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Finding Christmas
Finding Christmas: A Novel | Karen Schaler
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From the writer of the Netflix sensation, A Christmas Prince, and Christmas Camp, the movie and novel, comes a heartwarming new Christmas story, Finding Christmas, showing how sometimes the detour in your journey is the path to true love. With all the glittering decorations, twinkling lights, snow angels, gingerbread men and mistletoe, Christmas is Emmies first love. This year, she cant wait to share her favorite Christmas traditions with her boyfriend, Grant. She thinks hes the one. So when Grants hectic work schedule has him more Bah Humbug than Ho, Ho, Ho, Emmie creates a holiday-themed scavenger hunt to help him find his Christmas spirit. At the end of the journey, Grant will arrive at the charming town of Christmas Point where shes planned a romantic weekend filled with holiday activities. But Emmies plan backfires when a mix-up has the wrong guy following her clues! Sam, a best-selling mystery writer, thinks Emmies clever Christmas riddles are from his agent, who is trying to help him get over his epic writers block. When he arrives at Christmas Point and finds the stunned Emmie, he immediately feels shes someone special, but she cant see beyond the fact that the wrong guy has shown up. Inspired by the small, charming town, Sam decides to stay and convinces Emmie to join him in a little holiday fun while she waits for Grant. When Grant finally shows up, Emmie is disappointed to discover hes not enjoying the activities she planned and cant help wonder if hes really the one for her. She also cant get Sam out of her mind and all the great times they had together. With Christmas coming fast, Emmie will need the magic of the season to help steer her in the direction of true love
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peanutnine
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I loved this one! Such a sweet story that I could definitely see becoming a movie. Emmie plans a Christmas scavenger hunt for her boyfriend Grant to lead him to their vacation at Christmas Point. A mix-up causes writer Sam to follow the clues to her instead. When Grant's arrival is continually delayed, she and Sam do some of the activities she planned together and find that they both have the same enthusiasm for Christmas ✨🎄💖

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peanutnine
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Here are my #RollDecember picks. I'm reading pretty much all holiday books next month and I'm very excited ☺️
@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper It is the season! 2y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Another soft pick. I did enjoy this one, but with a boyfriend in the background, this was a borderline cheating book. I felt like it was handled well and nothing "happened" but still...also was a little eye-roll-y when the author was having the characters talk about watching movies based on the author's other books lol

This is also another book about a character weirdly obsessed with Christmas. I bailed on Flora's Traveling Christmas Shop ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) because that Christmas-obsessed character was annoying me so much, so I was trying to figure out why the one in this book (Emmie) didn't bother me. My conclusion was that Emmie's love for Christmas overflows into wanting to share that love with everyone, involving them in her traditions, but also making new ones and learning what other people also love about the holiday season. Flora, on the other hand, acted like if you didn't already ⬇ 3y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) know “everything“ about Christmas, then it was because you were stupid and heartless. Emmie doesn't break up with her boyfriend because he doesn't know the names of all Santa's reindeer - it's because he can't see that this time of year is about spending time together, embracing the warmth and fun, and making memories. Flora was basically a Christmas gatekeeper, if you will, while Emmie is so excited about sharing and continuing to ⬇ 3y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) learn, which meant I was a lot more willing to put up with her for an entire book than I was with Flora! Anyway, just some rambly thoughts on why some fluffy books work for me and some don't! 😂

And as another side note, here's a Christmas miracle - the scene on the cover of this book ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THE BOOK! And the dog on the cover ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THE DOG AS DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK! It's amazing!!! 😆
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TheSpineView Fabulous! 3y
keys_on_fire Yay!!! 3y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3y
Jadams89 🎁🎉🎄👍🏻🎅🏻 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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I don't know what happened yesterday but ALL the packages arrived & 4/5 are books! 😂 The tagged arrived via Paperback Swap in anticipation of #WinterGames (yes I already have a pile of holiday reads lol), my BOTM, #FallingforFallSwap from @Chrissyreadit & OwlCrate all on one day. Plus - fall candles from my favorite Etsy shop, From the Page!!

Hestapleton I‘m on the Etsy page and those candles look fab! I‘ve been needing more bookish ones. Any faves? 3y
wordslinger42 How fun! I'm thinking of joining in Winter Games this year and was thinking of what holiday books I could read. Glad I'm not the only one already thinking about that! 😆 3y
kimmypete1 I ❤️ holiday reads! Have some picked out already too! 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Hestapleton - I haven't found one I didn't like yet!! I'm a fan of floral scents, so I love As You Wish, A Day With Mr. Darcy, and Elven Forest. She rotates a lot of scents by season, so it's always worth checking in pretty regularly. I follow her on Instagram, too, so I can see what the candle of the month is every month!! I love getting her sampler packs to try new scents & my sister loves the wax melts. 3y
TheAromaofBooks @wordslinger42 @kimmypete1 - Last year during WinterGames I actually paid attention to reviews & made a holiday TBR & I've been collecting a lot of the titles via Paperback Swap or used on ebay on the cheap throughout the year. Even without Winter Games as an incentive, I've been really enjoying reading Christmas books all of December just as a fun way to end the reading year!! 3y
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Sharpeipup
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Thanks @RamsFan1963
1. Not a single one
2. So no I don‘t.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView No readers... the horror! 😱 Thanks for playing and happy Tuesday! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me either!!!! 😩 4y
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Laughterhp
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I won this book last year from LibraryThing but didn‘t get a chance to read it until this year.

