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Happy 2020! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I’m really looking forward to this year and am hopeful that I will read soo many books this year. To kick things off, I’ve decided to participate in the VSCO Girls Readathon! This is a super fun readathon hosted by several different people. You can get all the details on the official Twitter, here!
Welcome back to another Countdown to Christmas book recommendation! I may have missed last week, but nevertheless, I’m back! Countdown to Christmas is a weekly feature where I recommend a different Christmas-y book each week to read this holiday season. Today’s pick is The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand! On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. They tried… Read More
Hello and welcome to part one for my stop of the Harlequin Holiday Blog Tour! I’m so excited to be partnering with Harlequin to share some fun and festive holiday books with you all. To get things started, I’ll be sharing my review of Coming Home for Christmas by RaeAnne Thayne! Title: Coming Home for Christmas by RaeAnne Thayne Pages: 384 Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Christmas Publisher: HQN Books (Sept. 24th, 2019) Summary Hearts are lighter and wishes burn… Read More
Hey everyone! If you know me, you know I love Christmas. So, when I found out the Tistheseasonathon was returning, I just knew I was going to participate! Today I am so excited to share with you all my TBR. The Tistheseasonathon is a super chill and festive readathon which started today (December 2nd) and runs through the 8th. To get all the details, be sure to check out the official Twitter… Read More
Happy December 1st! I cannot believe that it is December. Christmas is just around the corner! 😍🎄 So, if you’ve been around for a while you know what that means: Countdown to Christmas time! Countdown to Christmas is a weekly feature where I recommend a different Christmas-y book each week to read this holiday season. This is my 4th year doing this, and it is one of my favorite segments on this… Read More
Title: All She Left Behind by Jane Kirkpatrick Pages: 368 Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Publisher Revell (Sept. 5th, 2017) Summary Already well-versed in the natural healing properties of herbs and oils, Jennie Pickett longs to become a doctor. But the Oregon frontier of the 1870s doesn’t approve of such innovations as women attending medical school. To leave grief and guilt behind, as well as support herself and her challenging young son, Jennie cares for an elderly woman… Read More
Last Saturday was the semi-annual Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon! I decided to join in on the fun last minute, and I’m so glad I did, because even though I was busy in the evening and didn’t get to read the whole 24 hours, I still ended up reading so much more than I would have!! 🎉
Hey everyone! As many of you probably already know, the Booktubeathon has become the Reading Rush! I, personally, love the changes that have been made and I am so excited for the readathon this year. Also, feel free to add me on the website. My username is thecalicobooks! The Reading Rush is running from July 22nd through the 28th. So, it’s just about to begin in my timezone! 🎉 Today I’m going… Read More
Title: No Ocean Too Wide (McAlister Family #1) by Carrie Turanksy Pages: 368 Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Publisher Waterbrook & Multnomah (June 25th, 2019) Summary Between the years of 1869 to 1939 more than 100,000 poor British children were sent across the ocean to Canada with the promise of a better life. Those who took them in to work as farm laborers or household servants were told they were orphans–but was that the truth? After the tragic… Read More
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