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Gotta Love Jólabókaflóð ? thank you @PatriciaU - made Christmas Eve extra cozy ?

Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for another fun swap

On the first day of Christmas my favorite book of January is A Tale for the Time Being!
This was my first by her so I hope there‘s more Ozeki in 2026 for me!

Honorable mention for January goes to The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.
Thanks for asking @TheEllieMo !

#12booksof2025

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.

Omg thank you Kate for the extra book!! I started the audio and LOVED Butter so I really wanted a physical copy and now I will restart it from the beginning lol. Also, the snow people are cute okay!! 😆 And this card is BEAUTIFUL front and back!! Post 1 of 2. #Jolabokaflod #JolabokaflodSwap

Today I finished an audio reread of The Tale of Genji. I did not listen nearly as carefully as I read the first time a few years ago, but I found it interesting how some scenes were so familiar from the previous read. It is still a beautifully written but infuriating story.

#1001books #Reading1001 #audiobook #Translated

I just loved this. So many beautiful lessons, a bit of found family, lots of lovely sounding food. I kept picturing the gorgeous cherry trees in my head. Thanks to @Soubhiville for reminding me I had this on Kindle - plus it fits for #TBRtarot, so yay!
#readyourkindle

There‘s a little coffee shop where the patrons can sit & come to terms w/ huge changes in their lives like loss or a first love.

This was sweet, but I went into it expecting a little more. There are only three parts, & I did appreciate the open ended qualities of each, but I wish each had had a little more time, & I definitely wish that the coffee shop itself had played a bigger role.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

The poignancy of this book snuck up on me. Ogawa did such a wonderful job of writing through the eyes of a child, capturing the way the world seems at that age. And using the snapshot nature of the story to portray the way that life is - you are immersed in powerful moments and then things continue on, and try as you might, you can‘t get back there. I loved this.

This gorgeous story gives us a glimpse into the lives of 3 people, each arrive after their deaths at a photo studio run by Hirasaka. They select a photo from each year of their lives to add to the lantern that will be their "life flashing before their eyes". We get to know a nursery teacher, a yakuza enforcer & a young abused girl. The ending was so satisfying it made my heart hurt & I'll be thinking about these characters for a long time.

I am loving the tagged book so far. And I can relate to Mina‘s reaction on a spiritual level. 😁📚