so-soImagine being on your honeymoon and finding a book that mirrors your current life's everyday exactly. This was how this book started and I was dying to see how it would unfold, but then,... I hate having to write reviews for books by one of my favourite authors when they have written something which in my opinion missed the mark of his usual writing. it felt like it kind of fizzled was the ending so abrupt because word count had been reached? ⭐⭐
My oldest is 7! 🤯 The time really does fly! For F‘s birthday I got her a sticker pack of one of her favorite creatures axolotl‘s and she gave me this one. “It has glasses and reads too Mama!” 🥰💛
pickAnother sweet short story for #KindredSpiritsChristmas today. It‘s like The Gift of the Magi turned on its head. Theodora lives with her widowed aunt & cousins. When her aunt doesn‘t have enough money to do Christmas for the children, Theodora sneaks out on Christmas Eve to sell a locket given to her by her beloved brother, presumed to be dead. Don‘t want to spoil it but I really liked this one. 4⭐️80 points
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pickI read Truman‘s Christmas short stories every December so I thought it was time for a reread of this little gem for Thanksgiving. I love Miss Sook and the relationship she had with Truman. 4⭐️
My pumpkin pie cheesecake is all ready for tomorrow! Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American Litsy friends. Hope everyone enjoys their day! ☺️🧡🤗
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My getting to know you post for #wintergames2024 with the #holidaybookdragons
My answer: I go back and forth. I love the smell of a fresh tree but the convenience of an artificial tree. We actually have both. Our main tree is real, but the other 3 (yeahhhhh 4 total) are artificial. @LiseWorks
pickThanks Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. A thought provoking novella.It follows 2 detectives investigating a boy who has somehow been able to avoid being caught up in a school shooting at his school and also from boarding a train that ended up crashing.As soon as I had read the first few paragraphs, I knew I wasn't going to need to bookmark this one, I was clearly going nowhere until I had finished it.⭐⭐⭐⭐
pickSuch a creepy/atmospheric read, just how Joe managed to create such a palpable, mesmerising read in a novella is a true credit to his writing skills. I devoured this in one sitting as I couldnt put it down, I just had to see where it would end and it did not disappoint as some novellas can when they seem to end abruptly once they have reached a certain word count. Such a well woven story for a compact read. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
