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After losing her job in her hometown, her sister gets her a job in Edinburg working in a bookstore. Carmen isn‘t too excited about this, but agrees and stays with her sister and her sister‘s family

This took me forever to finish, but that‘s not the book‘s fault. I‘m not a big audio book listener and only listen on short walks and to the library and there aren‘t many short walks during the winter months

I liked this and wants know what happens

#BookReport

I continued with the yearlong reads on the right

I started all the buddy reads & so far I‘m keeping up; Entitled #SheSaid, Star of the Sea #BookedinTime, Pride and Prejudice #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow & Heartstone ShardlakeBR

I continued listening to the tagged

I read The Coast Road & has started Private Revolutions

There‘s the world championship in the Nordic genres at the moment & it‘s having an effective on reading

#WeeklyForecast

Continue with my yearlong reads on the right

Continue listening to the tagged

I might be a little over ambitious this month and joining in on four buddy reads: Heartstone #ShardlakeBR, Pride and Prejudice #PemberLittensb#JaneAustenThenAndNow, Entitled #SheSaid and Star of the Sea #BookedInTime

I‘m about to start The Coast Road and also want to get a start on Private Revolutions

#BookReport

I continued with my yearlong reads on the right

I continued listening to the tagged

I read I Hate Fairyland volume 6 and 7, Monstress volume 9, Why Fish Don‘t Exist and Martyr!

I decided to DNF The Book of Love since I didn‘t think about once during all my other reads

I‘ve started Entitled #SheSaid

#WeeklyForecast

Continue my yearlong reads on the right

Continue listening to the tagged

I‘m currently reading The Book of Love, but I‘m not sure about this one and I‘m 180p in. Does it get any better? I find myself always wanting to pick up something else

So today, at least, I‘m going to focus on something else. I want to read I hate Fairyland 6 & 7 and Monstress 9

I also want to get a start on Why Fish Don‘t Exist

#BookReport

I continued with the yearlong reads on the right

I finished the buddy reads; Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

I finished Raising Hare

I read In the Fold

I continued listening to the tagged

I‘m currently reading Dinner for Vampires and The Book of Love

#WeeklyForecast

Continue with my yearlong reads on the right

I think I‘ll finish both buddy reads; Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance

Continue listening to the tagged

I want it to last for ever, but I‘ll probably finish Raising Hare

Read In the Fold

Get a start on Dinner for Vampires and The Book of Love

#BookReport

I kept up with my yearlong reads on the right

I read Fars rygg and The Clue of the Tapping Heels #NancyDrewBR

I continued with the buddy reads; Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

I continued listening to the tagged

And I‘ve started my first read from the Women‘s Prize for Nonfiction Longlist, Raising Hare

#WeeklyForecast

Continue the yearlong reads on the right

Continue the buddy reads; Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

Continue the tagged on audio

I‘m about to start the Dahl book which won a Norwegian book award

I also want to start on The Clue of the Tapping Shoes #NancyDrewBR

#BookReport

Kept up with my yearlong reads on the right

Finished The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHomes, continued both Revelation #ShardlakeBR and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

I finished Headshot

Beautyland was the book I almost DNFed last week, read a little more in, before finally DNFing it. I made it to around page 150

I continued tagged on audio

I‘m currently reading the book by Korsgaard and not understanding what all the fuss is about.

#WeeklyForecast

I‘ll continue with my yearlong reads on the right

Continue The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHolmes and Rest is Resistance #SheSaid. It‘s also time to pick up Revelation again #ShardlakeBR

Continue listening to the tagged book

I think I‘ll DNF my current read and start on Headshot #tob25

And then I hope I have time for something else towards the end of the week

#BookReport

I continued my yearlong reads on the right

I finished Hard Time #WhatTheDickens and Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade.

