My True Love Gave to Me is the best short story collection I've read in a long time. It features twelve holiday stories, and I really do mean holiday. They aren't just using that word as a substitute for Christmas. Although to be fair, most of them are Christmas stories: Let's say 9.5 out of 12. One is New Year's, One is Solstice (with a splash of Christmas), One is Hanukkah (with a splash of Christmas), and then there's Krampuslauf. If you don't like Christmas, this won't be the short story collection for you, but if you enjoy Christmas and want a dash of other holidays thrown in, this is perfect. While I enjoyed all the stories, by far my favorite was "It's a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown" by Stephanie Perkins. I'm not exactly surprised because I loved all of her books so far too, but I expected Rainbow Rowell's "Midnights" to top my list because I adore her novels. Perkins beat Rowell out by a few heart-clenchin...