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January #BookSpin #BookSpinBingo list

I enjoyed this book. It made me laugh and cry. Emerson is raising her niece after her brother passed away from cancer. That got me bc my brother passed away from cancer in August, so I felt a connection with the FMC. Emerson's best friend makes up a dectective agency to try to scare Emerson's ex. It ends up with people believing the agency is real and Emerson works for it.

The cast of characters were fun. I did have a problem with Fox⬇️

I absolutely loved this collection of Amish romance novellas. Each of the stories were sweet and enjoyable and hit the spot for cozy Christmas romances. Sometimes it is really nice to take a break from darker and more realistic stuff and enjoy more wholesome and formulaic stories with happy endings.

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This was a fun origin story for Santa Claus. It was very creative and adventurous and reminded me somewhat of a Roald Dahl book. I‘ll have to watch the movie next year!

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If you‘ve seen reviews for this book, you‘ll know a lot of people hated it, but I didn‘t. I liked it for what it was. A cute and fluffy young adult holiday romance. I wasn‘t expecting anything revolutionary or for it to be the greatest romance I‘ve ever read.

This book had a very fun concept. It‘s an advent book, so you open and read one chapter every day.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/review-a-heart-for-christmas/

I‘m giving myself freedom for January as it is a busy month for work. I am once again doing #roll100 this year, it has really helped me chip away at my physical TBR - thanks @PuddleJumper for starting it!
I will also continue #bookspin #doublespin and #bookspinbingo - thanks @TheAromaofBooks for organizing every year!

This story was a lot of fun…and the two main characters were a bit more interesting than many cozy/cheesy romances. Some of the plot twists are nearly painful, similar to Hallmark movies where couples and possible romantic interests are somehow completely incapable of not jumping to conclusions or of having a real conversation. But it was definitely cute!

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This alternates between tales of Longfellow‘s life and a modern church congregation as it prepares for its Christmas concert. Even if the tales from Longfellow‘s life didn‘t exactly compliment the stories from modern times, I truly enjoyed this book. The reader learns different perspectives among the church members and about their own struggles and hopes. This is more serious and meaningful compared to many sugary holiday reads.

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What a ride! Things are coming to a head. Mary Stone grabbed me at the first, took me for a wild ride, then left me hanging. I want to see what happens when Winter Black finally meets her brother. I hope it's in the next book, because I don't know if my heart will be able to handle another ride like this one!

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Definitely some aspects of food history I had little knowledge of, but this one's a bit slow (or at least, it was for my tastes).

And that's my #DoubleSpin, and at least one line for #BookSpinBingo. Wooo.