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Hello! Once again, I’m combining December and January’s wrap up, because it just felt silly to write a separate one for December and then January. I want to start fresh and stay on track next month, and honestly, if I wrote them separately, I probably wouldn’t get January’s wrap-up up until the middle of February…So, here we are! BOOKS READ December – Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien \\ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – The… Read More
Title: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Pages: 216 Genres: YA, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Magical Realism Published by: Walker Books (Sept. 27, 2011) Summary The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting. He’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming… This monster is something… Read More
Title: The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins Pages: 608 Genres: YA fiction, Contemporary, Verse Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books (Jan. 24, 2017) Summary How do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins. For as long as she can remember, it’s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel’s mom disappeared when she was a… Read More
Title: What Light by Jay Asher Pages: 251 Genres: YA, Romance, Contemporary, Christmas Published by: Razorbill (Oct. 11, 2016) Summary Sierra’s family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon—it’s a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving… Read More
Title: The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury Pages: 258 Genres: Christian, Fiction, Romance, Christmas Published by: Howard Books (Jan. 1, 2012) Synopsis Number one New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers an instant classic with this heartwarming Christmas story about a hundred-year flood, lost love, and the beauty of enduring friendships. Molly Allen lives alone in Portland, but she left her heart back in Tennessee with a man she walked away from five years ago. They had… Read More
Hello, and Happy New Year! Now that 2016 has come and gone, it is finally time for me to share with you all my favorite books from the past year! I read so many great books in 2016, so it was really hard for me to narrow it down to just 10. These are organized based on the date I read them, not how much I loved them. 10. The 5th Wave… Read More
Can you guys believe there are only a few days left in 2016?! I sure can’t…wasn’t summer like, last week? This past year has been such an experience, especially when it came to blogging. I made this blog back in February, and I’ve certainly learned a lot! So far, my blogging experience has been very positive, but now that I’ve been at it for a while, I think it’s time to set… Read More
Title: The Angel of Forest Hill by Cindy Woodsmall Pages: 208 Genres: Fiction, Christian/Amish, Romance, Christmas Published by: WaterBrook (Oct. 4, 2016) Summary A time of anticipation. A season of miracles. Because of Joel s impossible situation, twenty-one-year-old Rose must sacrifice everything. As days pass into years in the midst of the beautiful hills, the laughter of children, and God s providence is it too much for Rose to hope for love in return? An amazing journey… Read More
Ahhh! We are SO close to Christmas! I am so excited, but I cannot believe it’s almost here. Countdown to Christmas is a weekly feature where I recommend a different Christmas-y book each week to read during this holiday season, which was inspired by Kourtni Reads‘ Christmas countdown! Usually, it’s posted on a Sunday, but I was sick earlier this week and didn’t get a chance to post Week 5’s countdown…so here… Read More
Welcome back to Countdown to Christmas – Week Four! Countdown to Christmas is a weekly feature where I recommend a different Christmas-y book each week to read during this holiday season, which was inspired by Kourtni Reads‘ Christmas countdown! This week’s pick is Clara Claus by Alexandra Lanc. Jack Frost is about to lose everything. After attempting to again destroy Christmas, the Holiday that he hates more than anything, he is threatened with… Read More
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