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What a fabulous, cosy month so far. Lots of r & r trying to recover from flu. So many blanket nests/forts. I've been reading loads of fairytales, retellings and Christmassy books.❄️🎄🎁📚 🎡🧚‍♀️🫕🤧🥶❄️
Only a few more to go before I complete @PuddleJumper #WinterCosyCosyBingo board. Not sure about reading outside tho, it's -7 here!! Reading in the car counts right? 😉

Last review for now. If you don't mind an absolutely absurd amount of insta-love, this was a fun little story. Becca, widowed three years, has moved to a new town for a fresh start. She ends up adopting a dog, getting lost in a snowstorm, getting rescued by the local hunky veterinarian, and helping him deliver a baby llama. Absurd? Absolutely. Good, clean, Christmasy fun? Also absolutely. 😂

I actually almost bailed on this one and kind of wish I had. Lauren was literally a bitch for no reason for about a third of this book. She was SO rude, self-absorbed, and obnoxious. Will is DOING YOU A FAVOR and you're treating him like trash because of something he said to you when he was stupid drunk ten years ago that he doesn't even remember??? Wow, you're right, that makes you the mature one who has definitely worked through your issues 🙄 ⬇

This is actually the sequel to the tagged book, but isn't in the system. I really liked the characters in this one and it was fun to see the couple/family from the first book again as well. However, the final drama was a little much for me; I get really annoyed when people leave a relationship “because it's the best thing for you“ even though they haven't actually talked with the person to find out what that person thinks the best thing is lol

If you like your Christmas romances a little bit boring, this one may be for you lol It wasn't a bad read, just slow in spots, especially since we spend most of the book getting the idea of what went down between the main characters in high school, yet the author still felt obligated to give us a “Christmas Past“ section to hash it out in detail. Still, the characters were likable, even if ultimately forgettable. Soft pick.

Ever since I discovered Sarah Morgan a few years back, I have looked forward to her new Christmas book every year. She writes family dynamics so well, and I especially appreciate that she always includes a POV of one of the older/married women in the story. A lot of authors would use a family set up like this (three siblings) to write a little series, but Morgan finds a HEA for all three of them in one book. It works, but does feel like some ⬇️

Last review for now!! This one had the right ingredients but somehow didn't work for me. First off, look at the title! Look at the cover! Look at the characters' names! Nick's family owns a Christmas tree farm! They live in a town called Mistletoe! And yet! This book didn't feel Christmasy! It was so weird. Most of the story actually centers around drama with Nick's ex, Amber, who also happens to be good friends with Noel's best friend, Gabby. ⬇️