Sunday, January 4, 2026

That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe

Title: That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe

Series: Abieville Love Stories #4

Author: Julie Christianson

Narrators: Amanda Friday and Andy Harrington

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Romance, 

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe is the fourth in the series, but can easily stand alone. I have read the first two books, but not the third.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

An Unconventional Christmas Love Story

Title: An Unconventional Christmas Love Story

Series: Falling Into Happily Ever After

Author: Ellie Hall

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Christmas, RomCom, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

While An Unconventional Christmas Love Story is part of a series, it easily reads as a standalone novel (I have not read any of the others in the series).

Friday, January 2, 2026

Analyzing my 2025 Reading Goals and Stats

At the beginning of the year I listed my 2025 Bookish goals. I am very much a type A personality. When I set a goal I have every intention of getting it, and I feel this internal pressure to finish what I started. This year I started having to let things go, which isn't easy for me, but there was already so much stress, I didn't need it from my fun hobby.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

December Reading Wrap Up 2025

November and December had me moving (literally), so I did not do a November reading wrap up. However, I did read 25 books (didn't know it was that many until just now, (4 were children's books) DNF'd 2. It looks like I had a record number of 5 star reads as well: 11!! For December I read 18 books. One was a 2-star read. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in reading my review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

My Merry Mistake

Title: My Merry Mistake

Series: Holidays with Hart #3

Author: Courtney Walsh

Publisher: Independently Published

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Christmas, Sports Romance,

Source: Own

My Review:

My Merry Mistake is the third book in the Holidays with Hart series, but can easily be read as a stand-alone novel. However, I highly recommend reading them all to gain a better understanding of the Hart family dynamics.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday-Most Recent Additions to my Bookshelves

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic isMost Recent Additions to My Bookshelf. It is always fun to do this one and see what everyone has added to their shelves (and add to our TBRs!!). Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. 

Top Ten Tuesday Most Recent Additions to my Bookshelves

  

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday-Christmas wishes 2025

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic isBooks I hope Santa Brings/Bookish Wishes. I am going to tweak it a bit, and go with Christmas wishes. You might recall that we moved this past weekend. The best way to describe it is that it has been an ordeal. We have been pulling 14-hour days with a lot of frustrations. The movers put some things in places they shouldn't be, the dishwasher is broken, there is no stopper for the sink for hand washing dishes, the floors are impossible to clean, I aggravated my carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve which led to a sleepless night and excruciating pain (Saturday night), then dropped my computer on the marble floor, breaking it, punctured my puffy coat on a box, Matt had to fix the pantry in order for it to be usable and I could go on, but you get the picture. So, I have a list of things I wish for this season. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.