BLOGMAS: A Change In My December Reading Plans!
I have been spending all of this holiday season in the ADORABLE town of Addison, Connecticut. Well, in reality I have been spending all of this holiday season in the nice (I wouldn’t say adorable but definitely nice) suburb of Chicago where I live, lol. The book series that I am currently reading takes place in the most adorable little town and I want to move there! Or at least visit. Indefinitely.
I have been LOVING this book series (link to the books is above). The characters are adorable, the town is adorable, and it’s the most PERFECT series to read during the holiday season. A wonderful choice, indeed.
I am currently on book #3 (out of 6 total):
A Change In My December Reading Plans
My plans were to finish reading this series during this holiday season….and then….I checked my mail 2 days ago. If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, HERE is a link to it so you can see the amazing package that arrived in my mailbox)!
The Christmas Bookshop!!!
The 1 book I have been wanting to read all season! Amazon was sold out (although I just checked…it’s finally back in stock! I will include the link below), Barnes and Noble was sold out, and I have been on the library waitlist FOREVER.
And now I own it š
Goodreads Synopsis of The Christmas Bookshop {Jenny Colgan}:
When the department store she works in closes for good, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. She doesnāt want to move in with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofiaās perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered Edinburgh life.
Frankly, Sofia doesnāt exactly want Carmen there either. Her sister has always been sarcastic and difficult. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs a retail assistant for his ailing bookshop, so welcoming Carmen might still have some benefits for everyone.
At Sofiaās behest, Carmen is thrown into the daily workings of old Mr. McCredieās ancient bookshop on the streets of the old dark city. Can she use her design skills to revamp the store and bring it back to popularity in time to benefit from Christmas shopping traffic? Can she choose between bad boy literary rock star Blair and quiet Quaker student Oke? And will she heal the rift with the most important people of all: her family?
What to do? What to do? I originally planned on reading this book but when I couldn’t get my hands on a copy, I pivoted and found the adorable Winter Novels! And I’m loving them! But now I have The Christmas Bookshop. AND 3 more Winter Novels books. Decisions, decisions…
I should be done with Cardinal Cabin in the next day or so and then I HAVE to read The Christmas Bookshop! I’ve been DYING to read it! So as much as I will hate to leave Addison, I must say good-bye. For now.
If I must stop reading them, It actually seems like a good stopping point for the Winter Novels. Halfway. And now I have 3 brand new wonderful books to read NEXT holiday season (because I’m WAY too Type A to read holiday books at any other time of year other than the holiday season). Blogmas 2022: I’m apparently starting to plan for you!
If I finish The Christmas Bookshop in a timely matter, I do have this book that I checked out of the library before the holiday season even started. I’ve heard it’s wonderful!
Goodreads Synopsis of Christmas in Winter Hill {Melody Carlson}:
Krista Galloway is not a fan of Christmas. After her rough childhood in multiple foster homes, the holiday season just brings too many bad memories to the surface. But when she accepts a job as a city manager in the mountain town of Winter Hill, Washington, Christmas is part of the deal. The small town is famous for its Christmasville celebration, something that the city manager . . . well, manages.
As she tries to make her tiny new apartment feel like home for her and her eight-year-old daughter, Emily, Krista begins to wonder if this move was a mistake. She doesn’t always feel welcomed in the close-knit town, and Emily continually wonders, “Where’s the snow?” Can a friendly stranger and his family help restore Krista’s Christmas spirit before the big day?
So that’s my plan. Cardinal Cabin, The Christmas Bookshop, Christmas in Winter Hill. And then comes January and I have a whole SLEW of non books on my list to read!
I’ll miss you, Addison! I can’t wait to return next year :). I’ll have my review of the first 3 books in the Winter Novel Series posted on here ASAP although I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you that it will be a very positive review š
What are you currently reading? I’d love to hear in the comments below!
Happy Friday! I hope your weekend is filled with love and BOOKS!
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Blogmas 2021 Posts:
12/1: Welcome to Blogmas 2021 {Video}!
12:2: BLOGMAS: Birthday Giveaway {Amazon Gift Card}!
12/3: BLOGMAS Book Review: One Day in December {Josie Silver}
12/4: BLOGMAS: My Birthday Visit to Barnes and Noble!
12/5: BLOGMAS: 3 Library Books I Recently Returned Without Reading
12/6: BLOGMAS Book Review: The Christmas Wedding {James Patterson}
12/7: BLOGMAS: (Non Holiday) Book Review: Other Peopleās Children {R.J. Hoffmann}
12/8: BLOGMAS: I Bought 5 New Books!
12/9: BLOGMAS: 8 Holiday Books I Want To Read
12/10: BLOGMAS: Must Have Book Accessory #4
12/11: BLOGMAS: The Holiday Drinks Book Tag
12/12: BLOGMAS: Book Review (Non Holiday): The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend {Katrina Bivald}
12/14: BLOGMAS: (Non Holiday) Book Review: The Photographer {Mary Dixie Carter}
12/15: BLOGMAS: 6 Books I Want To Read in 2022
12/16: BLOGMAS: GIVEAWAY {Amazon Gift Card}! Book Coffee Happy Readers Are The KINDEST!
Xo,
Jenny
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