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It Happened One Christmas

Book Review It Happened One Christmas by Chantel GuertinChristmas Romance | Contemporary Earlier this year, I received the sweetest little “Christmas in July” box from Penguin Random House Canada — complete with It Happened One Christmas by Chantel Guertin and some peppermint hot chocolate! And while I don’t usually start my December holiday reads so …

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The Girl Who Was Taken

Book Review The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie DonleaMystery | Thriller | Suspense When it comes to mysteries and thrillers, I have a pretty good track record at figuring things out before the final reveal. It’s not often that an author manages to catch me completely off-guard, and yet, have the culprit still make …

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Being Henry: The Fonz… And Beyond

Book Review Being Henry by Henry WinklerMemoir The first thing that jumped out at me while reading the blurb for this memoir was that Henry Winkler is “… widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood.” And throughout the entirety of this 240-page memoir, I kept thinking, “I can completely see why he’s earned that reputation.” …

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The Exchange

Book Review The Exchange by John GrishamFiction | Mystery | Legal Thriller The Firm is one of my favorite Grisham novels. When news hit that we were expecting a sequel to the bestselling story, I immediately headed to NetGalley to see if I could grab an advance copy. Grisham is an auto-buy author for me, …

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The Connellys of County Down

Book Review The Connelly’s of County Down by Tracey LangeFiction | Literary Fiction I will openly admit that general fiction and literary fiction aren’t genres I find myself naturally drawn toward. So when an advance copy of The Connellys of County Down landed on my doorstep a few months ago, I was hesitant to pick …

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You Make It Feel Like Christmas

Book Review You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Toni ShilohChristmas | Romance | Christian Fiction Contemporary romance isn’t my go-to genre, but when the month of December rolls around, holiday romances seem to be all I read. I love the cozy settings with fireplaces, homemade cookies, and lights twinkling against the snow. And while …

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October 2023 Mini-Challenge

October 2023 Mini-Challenge How do you celebrate the month of October? Depending on where you live, you may or may not be tossing back pumpkin spice lattes or have a jack-o-lantern sitting on your front step, but we all love cozy nights spent cuddled up with a good book. And this month’s mini-challenge embraces just …

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A Traitor in Whitehall

Book Review A Traitor in Whitehall by Julia KellyHistorical Fiction / Mystery From Winston Churchill’s underground bunker comes a brand new amateur detective — in the form of one of his tenacious secretaries, Evelyne Redfern. Reader’s Thoughts: At the beginning of WWII, Winston Churchill moved his command center to a group of basement offices in …

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Vote for a 2024 Prompt: Week Four

Vote for a 2024 Prompt! WEEK FOUR: September 25 – October 1, 2023 It’s time for our last vote for a 2024 prompt! (You can find the finalists from weeks one and two here! Week three results are currently being tallied and will be announced on Wednesday.) For our final vote in September, we’re voting …

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