I received this collection for free thanks to bookbub's suggestion a couple of weeks ago.

I rather enjoyed the stories and the writing. There were a few disjointed sentences/grammar errors, if I remember correctly, in the first short story (They Came With The Snow). The idea was neat - but I personally wasn't a big fan of this short story. It seems to be well received though - so I hope the author continues with it.

I actually liked the second short story/novella more than I expected to. This one actually made me want to keep reading. The characters were interesting and relatable; I thought the author wrote their non-verbal cues and how they reacted to each other very well.

The only aspect I wasn't a big fan of, and another reviewer mentioned this, was the playback scenes from different POVs. I found it broke the flow of the story. That being said, it wasn't unreadable - though I'll confess to my faux-pas of skipping ahead during the second POV to the part I wanted to read.

Overall I'd give the first story a 2.5 and the second story a 3.5 (Hence the 3/5 rating for Goodreads).