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#OUABC Once Upon a Book Club December 2024 Monthly Box (Chasing Waves and Waterfalls)

4 Stars • "The Maui Effect" by Sara Ackerman is a romance novel where 'Iwa, a biologist, fights to save Maui's forest from becoming an eco-resort. She's drawn to surfer Dane, challenging her no-surfers-dating rule. Themes include environmentalism, surfing culture, and love against Hawaii's backdrop.

#Bookish #TheMauiEffect #SaraAckerman

#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #20in4 #JumpStart2025 #Read2025

My first finished book of 2025, I‘ve not read any Haig before but it was the book pick for the #OnceUponABookClub “Up All Night” box & came with a champagne glass, the #OUABC 2025 40 Book Challenge poster & 3 gifts that correspond to the story. I have some mixed thoughts about the book—I liked it but it took a while to get into & the magical realism was too heavy-handed for my taste. ⬇️

My December reading results were good for a busy month. I finished 16 books & started 2. I didn‘t quite get to everything I wanted but I read 3 books & a story for #SeasonalCozies & joined in #NancyDrewBR #SundayBuddyRead #Naturalitsy #MidWinterSolace & read all of my #Roll100 picks as well as completed my #BOTM challenge & #OUABC 40 book challenge.

I‘m midway through my #JolabokaflodSwap book & started the book from my #OUABC Up All Night Box.

#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #YearEnd #20in4

I‘m more out with the old for this #readathon I‘d like to finish my #Roll100 books for Dec, as well as books in progress & #SeriesLove new library e-book holds that just came in. For the new, I have a #OUABC #UpAllNight box with the Haig book that I‘ll read NYE & Day & my tree-a-day book for #Naturalitsy

Ambitious, but I just have one workday on Monday, I‘m still laying low🤧& several are in progress.

#OUABC Once Upon a Book Club November 2024 Monthly Box (The Fabric of her Life)

4 Stars • The Memory Dress by Jade Beer is a touching novel centered around a missing husband, Meredith Chalis, a former dressmaker for Princess Diana; Jayne, a neighbor who helps unravel the mysteries surrounding Meredith. and a dress once owned by Princess Diana. It interweaves stories of two women whose lives are transformed by this discovery. ⬇️

I feel good about my November reading. I guess hiding after the election helped my numbers as I finished 20 books including my 3 November #Roll100 + 2 more from previous months. I also finished books for #SeasonalCozies #BobWhiteBuddies ChildrensClassicRead2024 #Naturalitsy #FoodAndLit & I finished my #OUABC 40 Book challenge, met my 150 book goal on Goodreads & I‘m 1 book away from my #BOTM challenge. Favorites were: We Solve Murders, Shark ⬇️

Read in November 2024...
16 Books
Three 5-Star reads this month:
• The Spellshop
• Dead Souls
• The Importance of Being Earnest

#Goodreads #Bookstagram #OUABC #Litsy #Libby #Everand #Audible #Kindle

#ReadAway2024 #20in4 #Readathon #SaturdayChatterday

Unfortunately my Saturday vibe is work for next week when I have manager training classes & a business review but I took myself to the coffeeshop for food & caffeination.

I also finished this lovely book of poetry from Barbara Kingsolver. I like how personal she gets & of course she excels at the nature poems. This was the last prompt I needed for my #OUABC 40 book challenge & also my ⬇️

5✨Madi‘s grandmother passed away when she was about 13. Madi dreams about the love of her lives and the only real clue in this dream is the initials JR. After a tough break up with her boyfriend, she heads to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 for a business venture. Being connected through ancestry and a mission to spread her abuela‘s ashes in her home country. This was the perfect companion on a long road trip. This is my last #OUABC until I pay off some debts.😭

Read in October 2024...
19 Books
Two 5-Star reads this month:
• Murder Road
• The Lightning Bottles

#Goodreads #Bookstagram #OUABC #Litsy #Libby #Everand #Audible #Kindle