Amazon has been releasing some exclusive short stories lately that come free with Prime/Kindle Unlimited… including audiobooks! I decided to read three of these collections in 2024: Improbable Meet-Cute (romance stories with meet cutes), Busybodies (quick mysteries), and Under the Mistletoe (spicy holiday romances). I thought it would be fun to rank all of the stories as well as the collections in general. Which overall collection had the highest rating? Which novellas did? Let’s go!
Story Ranking
The Exception to the Rule – Christina Lauren 
Worst Wingman Ever – Abby Jimenez 
Rosie and the Dreambout – Sally Thorne 
Staged – Elle Cosimano
Cruel Winter with You – Ali Hazelwood
A Classic Case – Alicia Thompson 
With Any Luck – Ashley Poston
Drop, Cover, and Hold On – Jasmine Guillory
The Reunion Dinner – Jesse Q. Sutanto
All by My Elf – Olivia Dade 
Crime of Fashion – Emma Rosenblum
Merriment and Mayhem – Alexandria Bellefleur
Only Santas in the Building – Alexis Daria
The Nosy Neighbor – Nita Prose 
Royal Valentine – Sariah Wilson
Merry Ever After – Tessa Bailey 
One Lucky Subscriber – Kellye Garrett
Collection Ranking
Average rating: 3.91 stars
This was very easily my favorite collection – I enjoyed the majority of the books (really all of them but one) and they only got slightly worse as they went on. But there were actual 5 and 4.5 star reads in here! What a treat.
Average rating: 3.08 stars
While this was a fun and worthwhile collection overall, most of these were just okay. I was surprised I didn’t love the Nita Prose one since she’s a favorite but at least Cosimano didn’t let me down. I think the final book was a really fun classic mystery too.
Average rating: 3 stars
I would broadly not recommend this collection at all. Most of the books were mid, with three of them coming in at three stars, but the first two were opposites – a really solid first book and a horrific second one lol. I didn’t get enough Christmas vibes and I think the need to include a spicy scene didn’t add to the stories.
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