion. The (kind of) open ending made it even more frustrating. 3 stars
[Don't read this if you haven't read Attachments.]
Story 8: Snow For Christmas
I couldn't care less for Simon and Baz after the debacle that was "Any Way the Wind Blows". 2,5 stars
[Don't read this if you haven't read the Simon Snow series.]
Story 9: In Waiting
Very creative story but I wasn't really feeling it. 4 stars.
