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The Twelve Dates of Christmas
The Twelve Dates of Christmas | Jenny Bayliss
165 posts | 87 read | 38 to read
'Tis the season for finding romance in this hilarious and uplifting holiday read When it comes to relationships, thirty-four-year-old Kate Turner is ready to say "Bah, humbug." The sleepy town of Blexford, England, isn't exactly brimming with prospects, and anyway, Kate's found fulfillment in her career as a designer, and in her delicious side job baking for her old friend Matt's neighborhood caf. But then her best friend signs her up for a dating agency that promises to help singles find love before the holidays. Twenty-three days until Christmas. Twelve dates with twelve different men. The odds must finally be in her favor . . . right? Yet with each new date more disastrous than the one before--and the whole town keeping tabs on her misadventures--Kate must remind herself that sometimes love, like mistletoe, shows up where it's least expected. And maybe, just maybe, it's been right under her nose all along. . . .
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EclecticBookLover
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Panpan

Last book of the year and boy was it a slog! I loved the setting, and the quaint English village at Christmas was picturesque, but the story lost me. The 12 dates just seemed to drag on and on. I did read another book by this author earlier this year, and I loved it. This one was just not working for me.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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kimmypete1
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Pickpick

Laughed out loud several times. Such a cute holiday read.

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candc320
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Pickpick

Now THIS is what I want in a Christmas rom-com! The main character was full of personality and charm, the shenanigans she gets up to trying to find love on her 12 dates is funny, and the ending is satisfying and heart warming. It wasn‘t hard to see where the story would end up from the very beginning but I didn‘t even care! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #wintergames #SantasBookshELVES

peanutnine Yay! I also loved this one 💖 11mo
5280reader I just finished this one tonight! 12 adventures for sure! 11mo
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I really liked this one too. 11mo
candc320 @peanutnine @5280reader @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I need to read more by this author, I really liked her writing style! 11mo
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OriginalCyn620
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Eggs So pretty ⛸️🎄🩵 12mo
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I liked this one too, it was fun. 12mo
Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 12mo
peanutnine How have I never noticed that they are ice skating on this cover? 😂 12mo
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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: 50 First Dates

Klou Brilliant!! 14mo
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OriginalCyn620
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Pickpick

So cute! Kate signs up for 12 holiday-themed dates with 12 different men through a specialized dating service. Some of the dates are disasters (but funny), and some are promising. But her true love may have been in front of her all along. Yes, this is predictable but totally delightful!

#bookspinbingo
#christmasinjuly

Roary47 Sounds cute! I‘ll just be stacking this one. 😍 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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BookNAround
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Pickpick

I know it‘s not Christmas or even close but this is a sweet romance that works any time of year. It‘s predictable but the journey to the end is what makes it a cozy and appealing read. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2023/02/review-twelve-dates-of-christmas-by.html...

TheBookHippie We had fun with this in Sunday Buddy Read 😂😅 2y
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SheReadsAndWrites
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Pickpick

This was a super cute story and the premise of 12 dates was clever, not to mention a great way to write all the ways dates can go right or wrong. 😂 It was funny and sweet and I loved the writing. It's the first book I've read by this author and I will definitely be reading more. 🎄#bookspinbingo #christmas #bookspin
@TheAromaofBooks

CoverToCoverGirl Great review! I have this in my stacks ….somewhere. 🤭 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I really enjoyed this one. 2y
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SheReadsAndWrites
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Same pose, different day...😂 #baseball #greatdane #readingbuddy #dogsoflitsy

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SheReadsAndWrites
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Perfect reading day with my perfect reading buddy. 🤓🐾 #greatdane #weekendreading

LaraReads Perfection! 2y
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Sresendez12
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Pickpick

A perfect holiday read! Besides participating in #Winterreadathon, I‘m participating in the Reindeer readathon on Twitter. I‘m definitely using this one for my favorite trope prompt. It made me laugh and gave me all the warm, fuzzy feelings you need during the holidays!

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
Andrew65 I enjoyed this one last year. 🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼 2y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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Pickpick

🎧📖 Well that was cute, and I laughed out loud often. I like the premise of twelve dates of Christmas, that would be fun. But then again who actually has that much time on their hands leading up to Christmas?

Bklover Good point! 2y
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readwithcori
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Thank you, thank you, thank you @AmyG 🥰❤️ Such a sweet surprise and one that really brightened my day. I appreciate you so much!!

