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Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Book Club Hotel {Sarah Morgan}

Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Book Club Hotel {Sarah Morgan}

Annual trip through the drive thru holiday light show AKA one of my most FAVORITE holiday traditions!

My first official holiday book of the season! I may or may not have listened to this one back in…October, lol…

Photo Credit: Amazon

Goodreads Synopsis of The Book Club Hotel {Sarah Morgan}:

With its historic charm and picture-perfect library, the Maple Sugar Inn is considered the winter destination. As the holidays approach, the inn is fully booked with guests looking for their dream vacation. But widowed far too young, and exhausted from juggling the hotel with being a dedicated single mom, Hattie Coleman dreams only of making it through the festive season.

But when Erica, Claudia and Anna—lifelong friends who seem to have it all—check in for a girlfriends’ book club holiday, it changes everything. Their close friendship and shared love of books have carried them through life’s ups and downs. But Hattie can see they’re also packing some major emotional baggage, and nothing prepares her for how deeply her own story is about to become entwined in theirs. In the span of a week over the most enchanting time of the year, can these four women come together to improve each other’s lives and make this the start of a whole new chapter?

My Review of The Book Club Hotel {Sarah Morgan}:

The definition of an easy, breezy holiday book. Except…there’s really not much holiday. I wanted there to be more Christmasy elements in this book! There were some, I just wanted MORE.

Also, I wanted more talk of BOOKS! The name of this book is the “Book Club Hotel“…I wanted more BOOKS! And I especially wanted more of the amazing bookstore in the town…it sounded so dreamy yet hardly any of this book took place there.

I’ve said this many times but I don’t enjoy character driven books nearly as much as I enjoy plot driven ones (hence why I’m not a fan of memoirs)! This book was SO heavily character driven…if that’s your thing, you’ll enjoy this one.

I listened to it as an audiobook and it was the perfect thing to have on in the background while I went on walks, straightened up around my house, etc. Was I DYING to listen to it? I was not. Did I enjoy it? I did! I actually enjoyed the first half of the book significantly more than the 2nd half which is rare.

Book Coffee Happy Epilogue:

Light, easy, cheesy, predictable, unrealistic.

Have you read this book? What did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Blogmas 2023 Posts

12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!

12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}

12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}

12/5 Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

12/6 Blogmas 2023: Non Holiday Audiobook Review: The Coworker {Freida McFadden}

12/7 Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things

12/8 Blogmas 2023: The Holiday Sign in the Form of a Post It

12/9 Blogmas 2023: READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK

12/10 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}

12/11 Blogmas 2023: Disney World Trumps Blogmas!

Xo,

Jenny

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Blogmas 2023: Disney World Trumps Blogmas!

Blogmas 2023: Disney World Trumps Blogmas!

Disney World!!

In what will forever go down as my very best birthday present of all time, my husband surprised me and our kids with a trip to DISNEY WORLD over Christmas! The kids and I have been DYING to get back to Disney World since the day we left back in 2019 and this could not be more exciting for us (to say Jon isn’t a Disney fan is putting it lightly…which makes this gift even more special). We will be spending a few days in Disney and then a few days in Daytona Beach to relax after the hustle and bustle of Disney during the holidays!

New Blogmas Plans

We are leaving bright and early on 12/22 which means Blogmas will now officially end on 12/21! Only a few days short of when it was supposed to end.

Easiest decision: Disney World trumps Blogmas all day every day.

While I won’t be blogging while we are on our trip, I WILL be posting Instastories so make sure you are following Book Coffee Happy on Insta!

Dole Whip!!

New Reading Plans

Other than Blogmas ending a few days early, this trip has also made me switch around my reading plans for December! I finished reading Christmas by the Book a few days ago (review coming asap) and was all set to go straight back to Addison (aka one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE winter/holiday book series)…but once I learned that I’d be on an airplane in just a few short weeks, I could not think of a more perfect way to spend a flight! So I started reading The Twelve Dates of Christmas (you can read how I made that decision to read that particular book HERE) and I’ll be saving my 2 special winter novels to bring with me to Disney. I highly doubt that I will have the time to finish The Twelve Dates of Christmas before we leave (researching and planning a Disney trip is legit a full time job even WITH the amazing help from a Disney travel agent). I’m assuming that book will also be thrown in my carry on bag 🙂 I’ll also pack a few other books as well…titles to be determined!

