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Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card.
📖 Now Reading: Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling
Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card.
📖 Now Reading: Wrath of the Dragons by Olivia Rose Darling
Knee deep in the new Sarah Adams, In Your Dreams, and let me just say: THIS MAN YEARNS. 😍
I think I forgot why I love her so much as an author, but 15% in and I am HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
I think I forgot why I love her so much as an author, but 15% in and I am HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Knee deep in the new Sarah Adams, In Your Dreams, and let me just say: THIS MAN YEARNS. 😍
I think I forgot why I love her so much as an author, but 15% in and I am HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
I think I forgot why I love her so much as an author, but 15% in and I am HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Kicking off the weekend by drinking a peppermint coffee and starting Backslide by Nora Dahlia.
Her last book, Pick-Up, was a favorite of mine in 2024. Really hoping this will bring the same charm 🤞
💙📚🌶️ #netgalleyreads
Her last book, Pick-Up, was a favorite of mine in 2024. Really hoping this will bring the same charm 🤞
💙📚🌶️ #netgalleyreads
December 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Kicking off the weekend by drinking a peppermint coffee and starting Backslide by Nora Dahlia.
Her last book, Pick-Up, was a favorite of mine in 2024. Really hoping this will bring the same charm 🤞
💙📚🌶️ #netgalleyreads
Her last book, Pick-Up, was a favorite of mine in 2024. Really hoping this will bring the same charm 🤞
💙📚🌶️ #netgalleyreads
Reading a romance and (spoiler) at the end the FMC quits her job to become a full time writer. I’m sitting here asking “why not get married? She needs health insurance!”
… they were Canadian. 🤦♀️
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… they were Canadian. 🤦♀️
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December 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Reading a romance and (spoiler) at the end the FMC quits her job to become a full time writer. I’m sitting here asking “why not get married? She needs health insurance!”
… they were Canadian. 🤦♀️
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… they were Canadian. 🤦♀️
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When I see someone list “6-star reads,” I interpret it to mean that they aren’t a reliable source for 5-star reads. 😬
Sorry not sorry.
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Sorry not sorry.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
When I see someone list “6-star reads,” I interpret it to mean that they aren’t a reliable source for 5-star reads. 😬
Sorry not sorry.
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Sorry not sorry.
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All done with work until 2026! 🎉
So ready to curl up under a blanket with a good book for the next 9 days. 🎄 📖
So ready to curl up under a blanket with a good book for the next 9 days. 🎄 📖
December 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
All done with work until 2026! 🎉
So ready to curl up under a blanket with a good book for the next 9 days. 🎄 📖
So ready to curl up under a blanket with a good book for the next 9 days. 🎄 📖
Has a book ever been written where a woman had to pick between a rich corporate guy and a Christmas tree 🎄 farmer where the right answer WASN’T the Christmas tree farmer?
(PSA if you want to swoon at a Christmas tree farmer: Big Nick Energy by Kristen Bailey)
#netgalley 💙📚🌶️
(PSA if you want to swoon at a Christmas tree farmer: Big Nick Energy by Kristen Bailey)
#netgalley 💙📚🌶️
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Has a book ever been written where a woman had to pick between a rich corporate guy and a Christmas tree 🎄 farmer where the right answer WASN’T the Christmas tree farmer?
(PSA if you want to swoon at a Christmas tree farmer: Big Nick Energy by Kristen Bailey)
#netgalley 💙📚🌶️
(PSA if you want to swoon at a Christmas tree farmer: Big Nick Energy by Kristen Bailey)
#netgalley 💙📚🌶️
Just finished Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk and pleasantly surprised to find out fake dating can still feel different.
Not often you get a fake GF whose entire goal is to be deeply unlikeable.
Light, fun, not that deep, holiday vibe ✅
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Not often you get a fake GF whose entire goal is to be deeply unlikeable.
Light, fun, not that deep, holiday vibe ✅
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
December 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just finished Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk and pleasantly surprised to find out fake dating can still feel different.
Not often you get a fake GF whose entire goal is to be deeply unlikeable.
Light, fun, not that deep, holiday vibe ✅
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Not often you get a fake GF whose entire goal is to be deeply unlikeable.
Light, fun, not that deep, holiday vibe ✅
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Petition to rewrite all billionaire book boyfriends as either:
1) MacKenzie Scott (actively giving away their billions) OR
2) Multi-millionaires (no more than a 7-digit net worth)
No matter how well written they are, it’s hard to find them hot when they have unethical amounts of money.