I continued The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHolmes and started Rest is Resistance #SheSaid

I continued listening to the tagged

I read An Academic Question

The author event this week was cancelled, so I started Beautyland instead, but so far I‘m not sure what I feel about it

#WeeklyForecast

Continue with the yearlong reads on the right

Finish Hard Times #WhatTheDickens and I want to finish Lark Rise to Candleford as well #Hashtagbrigade, and I‘ve started The Valley of Fear #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Continue listening to the tagged

I‘m about to start An Academic Question

I want to read the first book in the Binti Trilogy before the author event next week

#BookReport

I kept up with my yearlong reads on the right

I continued the buddy reads; Hard Times #WhatTheDickens, Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade and just this morning finished Sense and Sensibility #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow

I also finished There are Rivers in the Sky

I read Fangirl volume 1 and The Tower at the End of Time

I continued listening to the tagged

I‘ve started On the Calculation of Volume. V

#WeeklyForecast

Continue yearlong reads on the right

Continue the monthlong buddy reads; Hard Times #WhatTheDickens, Sense and Sensibility #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade

I want to continue the tagged on audio

I want to finish There are Rivers in the Sky

I want to read book 1 in Fangirl manga series

Hopefully read The Tower at the End of Time and get a start On the Calculation of Volume. V

#WeeklyForecast

Continue with my yearlong reads on the right

Continue with the buddy reads; Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade, Sense and Sensibility #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Hard Times #WhatTheDickens

I want to finish Gliff

I want to continue listening to the tagged book

I want to start both The Diary of Anne Frank #Netherlands #foodandlit and Wild Houses

#BookReport

This looks way more impressive than it actually is, and I may be wanting to do too much

I read Gift, Christmas in the Big Forest, The Bookshop and Colors of Life

I continued the tagged on audio

I‘ve started The Position of Spoons and Gliff

I started some new buddy reads; Lark Rise to Candleford #Hashtagbrigade, Sense and Sensibility #PemerLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Hard Times #WhatTheDickens

I started some yearlong reads

#DecemberWrapUp #monthlystats
🎄#BookSpin✅
🎄#DoubleSpin✅
🎄#SeasonsReadings✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
🎄#Nonfiction2024✅

#WeeklyForecast

I‘m about to start Gifts

This week doesn‘t only mark the beginning of a new month, but also a new year, so I‘ll be starting some new books.

So I‘ll start Lark Rise to Candleford #hashtagbrigade and The Position of Spoons

Two yearlong reads:
A reread/ relistening of Year of Wonder
The Book Lovers Almanac

After Carmen loses her job, she moves to Edinburgh to live with her “over achieving” and “perfect” sister. She starts working at a small bookshop to help prevent the owner from losing it. There are some typical love triangle and misunderstanding troupes, but it is a fun and lighthearted read perfect for the holiday season.

#WeeklyForecast

Finish A Christmas Carol

Read Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron. This will be the 3rd Christmas in a row that I read it. It‘s just so warm and cozy

And then I‘ll start the 5th and last of The Cazalet Chronicles, All Change, which if I understand correctly starts at Christmas

This book has been on my Christmas reading list for a couple of years. I just have a soft spot for Jenny, and Christmas by the book is the perfect companion. And shortbread: my mum made her own (she died a British subject, and was very proud of that to the end), and I‘m so pleased you included it. And coffee and a fabulous stocking: a truly lovely swap indeed. Thanks so much, @BookwormAHN ! @Avanders

#WeeklyForecast

I want to finish The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and A Sunny Place for Shady People

I want to continue listening to The Christmas Bookstore and continue buddy reading Revelation #ShardlakrBR

I want to read 14th Nancy Drew: The Wispering Statue #NancyDrewBR and maybe get a start on The Christmas Tree Farm

#BookReport

I read The Ministry of Time

I finished The Winter Cottage on audio and started The Christmas Bookshop

I continued my reading of Revelation #ShardlakeBR and A Sunny Place for Shady People

I‘ve started The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Favorite December read! I was skeptical at first because despite all the great reviews I absolutely hated the main character for the first good bit. But the character growth was spectacularly done and I fell in love with her by the end. The setting also felt magical and made me very excited to visit Edinburgh ✨

My December favorite!
#12booksof2023

3✨ Carmen has to return home when she loses her job. She is the sister who you can‘t count on and with kids and one on the way she is not the ideal house guest. Soon Carmen starts working at a bookshop of a man who likes the books more than the business. It has some great dialogue and funny situations. There is a misunderstanding and hope throughout. #WinterGames #GingerbreadGems #WordSearch 4,006

December #bookspin

Final bookspin read of the year is a pick. I enjoyed this story, mostly for all the Edinburgh geography, but found the story just ok.