I hope all #LitsyLove writers know how much my face lights up with a smile when I get a letter from you. I know I‘ve been slow to respond lately but I‘m still enjoying every moment getting to know everyone through snail mail and share all about our lives and interests. Cheers to many more 💌

AmyG You are the sweetest 😘. It was my great pleasure to pass this on to you as it‘s a lovely book. And I always love to hear from you, my friend. ❤️ 3y
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NeuroFerz
Pickpick

Fun book for the holiday season. While predictable it was definitely something relatable as a single ladies.

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Gissy
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❄️Tagged book is not the favorite but I enjoyed it in general in 2021.
❄️Personal goal-more time with family. But I also want to do some things in the house, at least start this year; participate in more sport events; and read more. Sorry, the question indicates one goal but I need these goals together for my inner balance🧘🏽‍♀️
❄️I completed some errands on time since tomorrow is a holiday here in PR, Tres Reyes Magos (Three Wise Kings Day).

Gissy Thank you @Eggs 🥰 3y
Eggs Totally understand #2-im struggling with the balance ⚖️ thing too😕 3y
Gissy @Eggs Yes! 🧘🏽‍♀️ 3y
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NeuroFerz
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Some belated #christmasreading

Chrissyreadit Welcome to litsy! My bio has a hyperlink with info about using litsy, and @LitsyEvents is a way to see all the reading activities going on that anyone can join in. 3y
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lilpumpkin2.0

January 2, 2022 My TBR books are staring at me right now on my desk: The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss, Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, and In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (which I have seen so much rave about so I HAD to pick it up) What are your TBR books? Comment please 😇

BooksNBowls In a Holidaze was pretty good but I haven‘t read the other two! These are mine for this month. 3y
lilpumpkin2.0 @BooksNBowls have any other books that you would recommend 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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A light pick. Kate isn't having much luck in the love department, so at the urging of some friends, she joins The Twelve Dates of Christmas. You complete a dating profile, pick your date activities, & pay for your portion of the dates in advance. The dating service them matches you up with 12 men whom you get a date with over the next few weeks. It's a super cute premise & if I was single, I totally want in! However, this was just OK for me. ⬇️

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Early on we meet Kate's childhood best friends, Matt & Laura, both of who are a bit annoying. Her small village outside of London is filled with the stereotypical small-town busybodies who are all way too invested in Kate's love life. Her dad is a gem and, thoughtfully her mother is a handful, she's at least interesting. It was obvious where this was heading from the start and the author seemed to use weird issues to keep Kate from finding lo

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick love and the dates just weren't that interesting. There was potential for a really engaging story here, but it was just light holiday fluff.

#SundayBuddyRead @TheBookHippie I still need to go back to the final week's questions. Another December #bookspinbingo box on the board I never made @TheAromaofBooks

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TheBookHippie 💙💙💙💙❄️❄️❄️❄️🤍🤍🤍🤍 3y
TheBookHippie I have jumpers in the pics for you! 3y
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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Mehso-so

#HolidayReads Print Stack. I'd really like to finish all these and then will decide what to keep and what donate to my friends or Library. Need to make some space for the new year. I think I can fit 4 more in during the #12daysofbookmas.

As for tagged book - Didn't like friend to love interest Matt. I really wanted Lumberjack Beard from Date 4 to be the HEA. Definitely not a #forevershelf read

ravenlee I really disliked Matt. And I felt really cheated, because what was the whole point of the twelve dates gimmick if it was just going to be the friend?! 3y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @ravenlee and now I‘m hoping I'm not really disappointed that I bought her newest book 3y
ravenlee Well…her characters were vivid, and there were some generally funny moments…so as long as the MC doesn‘t miraculously end up back with her ex, maybe there‘s a chance for the new one? 🤞🏻 3y
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Arvena
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Pickpick

Enjoyable rom-com: funny and feel-good, pretty predictable, but cute. Nice and entertaining christmasy story :)

Nute This was the first year that I decided to read a romantic holiday novel. I was planning to reading something by Jenny Bayliss, but her books were sold out. I picked up Holidaze which was also a book of interest. 3y
Arvena @Nute there is no time limit for christmasy books :) :) :) "Holidaze" I also enjoyed very much :) 3y
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sprainedbrain
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Mehso-so

I read this with the #SundayBuddyRead crew. While I probably wouldn‘t have otherwise, it was a pleasant, fast holiday read. The concept of the 12 holiday-themed dates with strangers was fun, and parts made me 🤣 (the architect and the gingerbread house omg), but it was a wee bit eyerollish and predictable, and it‘s hard to love a romance when you don‘t really like the main love interest. 😬

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Thanks for being an awesome host, Christine!

