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Thank you, thank you, thank you @AmyG 🥰❤️ Such a sweet surprise and one that really brightened my day. I appreciate you so much!!

I hope all #LitsyLove writers know how much my face lights up with a smile when I get a letter from you. I know I‘ve been slow to respond lately but I‘m still enjoying every moment getting to know everyone through snail mail and share all about our lives and interests. Cheers to many more 💌

Fun book for the holiday season. While predictable it was definitely something relatable as a single ladies.

❄️Tagged book is not the favorite but I enjoyed it in general in 2021.
❄️Personal goal-more time with family. But I also want to do some things in the house, at least start this year; participate in more sport events; and read more. Sorry, the question indicates one goal but I need these goals together for my inner balance🧘🏽‍♀️
❄️I completed some errands on time since tomorrow is a holiday here in PR, Tres Reyes Magos (Three Wise Kings Day).

Some belated #christmasreading

January 2, 2022 My TBR books are staring at me right now on my desk: The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss, Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, and In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (which I have seen so much rave about so I HAD to pick it up) What are your TBR books? Comment please 😇

A light pick. Kate isn't having much luck in the love department, so at the urging of some friends, she joins The Twelve Dates of Christmas. You complete a dating profile, pick your date activities, & pay for your portion of the dates in advance. The dating service them matches you up with 12 men whom you get a date with over the next few weeks. It's a super cute premise & if I was single, I totally want in! However, this was just OK for me. ⬇️

#HolidayReads Print Stack. I'd really like to finish all these and then will decide what to keep and what donate to my friends or Library. Need to make some space for the new year. I think I can fit 4 more in during the #12daysofbookmas.

As for tagged book - Didn't like friend to love interest Matt. I really wanted Lumberjack Beard from Date 4 to be the HEA. Definitely not a #forevershelf read

Enjoyable rom-com: funny and feel-good, pretty predictable, but cute. Nice and entertaining christmasy story :)

I read this with the #SundayBuddyRead crew. While I probably wouldn‘t have otherwise, it was a pleasant, fast holiday read. The concept of the 12 holiday-themed dates with strangers was fun, and parts made me 🤣 (the architect and the gingerbread house omg), but it was a wee bit eyerollish and predictable, and it‘s hard to love a romance when you don‘t really like the main love interest. 😬

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Thanks for being an awesome host, Christine!

Last Tuesday of 2021! Wow! It snuck up on me. Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions. Thanks to everyone who played this year.

📚 Tagged.
📚 I am in the process of selling my house in Asheville. Just want it to be done. I am ready to be down to one house. Scheduled to close at the end of January.

Want to play? @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs @OriginalCyn620 @wanderinglynn @EadieB @Lcsmcat @TheAromaofBooks @DaveGreen7777 @RamsFan1963 @Nute

I enjoyed this and the resolution of the story, but for some reason it seemed a long read. Would be happy to read more by this author.

28th book read for #WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs @Clwojick #ChristmasMyWay @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader #WrapItUpReadathon @keys_on_fire #WintercosyReadathon @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryReadathon @TheSpineView

I have mixed feelings with this book. It is very predictable and I think was too long with repetitive of unnecessary details. Also I didn‘t like much Matt with his explosive character where he easily offended Kate twice. But besides those comments, the novel was so funny: Kate‘s mom😳🙄, her dates😆her relationship with Laura, the town gossips☺️At least in those blind dates there were staff present in their first date😅. Love Drew! 34⭐️

This made me laugh several times. I really loved the setting: a little snowy town that had Christmas decorations & spirit everywhere. Story was really predictable but any Christmas story has never surprised me so I think that's how those usually are.

This was super cosy and I liked how this wasn't too romantic.

#SundayBuddyRead

#wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers #AVeryMerryReadathon #ChristmasMyWay

Finally starting this book, not sure what had delayed me starting it.

#WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs @Clwojick #ChristmasMyWay @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader #WrapItUpReadathon @keys_on_fire #WintercosyReadathon @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryReadathon @TheSpineView

#WinterGames #MistletoeManiacs

(Smokey is telling me I better make this review quick because I need to get up and feed him. Lol)

3.75🌟 This was a fun story and I enjoyed reading it. It fit that guilty pleasure that is met by Netflix Christmas movies. I did feel that a lot of conflict wa forced for the sake of creating conflict and that the characters' actions sometimes came out of left field. 👇

Just listened to this entire audiobook while decorating sugar cookies! It came off hold from the library today and felt like the perfect time to listen to it. It was cute and easy to listen to. It wasn't my favorite romance as the storyline and characters weren't anything surprising, and it was less humorous than some of my other recent reads. But a sweet, festive story nonetheless.

This was very predictable, but still a fun read if you're looking for something light at the Holidays. I liked the idea of the twelve dates- it added a little bit of suspense to the story.
#SundayBuddyRead

I really loved this, from the beginning right up to the end. The main character was the real star of this book for me. I rooted for her right from the start. The small town setting where everyone knew everyone else was a nice touch to making this story even more heartwarming. I would highly recommend not missing out on this as a holiday read.

