Genre: Holiday Romance
Length: 464 pages/12 hours
Vibes: Festive, Spicy, Jolly
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

⏩ 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒔
When new-gal-in-town Betty decides to open a rival tree farm in Kringletown, it’s up to Atlas Maxheimer to save his family’s business. Too bad Betty is so sweet…and funny…and gorgeous.

☕ The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by @jeanmeltzer
☕ The Solstice Swap by @authordaniellegarrett
☕ The Match by @authorsarahadams
☕ The Enchanted Greenhouse by @sarahbethdurst
☕ Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time by @jenashleywright

And cheers to the amazing authors and editors featured in this stack:
☕ The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay
☕ The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories edited by Jessica Harrison
☕ I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
☕ I'll Be Home for Christmas by @jennibayliss

🎧 𝑨𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
- This was a fantastic audiobook! The dual narration by Moira Quirk and Sid Sagar transported me to an epic fantasy world.

- I also felt that each of the narration styles perfectly captured the MC’s unique characteristics, like Sir Una’s resilience and Owen’s academic quirkiness.

🤔 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚 "𝑯𝒖𝒉?"
- The story started off at a slower pace and took a bit to hook me. If you feel the same way, just stick with it!

- It's a trip in both the literal and figurative sense, with a plot that hops back and forth in time multiple times. As a result, certain parts felt repetitive.

🎉 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚 "𝒀𝒂𝒚!"
- This book is mind-bendy in a really unique way! I gasped so many times towards the end as the plot kept looping and twisting.

- There’s more than just romance here, with a deeper theme running throughout about what happens when authority figures manipulate our narratives.

🤔 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚 "𝑯𝒖𝒉?
- The final act of the book veered into a more generic thriller category. It’s still super fun and WILD but felt at odds with the first ⅔ of the book, which came across as more grounded.

𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘙𝘊 🫶

🎉 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚 "𝒀𝒂𝒚!"
- Our gal goes to some unhinged lengths in pursuit of her dream house, but the book provides great insight into WHY she does what she does.

- It’s more than just a thriller, using satire to turn a critical eye towards the US housing market and the concept of success.

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 5-𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆:

⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 = 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦 by V.L. Bovalino
𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘴 by Marisa Kashino

⭐⭐⭐⭐ = 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕
𝘐𝘧 𝘐𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 by Julie Olivia
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 by Alix E. Harrow
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 by Ally Carter

W𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁…
💖 Magical realism
💖 Forbidden romance
💖 Slow burn
💖 Time travel
💖 He falls first
💖 Multiple POV
💖 Hidden identities

W𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁…
A slow-burn, swoon-worthy love story about two people separated by time and the dangerous secrets that threaten to tear them apart. A debut time travel romance for fans of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘱, 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 and 𝘈 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴.

England, 1579. In the treacherous alleyways of London, Jack has left behind a life of petty crime, hoping to atone for the past by rooting out murderers. When an attempt is made on Queen Elizabeth’s life, it falls to Jack to catch the would-be assassin and fight for a different future.