Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking by O. Henry ★★★☆☆ #BookReview #BookBlog #ShortStory

 

Primary Genre(s): Fiction, Classics, Short Story
Published:  December 1899 issue of McClure’s Magazine
Page count: varies depending on source; @30
My Format: Audiobook via Hoopla; free online
Pacing: Good
Ending: Unexpected
Would I recommend it: Probably

My rating: ★★★☆☆

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry ★★★★★ #BookReview #BookBlog #ShortStory

Primary Genre(s): Fiction, Classic, Christmas, Parable
Published: 10 December 1905 (newspaper); 10 April 1906 (book)
Page count: varies depending on edition; ranges from 7 to 48.
My Format: Audiobook via Hoopla; free online
Cover: Comforting
Pacing: Great
Ending: Perfect
Would I recommend it: Absolutely
Commission Link: Buy The Gift of the Magi

My rating: ★★★★★

A Good Marriage by Stephen King ★★★☆☆ #BookReview #BookBlog

Primary Genre(s): Fiction, Psychological Thriller
Published: November 2010 by Scribner (originally as part of collection called Full Dark, No Stars)
Page count: 253
My Format: Audiobook via Hoopla
Cover: Bloody
Pacing: Good
Ending: Good
Would I recommend it: Probably
Commission Link: Buy A Good Marriage

My rating: ★★★☆☆

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn ★★☆☆☆ #BookReview #BookBlog

Primary Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Fiction
Published: 2 January 2018 by William Morrow
Page count: 429
My Format: Audiobook via Overdrive
Cover: Simple
Pacing: Ok, a little slow/repetitive
Ending: Decent
Would I recommend it: Maybe
Commission Link: Buy The Woman in the Window

My rating: ★★☆☆☆