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

I can‘t believe I forgot to mention this book has one of my favorite ever comments on modern witchcraft:

P.331-332 “Oh, those are those glossy working-mother types, always perfect, never a hair out of place. Bronagh told me about them. She says they‘re all witches. No other way you could conceivably ‘have it all‘ apparently.”

This may be a new addition to my annual holiday reading list, along with all the murder, fairytales, etc.

Although accurate depictions of sisterhood, children, & love, I want to live in this world where none of the depression or other mental illness is crippling. Maybe that‘s Scotland? I‘d be willing to give it a shot.

Until then, I want to share the beautiful painting my student/colleague/friend made of my children in all their alien beauty

At the beach this weekend with Maggie 🐶. Hoping a quiet stay at my aunts house provides just the right background to get out of my reading slump.

This one was lovely and my favorite of the holiday books I have read this year! Of course, it's set in a bookshop, so that already wins points 😂. The characters were charming, the sister dynamics were great, and the developing relationship between Carmen and her nieces and nephew (especially Phoebe) was heartwarming. Mr. McCready's storyline was a great touch, and his character is lovable.

I enjoyed this festive story. I loved the descriptions of Edinburgh. And who wouldn‘t love to work in such a magical bookshop? I even learnt a little bit about trees! A heartwarming and gentle read just right for this time of year.

Enjoyed this! A feel good holiday read…I‘ll check out the sequel next year! 🎄

#adventathon #AtoZ #bookspinbingo (my #doublespin for this month - meant to read last year) #candylandreadathon #holidayromance #ispybingo #promptmaze #RushAThon #wintercosy
#wintergames #candycanecrushers

December #bookspin pick!

I‘m reading this with my local book group. Two books this time, this is the Christmas themed one (the other is set in SE Asia).

Book #60 of the year! I'm feeling generous: 3⭐️

It was fine, but I could have done without the romance bit. I thought Carmen's growing bond with her family and her time helping "young" Mr. McCredie in the bookshop were far more endearing and believable plotlines. There was some humor, particularly when the children were involved.

I very much enjoyed the Edinburgh setting, particularly since I have been and could envision it all in my head. ❤️?

Apparently I‘ll just be reading books about bookshops for the foreseeable future.

#JanuaryJazz @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Bookshop

#12BooksOf2022 @Andrew65

My favorite book of December was The Christmas Bookshop Shop by Jenny Colgan.

#darkcolor

Listened to the audiobook. What a sweet story. It was performed well by the narrator. Loved the references of real Scottish places and landmarks in Edinburgh.

I was feeling rather Grinch-y this year so decided to see whether this would get me in a Christmas-y mood. While it wasn‘t 100% successful in altering my mood, it was still a delightful way to spend a few hours. Sometimes books like this are a soothing balm, despite their predictability.

Of all the cute, sweet and sappy books I have read this month (and there have been plenty) this is my favorite of the bunch. I liked the characters a lot especially Carman. I enjoyed seeing her bloom in her new job. Then there was old Mr. McCredie that I instantly fell for. Combined with a believable plot it was a heart warming story full of Christmas cheer. 4⭐️🎄🎄🎄

A lovely, well-written Christmas romance. Lovable characters in a beautiful setting - a bookshop in Edinburgh at Christmas time. A perfect December read.
This was my #BookSpin for this month. @TheAromaofBooks
#WinterReadathon, #WinterReadathonWordBingo (Party, Decoration)
#HolidayRomanceBingo (Save a Small Business)
#WinterCosyBookBingo (Set Somewhere You Don‘t Live)
#UKRoadTrip (Midlothian)

I read this for #Midwintersolace as I wanted something cosy but outside my comfort zone. Romance is not my genre. However, I really did enjoy this charming story of Carmen and her reconnection to life, family and herself.