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2024 Reading Challenge Round-Up
I have mixed feelings on book challenges. On the one hand, book challenges force me to expand my comfort zone by reading books that wouldn’t have been on my radar otherwise, but on the other hand, I feel like they distract from the books I would otherwise read throughout the year, especially new releases. Also…
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Series Review: Winterville
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! The Winterville series by Carrie Elks is one of my favorite series, and it’s a perfect read for the winter season.…
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Book Review: The Twelve Dates of Christmas
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss is a 320-page romance novel. Here is the book blurb: When it comes…
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Book Review: A Merry Little Meet Cute
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone is a 418-page romance book and the first book in…
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Book Review: The Nightmare Before Kissmas
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sarah Raasch is a 368-page romance novel with the main focus being Christmas Price Nicholas “Coal”…
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Book Review: The Girl with the Louding Voice
This post contains spoilers. This post also contains affiliate links. If you buy through Bookshop.org, I may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the blog and indie bookstores! The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré is a 371-page literary fiction novel set in Nigeria. Here is the…
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Hi, I’m Sara!
By day, I’m a packaging engineer; by night (and any spare moment in between), I’m a devoted book lover who always has a story close at hand. Whether I’m curled up at home or traveling with a book in my bag, reading is how I explore, unwind, and connect.
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