⭐: 4.5

Book #68: This one was just okay to me. I don‘t think I really connected with it. I didn‘t love the main love interest. I found him to be kind of a mooch and not that nice. Overall, it was a low key Christmas romance read that made me want to bake treats and drink mulled wine. I loved the 12 dates business idea and the date ideas were cool and Christmassy, but whoever ran that event did an absolutely terrible job vetting out the participants 😂

A cute holiday rom-com where you knew how it would end from the beginning. But I enjoyed all the dating antics and mishaps along the way. And I had fun seeing everyone's thoughts in the #sundaybuddyread discussions 😊 thanks @TheBookHippie for hosting!

I enjoyed this fun little Christmas rom com - a small town girl finds the love she had all along. I loved her dad and best friend as characters, and was glad it wasn't all about the boys, that other relationships held even more importance than the romantic prospects. #wgwordsearch 146 words in this last section for 1,460 points. #wintergames #teamgamesleighers @StayCurious #merryandbright and #dashingdecember 4 hrs=80 pts
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This holiday rom-com for #sundaybuddyread gets a soft pick from me. I didn‘t love the male lead but I enjoyed the 12 dates, small village life, many of the supporting characters, food descriptions & all the nature & design process mentions from Kate, the female lead. Overall, a good bit of holiday fluff-perfect for December. It also gets me 4,700 points for #WinterGames2021 #WGWordsearch 🤗 + 26 points & #readathon points!⬇️ for #teamgamesleighers

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

I so appreciate each and everyone of you reading along this year —whether for one book or twelve. It is the highlight of my week, I look so forward to our Sundays!!

Next week is OFF 🤍🎄

On to 2022!

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Christine

Um. No. This book was clearly not meant for me. But don't let me put you off if this is your jam.

Finished on the airplane yesterday. And realized that I'm not going to have time to participate in #SundayBuddyRead today anyway. @TheBookHippie

#BookSpinBingo square 2
@TheAromaofBooks

Clearly I‘ve lost my ever loving mind -I‘ve watched this tonight and just died laughing … not from the movie, from my family who believes my dark heart that they love has runaway… they kept watching me watch it 😂😂😂😂

Keep them guessing I say. #mistletoemanics here‘s a Xmas flick ..

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD TOMORROW
We discuss the last section and the ending! Anyone who has read the book feel free to join in! Until then SHHHHHH lots of folks read on Saturday 🤫🤐

I feel like I might just stay home and read for 4-5 months

This isn't book related. Just took a pic of the Boston Public Library on my walk to the office this morning and wanted to share.

Tagged is a book I was skimming on the train. Definitely not set in Boston.

🌟🌟🌟🌟 Fun, #festiveread, perfect for the holidays. It was pretty apparent what the end result would be romantically, but I enjoyed seeing Kate have all these dates and the outcomes of each.

3,537 pts for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021
#WGWordSearch @Clwojick
#wrapitupreadathon
#wintercosyreadathon @PuddleJumper
#averymerryreadathon @TheSpineView
#adventathon @ozma.of.oz
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
#dashingdecember @Andrew65

This was a reread for me from last year and I still enjoyed it the second time around. Someone else who tagged me in a review of this one earlier ( @Laughterhp ?) mentioned how they felt like Matt was kind of taking advantage of Kate and her willingness to help her out. I thought I had read at some point him saying something about paying her for her baked goods, but was more aware of how much she was doing for him as I read the second half. ⬇️

As anticipated, this was predictable from the first chapter. Any other time of year, I‘d give this a so-so but this being my type of go-to fluffy holiday read, I‘ll give it a pick. The 12 dates was definitely a unique concept.

#SundayBuddyRead

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

I‘m ready for SUNDAY 🎄

Anyone who has read the book feel free to join us on Sunday as we discuss this last section we read and the whole book. Until then shhhhhhh🤐🤫

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

I‘m ready for SUNDAY 🎄

Anyone who has read the book feel free to join us on Sunday as we discuss this last section we read and the book itself. Until then shhhhhhh🤐🤫

Kate signs up with a matchmaking company offering 12 dates before Christmas….only to find her true love was just right in front of her all along. Very sweet story.

#SundayBuddyRead @TheBookHippie

A bit cheesy, a bit predictable, but some fun quirks and a great setting and supporting cast. #sundaybuddyread

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Winter Market 2019 pre covid the grandbaby hippie ♥️ We go early, eat and shop. It‘s fun.

❄️They had it this year but his Mama took him since I was doing a soup night at the alternative school.

Finished this week's section for #sundaybuddyread! #Wgwordsearch 1,810 points added 😁⛄
#wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers @StayCurious

"That's not sparkle, it's rage glitter"
Favourite line! I'll admit it, this was kind of cute. A quick read and my #Doublespin for the month

10hrs
#HolidayRead 25
226x10=2260
Total Points: 2985

#AVeryMerryBingo @Jadams1776
#Bookspinbingo @Thearomaofbooks
#Wintercozy @Puddlejumper
#AVeryMerryReadathon @Thespineview
#Adventathon @Ozma.of.oz
#Wrapitupreadathon @keys_on_fire
#Littenlisten @aperfectmjk
#WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs @Clwojick

#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD

Time to finish this up!!

December 26 is an OFF WEEK🎄❄️♥️

Anyone who has read this welcome to join us next Sunday!