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Month: December 2020

December 2020 Wrap Up

December 31, 2020June 15, 2022Leave a comment

Congratulations everyone! We finished the fifth year of 2020! While I know everything won't magically get better when the clock hits midnight, it's nice to think that 2021 is a fresh start. New year, new goals (well, reading goals), and honestly, I'm just a fan of odd numbered years. Maybe because my birthday is literally … Continue reading December 2020 Wrap Up

Liebster Award – December 2020

December 24, 2020June 15, 20222 Comments

Hello everyone! Today I will be answering questions for the Liebster Award! Thank you so much to Anna from Anna's Book Nook for the nomination! I loved reading through your post and I'm excited to answer the questions you asked! Rules Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.Answer the … Continue reading Liebster Award – December 2020

Review: The Mistletoe Secret

December 23, 2020June 19, 2021Leave a comment

Thinking no one is reading, a blogger who calls herself LBH writes about her most personal feelings, especially her overwhelming loneliness. She goes from day to day showing a brave face to the world while inside she longs to know how it would feel if one person cared about her.Alex Bartlett cares. He’s reading her … Continue reading Review: The Mistletoe Secret

Review: The Mistletoe Inn

December 22, 2020June 19, 2021Leave a comment

At thirty-two Kimberly Rossetti, a finance officer at a Lexus car dealership, has had her heart broken more times than she wants to remember. With two failed engagements, a divorce and again alone with no prospects, she hardly seems the type to dream of being a published romance author. Dreading another holiday alone, she signs … Continue reading Review: The Mistletoe Inn

Books I’d Like to Revisit

December 21, 2020June 15, 20222 Comments

I'm one of those people who loves rereading books. After all, it's not like books are meant to be read once, and when you really love a book, why wouldn't you want to revisit it at some point in your life? I like to revisit Harry Potter every now and then because it brings a … Continue reading Books I’d Like to Revisit

Review: Lock & Key

December 19, 2020June 19, 2021Leave a comment

Unlock your heart and the rest will follow.Ruby is used to taking care of herself.But now that she's living with her sister, she's got her own room, she's going to a good school, and her future looks bright.Plus there's an adorable boy next door.Can Ruby learn to open her heart and let him in? A … Continue reading Review: Lock & Key

Review: A Work in Progress

December 17, 2020June 19, 2021Leave a comment

In this intimate memoir of life beyond the camera, Connor Franta shares the lessons he has learned on his journey from small-town boy to Internet sensation so far.Here, Connor offers a look at his Midwestern upbringing as one of four children in the home and one of five in the classroom; his struggles with identity, … Continue reading Review: A Work in Progress

21 Books I Want to Read in 2021

December 16, 2020June 15, 20226 Comments

Can you believe it's mid-December already? I feel like this month is going by quicker than most, which is saying something for 2020. Most months lasted at least a year, right? I'm sorta glad for it though, not only because I'm ready for a new year, but because I've had my Christmas shopping done for … Continue reading 21 Books I Want to Read in 2021

Review: A Quiet Kind of Thunder

December 15, 2020June 19, 2021Leave a comment

Steffi doesn’t talk, but she has so much to say.Rhys can’t hear, but he can listen.Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life. The condition’s name has always felt ironic to her, because she certainly does not “select” not to speak. In fact, she would give anything to be able to speak … Continue reading Review: A Quiet Kind of Thunder

Review: Tradition

December 14, 2020June 19, 2021Leave a comment

Prestigious. Powerful. Privileged. This is Fullbrook Academy, an elite prep school where history looms in the leafy branches over its brick walkways. But some traditions upheld in its hallowed halls are profoundly dangerous.Jules Devereux just wants to keep her head down, avoid distractions, and get into the right college, so she can leave Fullbrook and … Continue reading Review: Tradition

How to Speak Book Nerd

December 12, 2020June 15, 20222 Comments

Is it really a surprise that the bookish community has its own language? No, not really. After all, we read a lot, so why wouldn't we have our own bookish terms to go along with our social media (and sometimes in-person) community? A lot of the terms are acronyms, which are usually easy to figure … Continue reading How to Speak Book Nerd

Review: The Van Gogh Deception

December 10, 2020June 19, 20211 Comment

When a young boy is discovered in Washington DC’s National Gallery without any recollection of who he is, so begins a high-stakes race to unravel the greatest mystery of all: his identity.As the stakes continue to rise, the boy must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one … Continue reading Review: The Van Gogh Deception

Review: Pancakes in Paris

December 7, 2020June 19, 20211 Comment

Paris was practically perfect...Craig Carlson was the last person anyone would expect to open an American diner in Paris. He came from humble beginnings in a working-class town in Connecticut, had never worked in a restaurant, and didn't know anything about starting a brand-new business. But from his first visit to Paris, Craig knew he … Continue reading Review: Pancakes in Paris

We Need to Stop Calling YA a Genre

December 5, 2020June 15, 202210 Comments

I'm guilty of doing this, so I'm not coming down on anyone. For the longest time, actually, I would just refer to Young Adult books as a genre of books. The problem with calling YA a genre is the fact that it's not really a genre. It's an audience target. Much like children's books are … Continue reading We Need to Stop Calling YA a Genre

Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

December 3, 2020June 19, 20213 Comments

For Lila Reyes, a summer in England was never part of the plan. The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería, 2) move in with her best friend after graduation, and 3) live happily ever after with her boyfriend. But then the Trifecta happened, and everything—including Lila herself—fell … Continue reading Review: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow

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