Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber
In the spirit of the holidays, I decided to pick up a fluffy holiday romance that we just got in at our library. I don’t know if I’ve ever read anything by Debbie Macomber, but it was… fine. It always seems more apparent when listening to audiobooks than reading when an author repeats phrases often, or when language gets a bit awkward, but this author churns out a ton of books, so I suppose that can be forgiven. It was nice that this didn’t have […]
Jan Brett’s the Nutcracker by Jan Brett
Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie: A Thanksgiving Celebration by America’s Text Kitchen Kids
I was mentioning to a coworker that if you wanted to count how many different versions of a story there are, he should be looking at The Nutcracker as he had mentioned he was going to count how many different versions of Charles Dicken’s Christmas Carol came in. Soon after that, Jan Brett’s The Nutcracker came onto the scene. And of course, I had to read. With a few differences (Mouse King vs. Rat King or Mouse/Rat Queen are the big differences I have noticed) […]
The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane by Jeannie Chin
Every once in a while I get an itch for a small town romance, but the lack of diversity and the suspension of disbelief (sure, every small town can support a cupcake bakery and a bookstore and a yarn shop and a cute coffee shop and…) can get a bit grating. But this book? It scratches that small town itch while addressing those issues, plus has a pretty fun enemies-to-lovers angle. After a tragic incident that left him wounded, Clay has arrived in the small […]
No Ordinary Christmas by Belle Calhoune
It’s no secret that I love second chance romances and holiday romances, so one that combined the two? Should’ve been a homerun. Unfortunately, while there was quite a bit of both that worked, the book overall didn’t hit well for me. Dante and Lucy grew up together in the little town of Mistletoe, Maine. They’d been childhood friends and then in a relationship, until he unexpectedly took off for California, throwing away all their careful plans for the future. In the almost nine years since, he’s […]
The Lights on Knockbridge Lane by Roan Parrish
It’s another Garnet Run book! Like the previous books, there’s loads of pets in this one, but they’re not as cuddly as cats and dogs… This book is about family – the ones you choose to make, and how you can keep choosing them. While this is the third book in the series, it can be read as a standalone without any issue. “Adam’s mission was clear: In order to convince his daughter that they could still have a wonderful Christmas despite leaving Mason, their home, […]
Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Bingo square: Pandemic Series: Greenglass House. This is Book #2, I read and reviewed Book #1 last October. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: Smugglers, Christmas, thieves, tabletop roleplaying games, and adoption issues handled with sensitivity. I enjoyed Greenglass House quite a bit. Why I stopped reading the series: I wasn’t sure if I needed to know more about the characters–I felt good with where they were after Book 1. I might have picked up Book 2 even if I weren’t trying […]