TheBookHippie 😅♥️♥️♥️🎉seriously the best description!!! I loved having you along for this read! ❄️I will never look at another gingerbread house the same again 😂 3y
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TheSpineView
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Last Tuesday of 2021! Wow! It snuck up on me. Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions. Thanks to everyone who played this year.

📚 Tagged.
📚 I am in the process of selling my house in Asheville. Just want it to be done. I am ready to be down to one house. Scheduled to close at the end of January.

Want to play? @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs @OriginalCyn620 @wanderinglynn @EadieB @Lcsmcat @TheAromaofBooks @DaveGreen7777 @RamsFan1963 @Nute

julesG Good luck with the house. I can imagine it's trying and you'll breathe easier once it's done. 3y
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Eggs ❤️🎉😊 3y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks for the tag! Good luck with the sale of your house! 😊 3y
TheSpineView @OriginalCyn620 You're welcome and thank you! 3y
Gissy Good luck! 👍 🏡 ❤️ 3y
TheSpineView @Gissy Thanks! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Good luck!!! 3y
MoonWitch94 Ohhhh good luck! 🍀👍🏻 Thanks for the tag! 3y
wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 😘 Are you going to move to SC permanently? Asheville is such a great town, but I hear it‘s a little expensive to live. A long time ago, I used to live across the border in TN. 3y
TheSpineView @MoonWitch94 Thank you and you're welcome! 3y
TheSpineView @wanderinglynn Yes we are moving to SC permanently. Lower cost of living and a better quality of life. We love living on the lake and Asheville has gotten too big, crazy and terribly expensive. It is cheaper to buy a house on the lake than it is in Asheville. Plus the city is more for the younger crowd. My Dad's family is from TN. Knox county. 3y
wanderinglynn I grew up right down the road from Knox Co. in Jefferson City (Jefferson Co.). 😀❤️ 3y
TheRiehlDeal Thanks for the tag! And good luck selling your house! 3y
DaveGreen7777 Thank you for the tag! 😊 3y
Klou Thank you for tagging me! 3y
TheSpineView @wanderinglynn Wow! Small world! 😁 3y
TheSpineView @TheRiehlDeal You're welcome! 3y
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Andrew65
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this and the resolution of the story, but for some reason it seemed a long read. Would be happy to read more by this author.

28th book read for #WinterGames2021 #MistletoeManiacs @Clwojick #ChristmasMyWay @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader #WrapItUpReadathon @keys_on_fire #WintercosyReadathon @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryReadathon @TheSpineView

TheSpineView I agree, it was long. 3y
keys_on_fire Yeah, committing to doing twelve dates was a lot!! 3y
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 3y
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Gissy
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Pickpick

I have mixed feelings with this book. It is very predictable and I think was too long with repetitive of unnecessary details. Also I didn‘t like much Matt with his explosive character where he easily offended Kate twice. But besides those comments, the novel was so funny: Kate‘s mom😳🙄, her dates😆her relationship with Laura, the town gossips☺️At least in those blind dates there were staff present in their first date😅. Love Drew! 34⭐️

Gissy Thank you @Charityann for the book. I received it last year during #Bestof2020swap
@Chrissyreadit I‘m using the mug you sent me in the photo☕️👌🎄💚❤️

December 2021 #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
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tpixie Great photo!! @Chrissyreadit @Gissy pretty mug! 3y
Chrissyreadit I love it! 3y
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Gissy @tpixie Yes! ❤️Thank you! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I have very similar feelings about this one. I found so much of it funny and fun, but wish we could have gotten more of Matt's perspective - it may have made him a more sympathetic character. 3y
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks You are right! And those immature tantrums?🙄I don‘t know what would be his decision if Sarah didn‘t leave him🤔So for me, he was a little bit selfish🤷🏽‍♀️ 3y
TheAromaofBooks The one that got me was when Kate was on her way home and it's late and she's exhausted and Matt pretty much bullies her into staying up late to help him in the cafe. I just never felt like he was putting her needs first! 3y
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks I forgot about that one! I can imagine that now she has to help him, not because he needs some help but as an obligation😠No, thank you, I don‘t need a match like Matt🙄 3y
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PageShifter
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Pickpick

This made me laugh several times. I really loved the setting: a little snowy town that had Christmas decorations & spirit everywhere. Story was really predictable but any Christmas story has never surprised me so I think that's how those usually are.

