Contemporary

Before We Say Goodbye: A Novel | Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Thank you so much @tdrosebud for this book. I now have the whole series. And if you can believe it, I had never had Dove until recently because I thought they only did dark chocolate. I was missing out. It is delicious! I love everything in this #Jolabokaflodswap package. And I had to show the wrapping paper. It was so pretty I almost didn‘t want to rip it open. Happy Holidays.

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LittlebearReads

Royal Holiday | Jasmine Guillory

Thank you so much for the amazing #jolabokaflodswap @MaleficentBookDragon —both of these look like great fun, and I‘m very excited about the chocolate orange!

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jdiehr

Icebreaker | Hannah Grace

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This spicy hockey romance lived up to the hype!

Finished just in time for Christmas festivities to commence 🎅 🎄🎁

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PuddleJumper

Boyfriend Material | Alexis Hall

It is technically Christmas here in the UK. Happy Christmas to everyone who celebrates!

I'm reading downstairs with the cats. I needed some alone time before I had a meltdown.

It's been a lot the last few days, I haven't had a break and a bunch of little things have gone wrong which then meant plans had to be changed and yeah, none of that is good!

Cat cuddles, lo-fi, and a fun book for another hour or so.

I hope everyone has an amazing day!

lil1inblue I hope those cat cuddles do the trick! ❤️ And I hope your Christmas turns out to be just lovely. 5h

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Boyfriend Material has the best banter! I hope your time is restful. 😊 5h

Leftcoastzen Sorry things haven‘t gone well , a little downtime with Cat & Book will help!😻 5h

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Kenyazero Sounds like some well executed self care. I hope things start going a bit more smoothly soon! 5h

Ruthiella Hope things start getting better soon! 🎄📚😻 5h

Bookwormjillk I hope you got the peace you needed. 5h

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Bevita

The Second Chance Convenience Store: A Novel | Kim Ho-Yeon

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Charming book about a homeless man who gets a job at a convenience store, working the overnight shift. Quick read, redemptive.

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staci.reads

Good Material | Dolly Alderton

Thank you @alexus_sb for the lovely #jolabokaflod package! This book has been a long-timer on my tbr, so I'm excited to dive in! Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for another year of this Christmas Eve tradition 🎄

alexus_sb Yay!!! I‘m so glad that you like it! It‘s been on my TBR as well - enjoy! 11h

lil1inblue 💚 ❤ 💚 11h

Lesliereadsalot Good Material is really fun, loved it! 8h

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monalyisha

The Rachel Incident: A novel | Caroline O'Donoghue

The author of my book looks like a combination between Taylor Swift and Kirstie Alley.

Am I right or am I right?

CBee Omg. You‘re spot on. And I liked this book a lot 😊 (edited) 14h

monalyisha @CBee Thank you for recognizing my genius. 😉 I‘m only about 20 pages in and I was dreading reading it for some reason (it‘s a book club pick) but I‘m *really* enjoying the MC‘s voice! Happy to have my assumptions proven wrong! 14h

AmyG Ha, right? 14h

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Ruthiella Your genius is unmatched! And I also loved this book. It felt very real about being in one‘s twenties and figuring stuff out. 14h

tournevis I see it! 14h

BekaReid Oh wow. I do see it. Also, I really enjoyed this book! 13h

CBee @monalyisha I felt the same when I started - silly assumptions! Ended up really loving it. And what @Ruthiella said - your genius is unmatched 😘 11h

BarbaraBB You are so right! 9h

LeeRHarry I‘m reading the tagged by them atm! And definitely! 😊

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monalyisha @LeeRHarry Ohhh, interesting! My coworker really liked that one but I didn‘t put 2 & 2 together that it was the same author. Such different genres! 6h

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Kitta

Poet X | Elizabeth Acevedo

Reading my last #lgbtqia2025 book for a full board bingo. Fingers crossed I finish in time!

Merry Christmas Eve All!

I‘m so exited to open my Jolabokaflod swap gift in a bit!

@Kenyazero

Kenyazero I believe in you! 🤩 14h

Ruthiella Happy Christmas! 🎄 14h

Kitta @Kenyazero thanks!! 12h

Kitta @Ruthiella Happy Christmas!! 12h

LeeRHarry Loved this book - you‘ll definitely finish it in time. 😊 8h

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ReadingOver50

Merry Ever After | Tessa Bailey, Connor Crais, Summer Morton

so-so

The sex scenes took up at least half of the book, and this was a short book. I liked the scenes focusing on the relationship. This was an insta-love situation. Not super relatable, but the characters were nice.

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