All I Want For Christmas Is YuYu

by Arton Baleci

For years she's lived off her Christmas classic. Now she might die for it.

Genres: Christmas

145 pages, Paperback

Published November 29, 2023

Reviews

[Sarah * Between the Lines Book Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn’t grip my attention really but finished it since it was a short story.
I always recommend others give it a try even if I didn’t like it. Everyone has different likes. 🩷

[Nelli Lakatos · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book reminds me of Knock Knock the worst movie I have seen…

In the beginning I enjoyed it but as time went on this whole story seemed so pointless it felt like pure torture. This is marked as a horror but it didn’t felt like one.

The story is about a very popular singer YuYu who’s fame is fading after twenty years but there are some hardcore fans of her, their obsession is starting to intensify with the holidays, they want some quality Yu time.

This book started out so well so I’m ever more disappointed with the second half of the book.

Unfortunately I would not recommend this book to anyone.

[Balthazarinblue · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

In this Christmas/horror novella, YuYu - a Mariah Carey-esque diva with a long-standing Christmas No. 1 - comes face-to-face with the consequences of fame.

This started very strong. It was over the top, campy and hilarious. It poked fun at the glitz and drama pop superstars surround themselves with. But as the story went on, it lost some of that fun and whimsy. It felt like the opening chapters and the main plot were two separate stories merged together. I still enjoyed it but I definitely preferred the earlier silliness of the Yunatics.

I received this book for free from netgalley in exchange for a review.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to Netgalley, and the publisher for a copy to review.

This was a short fun thriller. Very Mariah Carey vibes with this one. I myself can't stand her song, This book was fun. It wasn't the best, but it did have it's good moments too. I found some bits to be more enjoyable than others, and the writing itself didn't pull me in as much as the story. I suggest this if your looking for a short fun thriller for the holiday season.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short thriller/horror story with a diva singer as the main character. The first few pages were actually a really interesting format. But there was a disjointed storyline with unclear connections between a few of the characters. The first part of the story focuses on one side character and then the feast of the story focuses on something completely different.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, this was an entertaining read. I found myself smiling while reading the beginning, especially when reading about Everly. I thought that some of the dialogue and vocabulary read awkwardly, but a good editor would be able to help with that.

[Mr SWJ Ashcroft · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great little read - it's like a Christmas episode of Inside No. 9 in book form, with plenty of twists and turns. Perfect as a stocking filler this Christmas!

[Lee Lee · Rating 1 out of 5]

All I want for Christmas is YuYu - Arton Baleci

DNF - I really wanted to carry on reading to give it a fair chance but it just didn’t hit the sweet spot. It was total and utter shit! 💩