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1) MacKenzie Scott (actively giving away their billions) OR
2) Multi-millionaires (no more than a 7-digit net worth)
No matter how well written they are, it’s hard to find them hot when they have unethical amounts of money.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Petition to rewrite all billionaire book boyfriends as either:
1) MacKenzie Scott (actively giving away their billions) OR
2) Multi-millionaires (no more than a 7-digit net worth)
No matter how well written they are, it’s hard to find them hot when they have unethical amounts of money.
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1) MacKenzie Scott (actively giving away their billions) OR
2) Multi-millionaires (no more than a 7-digit net worth)
No matter how well written they are, it’s hard to find them hot when they have unethical amounts of money.
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Ugh I hate when it’s bedtime but you just KNOW that the enemies are about to become lovers.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Ugh I hate when it’s bedtime but you just KNOW that the enemies are about to become lovers.
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Cold take: Libraries should give longer books longer loan periods.
I’m sitting with the Ron Chernow Mark Twain biography in my Libby holds and can’t bring myself to unsuspend when I look at the 1000 page length. 😬
Maybe between Christmas and NYE?
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I’m sitting with the Ron Chernow Mark Twain biography in my Libby holds and can’t bring myself to unsuspend when I look at the 1000 page length. 😬
Maybe between Christmas and NYE?
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December 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Cold take: Libraries should give longer books longer loan periods.
I’m sitting with the Ron Chernow Mark Twain biography in my Libby holds and can’t bring myself to unsuspend when I look at the 1000 page length. 😬
Maybe between Christmas and NYE?
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I’m sitting with the Ron Chernow Mark Twain biography in my Libby holds and can’t bring myself to unsuspend when I look at the 1000 page length. 😬
Maybe between Christmas and NYE?
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If this casting news is real, it is absolutely a slam dunk. 👏👏 No notes.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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This Super Hot 'Book Lovers' Cast Rumor Has Fans In A Tizzy
Okay, after Netflix announced the People We Meet On Vacation cast would be led by Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, I knew that Emily Henry knew how to cast a movie (not that I ever doubted her, of course). ...
www.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If this casting news is real, it is absolutely a slam dunk. 👏👏 No notes.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Finishing up Hate Me Like You Mean It by Kyra Parsi and this book has no business being this good.
First 25% was a bit “really??” for me but then the plot showed up and I was HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
First 25% was a bit “really??” for me but then the plot showed up and I was HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Finishing up Hate Me Like You Mean It by Kyra Parsi and this book has no business being this good.
First 25% was a bit “really??” for me but then the plot showed up and I was HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
First 25% was a bit “really??” for me but then the plot showed up and I was HOOKED.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
EOY goal: I have a backlog of 13 #netgalley books and I’m going to finish them by Dec 31.
Now to not get distracted by all the other things I could be reading.
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Now to not get distracted by all the other things I could be reading.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
EOY goal: I have a backlog of 13 #netgalley books and I’m going to finish them by Dec 31.
Now to not get distracted by all the other things I could be reading.
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Now to not get distracted by all the other things I could be reading.
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I finally finished Brimstone yesterday (🙌) and I think it was an improvement in Quicksilver but the ending left me a little confused.
No spoilers, but is this book people need to read twice to “get”? Is it just me?
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No spoilers, but is this book people need to read twice to “get”? Is it just me?
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December 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I finally finished Brimstone yesterday (🙌) and I think it was an improvement in Quicksilver but the ending left me a little confused.
No spoilers, but is this book people need to read twice to “get”? Is it just me?
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No spoilers, but is this book people need to read twice to “get”? Is it just me?
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TFW you finish a book less than an hour before Libby claws it back 💪
Relief = unmatched 😅
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Relief = unmatched 😅
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December 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
TFW you finish a book less than an hour before Libby claws it back 💪
Relief = unmatched 😅
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Relief = unmatched 😅
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TY to all of the writers out there giving us holiday specials for their completed book series. 🎄 It’s sort of ridiculous but I’m eating up these nonsense novellas with a spoon.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
TY to all of the writers out there giving us holiday specials for their completed book series. 🎄 It’s sort of ridiculous but I’m eating up these nonsense novellas with a spoon.
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All sequels should come with a short recap of the important points of the previous book as a prologue.