It was a cute little holiday story. Emmie plans an elaborate Christmas scavenger hunt to get her boyfriend into the Christmas spirit but the wrong guy ends up finding the clues. The town Christmas Point was really cute and a place I would want to go.

#MerryReaders #WinterGames2020 +26pts
#BookSpinBingo
#ReadYourWay - Another 5 hrs read

Clwojick Sounds fun! ❤️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty photo ❤️💚 4y
TheSpineView 👍🎄🎁📚📖 4y
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Laughterhp
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Here‘s my potential TBR for #WinterGame2020 #MerryReaders

Last December I wasn‘t into anything Christmas, I‘m hoping this year I will be. I‘m already listening to Christmas music so 🤞🏻🤞🏻

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suvata I feel just the opposite. Christmas 2020. Bah humbug! 4y
Clwojick We had a Christmas craft night the other night, and we had Christmas music playing the whole time. So cheery ❤️ 4y
AmyK1 Great choices! 4y
SaturnDoo 🤷‍♀️I'm not a Christmas reads reader!! I keep reading whatever catches my eye. 😂 I'm not in the mood for Christmas this year. 4y
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Kshakal
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love the cover!! 5y
OriginalCyn620 Pretty cover! 5y
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Kshakal
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I think this was the best Christmas book I have read this season... it made me remember how special and important traditions are at the holidays. I wish I could spend time at Christmas Point and drink some of Ruby‘s hot cocoa!

#wintergames #teamnutcracker #tbrread #holidayread @Bookworm54

Bookworm54 21 points :) 5y
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Kshakal
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The weather outside is crappy so why spend the day reading you say??? Why I think I just might! #24b42020 #wintergames #teamnutcracker @Bookworm54 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

JenReadsAlot Same!! 5y
Nute Same! 5y
Andrew65 Ditto! 5y
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Judybskt
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No books for Christmas except for what I received from littens. But I did get this fun pillow and bookish quilt. 📚🎄

TiredLibrarian Love the pillow! 5y
TheBookAddict 😍 love it! 5y
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Avanders
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Review based on ARC.

As expected, this was basically a Christmas Hallmark movie in a book. It was sweet, very Christmassy, & predictable. Schaler did depart a little by providing a bit of Sam‘s perspective, rather than staying with Emmie‘s the whole time, but otherwise everything you want and expect is there, which is exactly what I signed up for.

I particularly liked Sam (I was meant to), but Grant was a little too close to home😳. 3 1/2 stars!

BethM Love that you‘re reDing Christmas romance! 5y
Avanders @BethM 😁😘 5y
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Avanders
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Actually quite enjoying this Hallmark-Christmas-movie-in-a-book. 🎄♥️ It‘s super cheesy but feel good and filled with Christmas scenes and sentiments. #er #arc #earlyreviewer #librarything

Also received both of my #jolabokaflodswap packages today!! And this package from @MaleficentBookDragon which is... ?? I was thinking #jolabokaflod but I got 2 so... 🤔 stumped 😉

MaleficentBookDragon Just a Merry Christmas 📦 from me. Did I have the right or wrong address? 5y
Avanders @MaleficentBookDragon aww how nice!!! 🥰♥️🥰 And you had the right address 😉 5y
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MidnightBookGirl
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I loved this! (Also, the author wrote the screenplay for A Christmas Prince) Ellie is trying to get her lawyer boyfriend to discover his sense of Christmas spirit, but it's writer's block Sam who ends up on her elaborate scavenger hunt. Snowed in at a charming inn, they are obviously snowmates, but it takes some extra magic for them to realize that the other is all they need for a perfect Christmas! #WinterGames #HolidayRead (21pts) #SlayBells

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I saw this on the LT Early Reviewers list and since it had already been published, I decided to go ahead and buy it. I really should have looked at the description closer: This is definitely Hallmark Holiday fare. If you like that sort of thing, this is for you. But if you don‘t like ‘Christmas Prince‘ and ‘Christmas Camp‘, this will only confirm your bias.

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ShelleyBooksie
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Now this is the Christmas book I was looking for! A wonderful story about Christmas and romance. I really enjoyed the characters, the storyline and the setting of the book. #elfies

Bookwormjillk +21 glad you found what you were looking for 5y
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Jen_Reads
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I came home to #bookmail today!! I‘d almost forgotten that I got this in a Library Thing giveaway. I don‘t know if I will wait for #wintergames to start or not to read this. I‘ve so many festive books to finish the year with!

tracey38 Such a pretty cover! 5y
mabell I do too! Plenty to carry me through, that‘s for sure! 5y
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Laughterhp
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#BookMail - I just recently started using LibraryThing and I discovered they do monthly giveaways! I requested a copy of this book and I got it!

I‘m really excited for this book because it‘s written by the writer of A Christmas Prince!

I‘m trying to hold off on reading any Christmas books until AT LEAST the week of Thanksgiving 😂 (I know so many people that have already put their Christmas trees up! 🤦‍♀️)

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intothehallofbooks
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Another super cute Christmas story by the author of Christmas Camp, which I loved. It‘s just like I expect a Hallmark movie to be, with lovable secondary characters, a great setting, a ton of Christmas spirit, and a happy ending. The dog in the story, Dasher, is a complete JOY on the pages 🐶

TheHeartlandBookFairy I love reading Christmas books ☺️ 5y
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