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I managed to read 15 books this year! (Not pictured: Red Rabbit) Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻🎁❄️☃️

I read this book so slowly because I was so sure that it was going to hurt my feelings… and it did BUT it was worth it. All the threads of this story get woven in so beautifully, right down to the last overdue library book.

I got this book for my birthday and was lucky enough to buddy read it - and hating on Vivian Rolfe together was such a beautiful experience - as Vivian is one of the best written villains, I have ever read.

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Time travel + cold cases = catnip for me. Loved seeing Elly Griffiths try something new. The world-building was strong, the present-day storylines more engaging than the historical ones, and while the romance felt unnecessary, I‘m still hooked and can‘t wait for the next book in the series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I didn‘t finish this in time for the new (to me) book club, and nothing I heard during the meeting made me want to run home and plow through the rest of it. I‘m sure it‘s fine—just not really my cup of tea.

I did, however, laugh out loud when the MC described Guinness as tasting like “angry marmite.”

Next month‘s selection, on the other hand, sounds very interesting.

Just started!!

Wow. This odd, sweeping, sensual novella was a one-sitting read for me. I had very little idea what to expect, except that @BennettBookworm loved it. It really blew me away. The story sort of defies explanation, and in some instances I felt rather than logically understood what was happening. It would make a fantastic book club book, and it‘s also one I could see rereading down the road. It‘s definitely going to stay with me.

5/5⭐️ I am crying at the end, I‘m so happy!!

In the Dominion, national identity traces back to the legend of Ser Una, a peerless knight who gave her life to save her queen. Owen Mallory has dedicated his academic career to Una's legacy, embracing the founding myth of a country that has never truly accepted him. A beautiful, haunting, heartbreaking tale of love and fate, the stories that drive and divide us, and the power of a connection that transcends time.

Gorgeous. Sprawling. Fantastical but so grounded. God, I love Alix E. Harrow. 😭 (Semi-featuring my festive and fandomy armoire.) #theeverlasting #alixeharrow #2025release

Falling into Alice E Harrow‘s world reminds me of the way I felt as a child reading books. My heart hums.
( photo from IG- my Kindle just doesn‘t give her beautiful covers justice)