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Who knew I like some violence in my Christmas story! Not me … until I read this book 🤷‍♀️

I really enjoyed this book and how the author wound in the mythology and the story together. I laughed , I got teary, I cringed … but it kept me engaged to the end. Definitely going to read more of this author!

I guess I shouldn‘t be too surprised.. because I am on the side of “Die Hard and Gremlins are Christmas movie”

Maybe I enjoyed the audio book a tiny, tiny, tiny bit more, but that's it. Loved it all over again. Even got some more details in while reading the printed version. Might read it again next year.

4 stars! This is the December pick 4 my Mystery/Thriller book club & I will say I was very pleased with this collection of short stories. Out of the 12, there were only 4 that I didn‘t care for as much so that‘s pretty good!! The ones I liked were by Jason Starr, Rob Hart, Laura Lippman, Jeffery Deaver, Thomas Perry, Ragnar Jonasson, Tom Mead, & David Gordon. I‘m eager to see what other club members will think of the different stories! Great pick!

I listened to this one over audio. It was a fun, easy listen. The mystery of as fun. It was a good book to get into the holiday spirit. Favorite quote/statement “she wanted to find a corner to hide & read her purse book.”

I'm getting into the Christmas spirit (BTW, where's the snow Colorado? No snow since April is unacceptable!) so I'm going to take a break from my other reading and dip into something Christmasy. I haven't chosen which one yet, but it will definitely be set in a snowy location!

This was a delightfully sweet and spicy Christmas novella!

I had read the author‘s previous book, Somewhere Along the Line, and enjoyed it, so I knew I was going to love this one.

I typically don‘t love novellas. They rarely hit for me. But this one was a huge hit. It was exactly what a novella should be. Short and focused, but still told a satisfying story.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/review-untangled/

Tree is up and fluffed!

A Wonderful Christmas Crime is another extraordinary holiday mystery from Jacqueline Frost. Mistletoe is an awesome place to spend the holidays, and its residents are truly special.

I read this for my book club at work, and it was a light, fun romcom. Maddie wants to get back at her ex-boyfriend to make him jealous. Her new friend Sebastian, who happens to be her ex-boyfriend's favorite hockey player, might just be the answer.

There‘s insta love and there‘s whatever the heck happened in this book. It‘s not a bad read, it‘s just needed to be a novel to allow for character development and depth because otherwise it‘s very Girl, WHAT are you doing?