This was super cosy and I liked how this wasn't too romantic.

#SundayBuddyRead

#wintergames2021 #teamgamesleighers #AVeryMerryReadathon #ChristmasMyWay

TheSpineView Awesome! 3y
TheBookHippie ♥️ 3y
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Andrew65
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keys_on_fire Enjoy! 3y
TheSpineView Hope you like it! 3y
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Nelnjali
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#WinterGames #MistletoeManiacs

(Smokey is telling me I better make this review quick because I need to get up and feed him. Lol)

3.75🌟 This was a fun story and I enjoyed reading it. It fit that guilty pleasure that is met by Netflix Christmas movies. I did feel that a lot of conflict wa forced for the sake of creating conflict and that the characters' actions sometimes came out of left field. 👇

Nelnjali The ending also felt hurried. However, when it came to providiing a fun, romantic, Christmas fluff, this met the need. 3y
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Kaylamburson
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Just listened to this entire audiobook while decorating sugar cookies! It came off hold from the library today and felt like the perfect time to listen to it. It was cute and easy to listen to. It wasn't my favorite romance as the storyline and characters weren't anything surprising, and it was less humorous than some of my other recent reads. But a sweet, festive story nonetheless.

Christine Well done on the cookies - so cute!! 3y
DivineDiana Fabulous cookie making! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
Lesliereads Loving your cookies! 3y
Kaylamburson Thanks all!! I had fun with it. Ans spent way too many hours 😂😂 @Christine @DivineDiana @Lesliereads 3y
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CoffeeNBooks
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This was very predictable, but still a fun read if you're looking for something light at the Holidays. I liked the idea of the twelve dates- it added a little bit of suspense to the story.
#SundayBuddyRead

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asterese
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I really loved this, from the beginning right up to the end. The main character was the real star of this book for me. I rooted for her right from the start. The small town setting where everyone knew everyone else was a nice touch to making this story even more heartwarming. I would highly recommend not missing out on this as a holiday read.

⭐: 4.5

asterese (Photo in the background belongs to Jessica Delp) 3y
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ShelbyA7
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Book #68: This one was just okay to me. I don‘t think I really connected with it. I didn‘t love the main love interest. I found him to be kind of a mooch and not that nice. Overall, it was a low key Christmas romance read that made me want to bake treats and drink mulled wine. I loved the 12 dates business idea and the date ideas were cool and Christmassy, but whoever ran that event did an absolutely terrible job vetting out the participants 😂

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peanutnine
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A cute holiday rom-com where you knew how it would end from the beginning. But I enjoyed all the dating antics and mishaps along the way. And I had fun seeing everyone's thoughts in the #sundaybuddyread discussions 😊 thanks @TheBookHippie for hosting!

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rjsthumbelina
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this fun little Christmas rom com - a small town girl finds the love she had all along. I loved her dad and best friend as characters, and was glad it wasn't all about the boys, that other relationships held even more importance than the romantic prospects. #wgwordsearch 146 words in this last section for 1,460 points. #wintergames #teamgamesleighers @StayCurious #merryandbright and #dashingdecember 4 hrs=80 pts
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rjsthumbelina 2,156 points added from this one 🎄🎄🎄 3y
TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 3y
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DebinHawaii
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This holiday rom-com for #sundaybuddyread gets a soft pick from me. I didn‘t love the male lead but I enjoyed the 12 dates, small village life, many of the supporting characters, food descriptions & all the nature & design process mentions from Kate, the female lead. Overall, a good bit of holiday fluff-perfect for December. It also gets me 4,700 points for #WinterGames2021 #WGWordsearch 🤗 + 26 points & #readathon points!⬇️ for #teamgamesleighers

PuddleJumper That's great! 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
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melissajayne Probably be able to read it next Christmas 3y
kspenmoll ❤️🎄💜 3y
TheSpineView Excellant! 🤩📖 3y
keys_on_fire I liked this one for what it was, and agree with you about the male MC. Good work! 3y
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