I'm not really a big fan of short stories but there is something so very alluring about How Much the Heart Can Hold. Apart from Carys Bray, I am ashamed to say that I hadn't heard of any of the authors but the quality of the writing from each of them is truly excellent.

Each form of love is clear to see within each passage and it's so very moving in places. It would be hard to pick a favourite among them but strangely enough, I rather enjoyed the final story about love for humanity. I think it was just so very different and it actually gave me goosebumps. Of course having recently read The Museum of You, I think Carys Bray can do no wrong and her story of familial love was incredibly poignant. We are a strange race indeed.

How Much the Heart Can Hold: it's love but not as you know it. Not exactly an ideal valentine's gift but certainly an interesting examination of all forms of love.

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion. ( )