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This was a right place, right time kind of book. I was traveling in Japan in July, surrounded by beauty and serenity and the way Rene Denfeld writes, somehow added to that. A wonderful story, great characters.

This book was a fascinating, digressive wild ride. If you're able to accept the male chauvinist redneck attitudes, it is quite the slow-moving train wreck.

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

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My favorite book of March was The Trail of Lost Hearts by Tracey Garvis Graves (tagged).

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This one wasn't so bad

Thank you so much Catie! The coffee you sent is delicious. This book is next on my stack to read!
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#WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks 1090 total pts

This was absolutely lovely! It's exactly what I want in a Christmas novella that isn't romance focused. Warm and cozy, I honestly wish I could have wrapped myself in the quilt the characters come together to make.

Torte‘s annual staff Christmas party is interrupted when the new owner of the local, historic inn is found murdered at the bottom of the staircase. W/ vandalism, sabotage, & poisonings, Jules has her work cut out for her to catch a killer.

As always, I really love the descriptions of food, & the community within Torte, & the Christmas setting was charming. But the conclusion felt too rushed & summarized to me, & didn‘t feel set up well.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Childfinder Naomi is back. Still looking for her long lost sister, she finds herself among the homeless kids in the streets of Portland.
The plot isn‘t that strong, to be honest. It‘s all a bit too convenient and unbelievable.
But does it even matter when Rene Denfeld does her magic with her characters and their traumas? It doesn‘t: Celia, Rich, Naomi, Jerome feel so real.
I want to read everything Denfeld writes.

📸 Amsterdam Light Festival

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