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It has been quite a week. If tomorrow weren‘t Friday I might cry. Thankfully I‘ve had this soapy book about figure skating to distract and entertain me. Secrets, scandal, romance, and sequins abound on every page and I enjoyed every dramatic moment of it.

Devoured this one! Loved the mix of classic storytelling & interviews. So much drama, little bit of mystery, lots of romance; so much to like! If you followed skating at any point in the last 30-40 years, you will love this book!
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Such a fun January #BOTM! With a similar faux-documentary style like DAISY JONES & THE SIX, the central figures here are ice dancing modernizations of WUTHERING HEIGHTS. With great Illinois detail (minus the impossibility of Lake County property tax), this high-drama & sequin-filled read is impossible to put down! Totally entertaining & enjoyable, I hope the screen optioning rights pan out well because this definitely has cinematic flair! So fun!

Suspenseful, competitive, romantic. Love a book that has a different story. Great read!

I finished 7 books in January. I usually only read a couple non-fiction a year, so I've already hit my quota! Just kidding, I don't know if I'll keep it up, but I already have another non-fiction checked out from the library that I want to read.

This will definitely be one of my favorite reads of the year. It is done in the style of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones but follows the cutthroat world of Olympic ice dancing. The author used Wuthering Heights for her character inspiration, and the whole book read as a car accident I couldn't look away from. I can't remember the last book I was so absorbed in. I needed to know if they ever won the gold. #highlyrecommend #bestof2025

4.75⭐
A searing look at the world of Ice Dance featuring a troubled romance, fraught with heartbreak both on and off the ice. It was a slightly slow start but once it took off, I was hooked. The full-cast narration with interview commentary was perfectly performed and one of the book's highlights. I highly recommend this for anyone who loves Taylor Jenkins-Reid…it was like a mash-up between Daisy Jones and the Six and Carrie Soto is Back.

My February #BookspinBingo list! There are several I‘m really looking forward to!

Drama, romance, a touch of suspense-all in a mock-umentary style? Yes, please! If you enjoy Taylor Jenkins Reid, add this to your TBR! @Eggs

Purple spredges? Obviously, I caved.

Wish that gorgeous cover wasn‘t ruined by the stupid blurb "sticker" though!

Katarina and Heath are an ice dance couple.

She is obsessed with winning.

They are obsessed with each other.

I am obsessed with this book!!!! SO GOOD!

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“The Favorites” dazzles as an audiobook; I could see it being an awesome limited TV series. While it‘s reminiscent of Daisy Jones and Carrie Soto, it didn‘t make me feel for or believe in the characters quite as much as Taylor Jenkins Reid can. Still, it was an epically entertaining read - completely immersive and packed with juicy drama. 🎧

I was just a couple chapters into the tagged when I was pretty sure it would be my clear favorite of this reading grid. I was completely immersed in skating beauty and drama for years and this book took me back!

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

This may be my favorite book of 2025 and I know it just started. This pulled me right back in to my competitive skating days. So compelling and ultimately an amazing ending. #botm

I followed figure skating religiously for 30+ years and can‘t name why I quit keeping up with it in the 2010s. This fictional retelling brought me right back to all that drama, and I loved my stereo experience of printed word and full-cast audio. If you are reading and think Ellis is giving you Johnny Weir feels - good call as Johnny narrates Ellis in the audio😀

Wednesday's are my evening shift at the library. I'm home now, supper is eaten and Peri is walked. Now I can relax and start The Favorites. ⛸️

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BOTM is starting out strong in 2025 with this January pick..I already see this as being a book of the year contender!! Absolutely loved all the drama, scandal and intense love story!!❤️⛸️❄️🔥

What new releases are you most excited for this week (and last)? https://youtu.be/AISUCQzbbxE

Hello my beauties!! My BOTM box arrived and I couldn‘t be happier!! 😍🤩🤩

This was fun and juicy.

The Favorites by Layne Fargo is my #BOTM January selection. It came today and I already selected a bookmark to use while reading. Now to read it this month instead of June 2035!! 🤣

I think BOTM did a fabulous job with their picks for January. I ended up picking four.

The January BOTM selections are up. I choose The Favorites. What did you choose?
My goal is to read this in January. Fingers crossed.

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