panThat‘s another series cleared from my shelf. I really enjoyed the first couple of books in this series, but felt by book 4 it was getting jaded, and sadly this, the 5th in the series, is even more tired. Dunbar is so intent on shoehorning politics into her book that she forgot to make the story and characters interesting.
Book 71/80 #Read2025 @DieAReader
#SeriesLove2025 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
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pickI was not sure what to expect when I started listening to this (thanks to Libro.fm for the ALC opportunity), but this story is more somber than the cover suggests. It‘s very contemplative but yet also offers hope for new beginnings (hence the title). The audio narration is engaging, and I enjoyed listening to this while doing household chores and preparing kitty medicine. #52BookClub25 #AuthorsLastNameIsAlsoAFirstName #LitsyAToZ #LetterN
pickNora writes romance movie scripts, and when her script for The Tea House is set to be filmed at the tea house on her property, she and her kids befriend the star of the movie, Leo Vance, and their lives will never be the same.
#LitsyLoveReads
#FourFoursIn25: #RandomFandom @Lauredhel
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pickA cute YA holiday story! Shy, rule-following Tess makes a bucket list to help get her out of her comfort zone. She meets Christopher, who is happy to help her accomplish her list by NYE, but he‘s hiding something that could impact Tess‘ family.
#yearend #20in4 #outwiththeoldinwiththenew
#jumpstart2025
#wintergames24 #holidaybookdragons
pickTwo trolls have descended on Christmasland escaping Krampus‘s territory! Meanwhile, Finley is an awkward elf put to work by the elven Christmas Post Office to collect children‘s letters to Santa asking for Christmas wishes. The trolls kidnap, drug, and force Finley to turn the letters over to them for an evil scheme. This is an original, fun, short story about how even an insecure little elf can make overcome scary trolls! ⬇️
pickIn this Inspector Alleyn mystery, Alleyn investigates a grisly murder that happens during the performance of a ritual English folk dance and mummer's play to celebrate the Winter Solstice.
I'm using this for my final prompt of #52bookclub24, “Set during a holiday you don't celebrate,“ and with this, I've completed my 2024 challenge!
pickWould be a great Hallmark movie! Nothing new - a big city businesswoman heads to a small town to close down a local company, but instead falls in love with the town and the people. She catches feelings for a local man, then finds out some ugly truths about the conglomerate she works for, and needs to figure out what‘s most important to her.
#readordonate
#bookspinbingo
#ChristmasAtoZ #LetterN
#adventathon
#wintergames2024 #holidaybookdragons
pick“You‘re in the right place at the right time, and you care enough to do what needs to be done. Sometimes that‘s enough.”
Very enchanting. I wish some of the characters had been developed a bit more, but it was very atmospheric and sweet.
pick#WinterGames #HolidayBookGames @LiseWorks
#LetterN #ChristmasAtoZ @Texreader
Book three in the series and another hit with me. A solid story and good characters. A short and satisfying Christmas romance. 4⭐️ 💚🎄❤️📖💚📚❤️
pickSuper sweet Christmas romance with a single dad, one naughty 6 year old, and a family friend turned nanny. At only 208 pages, this book was a quick listen at work. It had Nicholas Sparks vibes and my only complaint was that it was too short. I liked the characters enough that more development would have been appreciated. 3.5⭐️
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