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In December I read You‘re a Mean One Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky. I couldn‘t get this chai cookie with eggnog icing out of my head so I finally made them. Loved Matthew and Hector baking together and Matthew being useless in the kitchen. Matthew was definitely giving David Rose from the “you just fold it in” scene from Schitt‘s Creek in terms of baking chops. 🤣 💯

Matthew Prince creating events in his head in times of stress reminded me so much of Jenna Hunterson from Waitress creating a new pie in her mind. 🥹 Was really sad that there wasn‘t a recipe in the book for the chai cookies with eggnog icing. I want to make them so bad. I really loved the focus on mental health in this one around anxiety. And Matthew‘s mom can get stuffed. ⬇️

Enjoyed it! Matthew started out a spoiled rich kid, but we see his character grow as he learns life lessons while working through his issues. And I love the enemies-to- lovers trope!

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Starting my #bookspin tonight!

Ok here is my #bookspinbingo stack for December, doubling as my #wintergames2024 tbr with the #holidaybookdragons #earlybirdpoints @LiseWorks @TheAromaofBooks the tagged book is also my most anticipated read, it looks like so much fun

There‘s a book bus called the Trope Bookshop in the Charlotte area and I visited for the second time today. So much fun!

Team #RestingGrinchFace : did anyone read our team read? I did, it was just so-so for me as I had a really hard time with the MC and how selfish and immature he was. I kept trying to picture him as David from Schitt‘s Creek and that made him a little more likable to me, but not quite enough. #wintergames #buddyread

Just finished the team read for #wintergames It was alright, reminded me too much of other books/movies, which - yes, of course, that happens with tried and true tropes…. But it distracted me. #restinggrinchface

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My #YearInBooks #DNF

Both main characters are just rude. Also can't take Hector saying 'Dude' all the time. He says it 12 times (reading on Kindle it's easy to count.) In 42 pages.

Thankfully I didn't pay money for this. It was Library Loan.

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(picture from the Jacquie Lawson advent calendar - thanks again @dabbe)

Make a great day everyone 🎄🎁

Literally pulling myself away from The Fourth Wing to start the #teamread in #wintergames! The dragons will have to wait until I can listen in the car tomorrow. #RestingGrinchFace

I enjoyed this book, especially the character development of Matthew Prince. The romance was sweet. I think it could have been a little shorter, but understand the author didn't want to rush Matthew's emotional growth. The book also did not shy away from mental health issues like anxiety and panic attacks.
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A fun filled day of books, music, movie, podcast, and seeing out walkway of lights in the park! #wintergames #snowflakesquad

Which one should I read next? Please help me choose.

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Starting our #buddyread, #restinggrinchface ! Anyone else? Our team reads will be read at your own pace; I‘ll share a check in post towards the end of the month for each one so we can compare our thoughts. This one is starting out a little ridiculous but I‘m going to give it a try. #wintergames @Bookworm54 @AmandaBlaze @tdrosebud @Coueriamb @Sarahreadstoomuch @RedxoHearts @Airykah13 @katiekat311

Clearly having genre discrepancies this month. I built this list this weekend and feel like I missed things 🤦🏻‍♀️ The family is already ready to help wrangle points for team #RestingGrinchFace! Let‘s get the holiday cheer flowing, I sure could use it! Ready to start #WinterGames, December‘s #bookspin and final month for #Roll100. Ho, ho, ho let‘s gooooo🎄🎅🏼❤️

I meant to read this in December from my holiday TBR but just finally picked it up last month. This was a fun forced proximity, Schitts Creek-esque romance. Matthew has a great redemption arc from the spoiled rich kid to a compassionate individual working through his problems. There was good anxiety representation.
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Nothing against the book, I‘m just not feeling any more holiday reads, and still have a book club one to finish.

4.5/5

Matthew Prince is being exiled from his city life to spend Christmas in his grandparent's small town. Even worse, he has to sleep on a bunk bed, and the top bunk is taken by his grandparent's guest, Hector. If Matthew is ever going to get back into his parent's good graces, then he and Hector will have to work together to create a charity gala that will impress.

I loved Matthew Prince and his completely understandable grinchy attitude.

Loved this sweet Christmas romance. Especially since The Muppet Christmas Carol plays a role in the romance. #WinterReadAThon

3 ⭐ When this book starts out, it‘s almost like a holiday take on Schitts creek. Our main character, Matthew Prince is a New York socialite, who just bought an island with his parents money. His punishment is to be shipped off to the country to stay with his grandparents who don‘t come from money and won‘t take it, to keep his spending habits under wraps. Matthew Prince very much echoes David from Schitts creek: that rich preppy fish ⬇

Christmas gays!!! One is a grinch who‘s never had to work for a thing in his life and the other is a sweetie who lives by the saying “hard work feeds the soul.” They were so good for each other. Read this so fast.

This is a fun Hallmark rom com situation but with a queer twist! Spoiled, rich Matthew Prince is cut off from his fortune and exiled to his grandparents' winter town. Coming into conflict with local resident Hector, he learns about kindness, empathy, and charity in this holiday enemies to lovers romance.

When a story is inspired by the Grinch, I need an MC to start out despicably mean. A 21 year-old, spoiled, paparazzi-hunted, gay kid is too young for the role. Sure he‘s grounded for buying an island with his allowance from new-money mom and old-money dad. He tries to convince us that he‘s selfish for coveting designer clothes and pricey face product, but a Grinch must do worse than that. All that aside, it really was fun to read. ↓

An entitled rich boy gets sent to stay with his grandparents in small town New York after a PR disaster threatens his parents reputation, but as he slowly opens up to the grad student living with his grandparents and rediscovery the joy he once found in the holidays and doing good for others he realizes just how unfulfilled a life he was living. Loved the GAD rep and the m/m romance with a bi love interest. Plus the grandparents! So sweet!

Was trying to hold out on starting this one until I finish my current audiobook, but it's a serious historical fiction book and I am just not up for that with my migraine today. Cheesy Christmas romance it is.