Official Review: The Gift of Stories by H.D. Michaels
Posted: 27 Dec 2020, 16:20
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Gift of Stories" by H.D. Michaels.]
The Gift of Stories by H.D. Michaels is a collection of short stories. There’s romance, mystery, horror, and more. So, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. In total, there are 28 stories. The idea is to read one story a day for a month. The purpose of this book is to get people to start reading again. The first set of stories are less than 100 words, and then gradually, this goes up to 1500+ words. One of the stories is called ‘Food for Thought’. It’s about a young woman on a train. She notices that a handsome man keeps staring at her. She believes he is interested in her. This takes a funny turn when she realises that she has cheese stuck on her upper lip. Mortified, all she wants to do is get off the train. What will happen when she gets off?
The cover of this book is what initially grabbed my attention. Using bright colours for the book cover was a good idea. I like the concept of this book; it’s definitely something I’ve never seen done before. Reading is very important and even just reading for 10 minutes a day can be beneficial. I like that the stories slowly get longer because if it started off with long stories, then it would feel overwhelming. Another thing I liked was the encouraging notes at the end of each week from the author because it motivated me to continue reading the book.
I really liked the structure of this book; it’s nice and simple. There was no complicated language used, so it is easy to read and understand. I think it’s great that the author put the day number above the title of the story because you can easily keep track of where you are in the book. In addition to that, I like that the stories are short because it leaves room for the reader to interpret the story the way they want.
The author did an amazing job of writing the stories. All the stories were enjoyable to read. Some will have you laughing, whilst others will have you scared. The story I liked the most is called ‘Extraordinary’ because it portrays messages of love and support and not giving up on the person you love.
There was nothing that I disliked about the book; everything about it is amazing. This is an excellent book for people who want to start reading again, but they are unable to pick up a book. This is the perfect book to start your day off with or even end your day. At only 118 pages long, it doesn’t take long to read.
Overall, I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because this is what it truly deserves. I found myself reading the whole thing in one sitting because that’s how good it was. I’m excited to see what the author puts out next. I only found two mistakes, so it is professionally edited. I highly recommend it to young adults who enjoy reading short stories. If you get scared easily then, this might not be the book for you, only because some of the stories are creepy.
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The Gift of Stories
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The Gift of Stories by H.D. Michaels is a collection of short stories. There’s romance, mystery, horror, and more. So, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. In total, there are 28 stories. The idea is to read one story a day for a month. The purpose of this book is to get people to start reading again. The first set of stories are less than 100 words, and then gradually, this goes up to 1500+ words. One of the stories is called ‘Food for Thought’. It’s about a young woman on a train. She notices that a handsome man keeps staring at her. She believes he is interested in her. This takes a funny turn when she realises that she has cheese stuck on her upper lip. Mortified, all she wants to do is get off the train. What will happen when she gets off?
The cover of this book is what initially grabbed my attention. Using bright colours for the book cover was a good idea. I like the concept of this book; it’s definitely something I’ve never seen done before. Reading is very important and even just reading for 10 minutes a day can be beneficial. I like that the stories slowly get longer because if it started off with long stories, then it would feel overwhelming. Another thing I liked was the encouraging notes at the end of each week from the author because it motivated me to continue reading the book.
I really liked the structure of this book; it’s nice and simple. There was no complicated language used, so it is easy to read and understand. I think it’s great that the author put the day number above the title of the story because you can easily keep track of where you are in the book. In addition to that, I like that the stories are short because it leaves room for the reader to interpret the story the way they want.
The author did an amazing job of writing the stories. All the stories were enjoyable to read. Some will have you laughing, whilst others will have you scared. The story I liked the most is called ‘Extraordinary’ because it portrays messages of love and support and not giving up on the person you love.
There was nothing that I disliked about the book; everything about it is amazing. This is an excellent book for people who want to start reading again, but they are unable to pick up a book. This is the perfect book to start your day off with or even end your day. At only 118 pages long, it doesn’t take long to read.
Overall, I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because this is what it truly deserves. I found myself reading the whole thing in one sitting because that’s how good it was. I’m excited to see what the author puts out next. I only found two mistakes, so it is professionally edited. I highly recommend it to young adults who enjoy reading short stories. If you get scared easily then, this might not be the book for you, only because some of the stories are creepy.
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The Gift of Stories
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