(I’m starting Brimstone and can’t for my life remember what happened in Quicksilver)
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(I’m starting Brimstone and can’t for my life remember what happened in Quicksilver)
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December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
All sequels should come with a short recap of the important points of the previous book as a prologue.
(I’m starting Brimstone and can’t for my life remember what happened in Quicksilver)
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(I’m starting Brimstone and can’t for my life remember what happened in Quicksilver)
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Sometimes, when a romance read has a lot of 🔥 and not much plot, it’s a problem.
Other times, it works. I cannot explain the difference.
Now reading Lana Ferguson’s new book The Mating Game and the smut : plot ratio is super high but… it’s working. Bravo, ma’am 👏👏👏
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Other times, it works. I cannot explain the difference.
Now reading Lana Ferguson’s new book The Mating Game and the smut : plot ratio is super high but… it’s working. Bravo, ma’am 👏👏👏
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December 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sometimes, when a romance read has a lot of 🔥 and not much plot, it’s a problem.
Other times, it works. I cannot explain the difference.
Now reading Lana Ferguson’s new book The Mating Game and the smut : plot ratio is super high but… it’s working. Bravo, ma’am 👏👏👏
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Other times, it works. I cannot explain the difference.
Now reading Lana Ferguson’s new book The Mating Game and the smut : plot ratio is super high but… it’s working. Bravo, ma’am 👏👏👏
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Anybody else out here absolutely SHOCKED that The Compound was the science fiction winner for the Goodreads choice awards?
Who voted for this???
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Who voted for this???
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December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Anybody else out here absolutely SHOCKED that The Compound was the science fiction winner for the Goodreads choice awards?
Who voted for this???
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Who voted for this???
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I often wonder who’s out there reading some of these really bonkers romance books.
Then I realize that I recently five-starred a romance with the ghost of Christmas past 👻 and have been itching to start The Mating Game 🐺 since it came out on Tuesday and… there you have it.
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Then I realize that I recently five-starred a romance with the ghost of Christmas past 👻 and have been itching to start The Mating Game 🐺 since it came out on Tuesday and… there you have it.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I often wonder who’s out there reading some of these really bonkers romance books.
Then I realize that I recently five-starred a romance with the ghost of Christmas past 👻 and have been itching to start The Mating Game 🐺 since it came out on Tuesday and… there you have it.
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Then I realize that I recently five-starred a romance with the ghost of Christmas past 👻 and have been itching to start The Mating Game 🐺 since it came out on Tuesday and… there you have it.
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And now for the opposite side of the spectrum, a book that is exactly the fluffy Christmassy marshmallowy romance I wanted it to be: Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay.
Reading this book with a mug of cocoa is really exactly what this week demands.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Reading this book with a mug of cocoa is really exactly what this week demands.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And now for the opposite side of the spectrum, a book that is exactly the fluffy Christmassy marshmallowy romance I wanted it to be: Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay.
Reading this book with a mug of cocoa is really exactly what this week demands.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Reading this book with a mug of cocoa is really exactly what this week demands.
💙📚🌶️ #netgalley
Okay, so while vibe-wise Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon was not the cozy Christmas rom-com I was expecting, quality-wise it was far better.
Funnier than a book about grief should be. And still a bit of holiday romance just to keep some joy in the mix.
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Funnier than a book about grief should be. And still a bit of holiday romance just to keep some joy in the mix.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Okay, so while vibe-wise Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon was not the cozy Christmas rom-com I was expecting, quality-wise it was far better.
Funnier than a book about grief should be. And still a bit of holiday romance just to keep some joy in the mix.
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Funnier than a book about grief should be. And still a bit of holiday romance just to keep some joy in the mix.
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Fun fact about me: I frequently request books on Libby without reading the description and then am totally shocked by primary plot points.
Key example: I had no idea Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman was going to be largely about grief. Oops 🤷♀️
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Key example: I had no idea Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman was going to be largely about grief. Oops 🤷♀️
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December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Fun fact about me: I frequently request books on Libby without reading the description and then am totally shocked by primary plot points.
Key example: I had no idea Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman was going to be largely about grief. Oops 🤷♀️
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Key example: I had no idea Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman was going to be largely about grief. Oops 🤷♀️
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It’s December now so…. How do I parcel out my holiday books over my larger number of pre-holiday days?
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It’s December now so…. How do I parcel out my holiday books over my larger number of pre-holiday days?