MidWeekMuddle

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This book was exactly what it says on the tin. Almost sickly sweet, we watch two men who have had a crush on each other in the past reunite at a friend's wedding and decide to get together. There is zero conflict, all their friends support the relationship, & they manage to take it past the bubble of a snowed-in weekend to the real world. What made this fun for me was all the characters from Novak's previous books making appearances. Soft pick

peanutnine #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#ChristmasAtoZ @TexReader finished during
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern #MidWeekMuddle @TheAromaofBooks 2w

BookmarkTavern Sounds sweet! 2w

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peanutnine

A Kilt for Christmas | Tricia O'Malley

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This was a little bit of a ridiculous instalove story with magic and mayhem in the best way. My favorite characters were the interfering book club ladies and their punny sweaters!
This is technically part of the Enchanted Highlands series so I think I'll eventually go back and read the first two, but it wasn't necessary for this story
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#ChristmasAtoZ @TexReader

peanutnine Finished during #Adventathon @BookmarkTavern and #MidWeekMuddle @TheAromaofBooks 2w

TheSpineView Fantastic! 2w

BookmarkTavern Cute! ❤️ 2w

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 2w

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peanutnine

The Christmas Book Hunt | Jenny Colgan

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This was a fun short story following Mirren on her search for a rare book for her ailing great-aunt. I liked her adventures in all the cozy book towns. I thought the ending wrapped up too quickly but otherwise enjoyed it.
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Finished during #Adventathon @BookmarkTavern and #MidWeekMuddle @TheAromaofBooks

BookmarkTavern Looks fun! 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w

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peanutnine

The Christmas Swap: A Novel | Talia Samuels

so-so

I almost didn't finish this one. I was mostly enjoying it as a good background audiobook with a silly premise. The characters were a bit unlikable at first but grew on me. But then right before the end the main character made a decision that really annoyed me & I had to take a break. I did end up listening to the last hour eventually & was happy with the ending. I think overall this one just had some triggers that hit too close to home for me TW⤵️

peanutnine TW: emotional abuse, toxic relationship 3w

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#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#ChristmasAtoZ @Texreader #CasttheDie @PuddleJumper Finished during the #MidWeekMuddle @TheAromaofBooks 3w

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3w

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The Book Club Hotel | Sarah Morgan

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This was definitely my favorite book I've read so far this month, and one of my favorites for the year. Even though Hattie is only 28, she's been widowed for 2 years and is struggling to run the Vermont inn that was her husband's dream, all while taking care of their young daughter. Meanwhile, 3 women (Erica, Claudia, and Anna) have been friends since college and always get together for a week every year. Now that they are all at or close to 40 ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) they're each experiencing that mid-life crisis of realizing you've done something for a couple decades and is that really what life is all about? Erica's the classic workaholic, Claudia's 10-yr relationship ended earlier that year, and Anna is about to become an empty-nester after her children being her driving focus for 18 years. When they come to stay at Hattie's inn, things all come into focus. This isn't a high-energy story, and ⬇ 4w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) while there is a little bit of romance, this book is really just about these four women finding some new direction as they approach new seasons of life. It's done so well!! Sometimes I find Morgan's stories to feel a little thin because she always takes on multiple characters, but because there wasn't as much romance in this one, I felt like I got to spend a balanced time with all four of these characters and loved each of them! 4w

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#ReadorDonate - Keeping!! @julieclair
#MidweekMuddle (I'm behind on reviewing as usual lol)
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern 4w

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julieclair This sounds so good! Stacked! 4w

bookandbedandtea I loved this one too! And you've reminded me that I meant to read more of her books as this was my first one. 4w

TheAromaofBooks @julieclair @bookandbedandtea - I think you would both really like this one!! I love Sarah Morgan's Christmas books because while there is always a splash of romance, it's always way more about family relationships, especially mothers/daughters/sisters. And so far, any book I've read where there is a married couple having issues, they actually talk and work through them like adults instead of realizing the other person was “holding them back“ or⬇ 4w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) whatever. I especially enjoyed The Christmas Sisters, The Christmas Escape, and A Wedding in December, but honestly every book I've read by her has been a 4* or better for me. I've only read two of her not-Christmas books, and particularly enjoyed Family for Beginners. 4w

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @bookandbedandtea Just found The Book Club Hotel on Kindle Unlimited! Woo hoo! 4w

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Day 19 Readathon Totals #WinterGames2024

Read for five hours. Still working on Winter‘s Tale and The Thirteenth Child.

#ReadAway2024 #ChristmasAtoZ #WinterCosy
#Adventathon #MidWeekMuddle +50 each

+255 points #ChristmasChapterChasers

StayCurious

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JessClark78

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Day 18 Totals #WinterGames2024

Read for three hours yesterday. Read a little more of Winter‘s Tale and a chunk of The Thirteenth Child.

#ReadAway2024 #ChristmasAtoZ #WinterCosy
#Adventathon #MidWeekMuddle +30 each

Watched:
🎥 A Bad Moms Christmas +5

+160 points #ChristmasChapterChasers