Bright Lights, Big Christmas: A Novel | 
pickIt was cute. Easy read for the holidays.
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pickIt was cute. Easy read for the holidays.
pickThis is a warm & cozy Christmas read about Kerry & her brother, Murphy, who head to NYC every December to sell Christmas trees from their tree farm. They befriend & romance some of the locals. Sweet and a little sappy & perfect for this time of year. 4⭐️ 80 points
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pickLoved it! All the warm fuzzy feelings in this one! 🎄
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#adventathon
#ChristmasAtoZ #LetterB
#christmascardreadathon
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First snow of the season + holiday weekend makes the perfect day for a holiday read! What are some of your favorite holiday books?
pickThe tagged book is not the one I read; it‘s last year‘s Christmas book. This year‘s is Holiday Hideaway — it‘s a short story sold by itself. It‘s a cute little holiday romance, but it‘s short on a holiday atmosphere. The story could be set at any other time as well. I continued with Looking for Jane on my #audiowalk at the beach. The weather was perfect for our short trip.
pickEvery winter the Toliver Family head to NYC from their tree farm in Tarburton, North Carolina to sell their beloved Fraser Fir trees in time for Christmas. The annual sojourn is usually made by Murphy and his father Jock in his rusting 1982 Ford F-150 with a vintage fifteen-foot travel trailer hooked up behind it. The 1962 Shasta trailer was fondly referred to as Spammy has made the trip for the past 40 years.
pickLow end of the pick scale. I think we‘re supposed to like Murphy, Kerry‘s brother, but he‘s mostly mean & grumpy for no reason. Kerry‘s a perfectly fine character. I liked MKA‘s last Christmas book, The Santa Suit, better. The narrator of this one has kind of a baby voice, which is irritating when the mc is a grown woman. #audiowalk
Photo of Callaway Resorts in Georgia - looks so inviting. Paired with the tagged book, which sounds so good!
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This was a sweet read but I think this will mark the close of my holiday reading. I‘m quite possibly holiday‘d out. 🎄
pickDecember has flown by so far, but I started off strong with 36,115 points for #TeamEvergreen. Thank you #WGWordSearch! 😜
Pictured are some of the books that have stuck with me so far! ❤️
Here‘s my breakdown ☺️
15 holiday movies
4 holiday tv shows
17 holiday audiobooks
80 children‘s holiday books
1 TBR audiobook
5 holiday comics
8 TBR comics
Going to save those sweet sweet bingo points for the end of the #WinterGames 😊
pickRecently laid off and floundering Kerry fills in for her ailing father and travels with her brother to New York City to set up their family farms annual tree lot. Along side her “Karen” of a brother Murph she finds the place she truly feels at home. Hallmark movie on paper. Read it! ❤️🎄💚 #WinterGames #GangstaWrappers 2,290 word search points. #Adventathon #AtoZ #CandyLand #HolidayRomance #RushAThon #WinterCosy
New start for this week and perfect for today‘s photo challenge.❤️🎄💚
❤️blue cover #WinterGames #GangstaWrappers
A looming migraine is trying to offset my progress. Made this and forgot to post last night! #dailyphotochallenge, ornament challenge and #DecemberDreams, day 7: green font, Scrooge, an ornament good enough to eat…coffee isn‘t an “eat” but tends to be a lot of my meals so it‘s applicable 🤣 #RestingGrinchFace #wintergames
pickAnother lovely heartwarming cozy Christmas read from MKA. I enjoyed the community of characters as well as the main characters' relationships, but I especially love the HEA.
pick3.5 ⭐️ That got me out of my reading slump!
This was a cute, light read that had all of the holiday feels. I really enjoyed the storyline and characters.
4 hours x 7 #Readathon = 280
163 words = 1630 #WGWordSearch
25 holiday #tbr
Total 1,656
❄️ #WinterGames ❄️
Grand Total Points: 2,358
Total Hours Read: 6.5
#GangstaWrappers #WordSearch #Adventathon #AtoZ #CandyLand #HolidayRomance #LittenListen #Rushathon #WinterCozy #WinterGames2023
#WinterGames DailyPhotoChallenge #Day6 #GreenFont #SantasBookshELVES
Another one for the TBR
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#WinterGames Update! ❄️
2.5 hours audio for 8 readathons = 200 points
50 #WordSearch words = 500
Total : 702
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Started the tagged audiobook while switching out Puddles Halloween toys to Christmas toys. He‘s one happy (and spoiled) pug! ❤️ #TeamEvergreen #winterGames
I don‘t do Hallmark movies at all. But I do like a good lighthearted somewhat predictable (in the very best way) Christmas book. This one fit the bill!
Happy December and most of all ....
Happy #WinterGames !!!!
Wishing everyone a great month of reading and holiday activities. Good luck to all of the teams but especially, #GangstaWrappers !!! 💚❤️💚
Listening to my first holiday audiobook (tagged) while working on this cold and rainy Friday.
#readathon #20in4 #wintergames2023 #wordsearch #littenlisten #rushathon #wintercosy #wintercleardown #adventathon
pickI am not a huge romance fan. But I have always loved Mary Kay Andrews work. This one was no exception. Just a light hearted, fun Christmas romance that I couldn‘t put down.
Happy pub day and bookmail!
I‘ve been waiting on this one since seeing the Fab Four in Huntsville, AL.
For some reason I can't post the picture I took so will use a goodreads copy.
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pickI have to go to New York City and sell Christmas trees with my brother?
As it turns out, things weren‘t as bad as she thought they would be. She met a lot of wonderful people and met dreamy Patrick.
Another fun one with lovable characters.
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/4h9cw4yh
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FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 26.
It may be a few months until Christmas, but don't miss this heartwarming gem.
You will love the characters and the story line.
Mary Kay Andrews never disappoints.
Be sure to add it to your reading list. 5/5
Thank you to the publisher for an advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.
@marykayandrews
Fun, fun…love books by Mary Kay Andrews!!
And….look at the cute swag - a car air freshener that smells of Christmas in July!! 🎄 🎄
Thank you Kejana Ayala and Erica Martirano of @StMartinsPress
COVER REVEAL!!
MKA‘s new Christmas novella will be in stores everywhere on September 26, 2023 from @stmartinspress
Mark your calendars and start planning your holiday reading early.
PRE-ORDER LINK: https://bit.ly/BLBCpreorder
#CoverReveal!
Behold #BrightLightsBigChristmas by #nytimes #bestseller @marykayandrews
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