The last time I went to Disney I brought SO MANY BOOKS with me and literally never opened any of them except for the flights so we shall see how this goes, lol. However, we ARE going to Daytona Beach after Disney this time so I’m thinking I will definitely have some reading time there (especially on the day when my husband takes the kids on a fishing excursion and I want nothing to do with that).

Remember when I came home from Disney in 2019 and made an hour long video with all of the tips and tricks I learned when I was there?? I need to rewatch that video asap!

We will be at Epcot on Christmas Day this year!!

Do you have any tips or tricks of your own for Disney World?? Please leave them in the comments below!!

Countdown to Disney is officially on: 11 DAYS!!!

Blogmas 2023 Posts

12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!

12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}

12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}

12/5 Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

12/6 Blogmas 2023: Non Holiday Audiobook Review: The Coworker {Freida McFadden}

12/7 Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things

12/8 Blogmas 2023: The Holiday Sign in the Form of a Post It

12/9 Blogmas 2023: READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK

12/10 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}

Xo,

Jenny

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Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}

Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}

Goodreads Synopsis of A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}:

Jolene Carter lives in Merrylark Lake, a quaint town where neighbors are like family and vacationers become fast friends. With her dream of opening a downtown storefront on hold, Jolene volunteers wherever she can, whether it be at Cat’s Coffee Cart or the town’s annual tree lighting. It is while she’s tending to her neighbor’s vacation rental that Jolene meets Luke, a cowboy with a mustang rescue and a past he’s hoping to leave back at the ranch.

Luke Handley isn’t one to believe in holiday magic. That disappeared when his winter wedding was called off and his honeymoon was canceled. But the more time he spends in Merrylark, the more he’s convinced this magic exists. When Luke’s ex unexpectedly shows up as the other half to the lake house reservation, things get complicated. Luke knows all the magic in the world won’t clear up this misunderstanding. If he’s learned anything from Jolene, though, it’s that helping others is the most effective way to show love. With a surprise up his sleeve and a little help from his new Merrylark friends, Luke hopes he’s able to do just that.

My Review of A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}:

This just might be the most unrealistic love story I’ve read, lol. I can’t really say too much without giving away the entire book but truly…what a ridiculous love story this is.

And…the narrator’s voice as a woman (which she is) is lovely but her voice as a man is…NOT. Luke’s “voice” was creepy and weird. I didn’t enjoy any of the voices she did for any of the characters except for Jolene where she used her own voice…but Luke’s voice was on another level AWFUL.

This audiobook was so short (just a little over 7 hours) which led to completely undeveloped characters and storylines.

So what DID I like about this book? Not much, lol…

Book Coffee Happy Epilogue:

Nope.

Have you read this book? What did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Blogmas 2023 Posts

12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!

12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}

12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}

12/5 Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

12/6 Blogmas 2023: Non Holiday Audiobook Review: The Coworker {Freida McFadden}

12/7 Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things

12/8 Blogmas 2023: The Holiday Sign in the Form of a Post It

12/8 Blogmas 2023: READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK

Xo,

Jenny

Click here to order A Lake House Holiday

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Blogmas 2023: The Holiday Sign in the Form of a Post It

The Holiday Sign in the Form of a Post It

The salon I go to had latkes out on a table today for customers to celebrate Hanukkah (along with applesauce and sour cream)! Absolutely LOVE! And they were super delicious :). Happy Hanukkah!

I’m a HUGE believer in signs (ummm hello I saw the movie Serendipity 10 times when it was playing in the theaters). A few days ago, I was sitting on our bed and debating which of these 2 holiday books I should read next (you can read the synopsis of each in THIS POST).

I couldn’t decide which should be next up for me. Both about the same length. Synopsis of each sounded great. Both holiday themed.

So I decided to read the first page of each one to see if either jumped out at me. I opened the cover of Blame it on the Mistletoe and…first page read nicely.

Then I opened the cover of The Twelve Dates of Christmas and…

SIGN.

Who’s K?? Clearly I have no idea who K is (could it be one of you??) but being such a firm believer in signs and fate, this was so obviously the choice for my next read. Done.

I’ll let you know what I think! Thank you, K, for making this choice for me! Fingers crossed that you and I enjoy the same books, lol…

Blogmas 2023 Posts

12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!

12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}

12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}

12/5 Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

12/6 Blogmas 2023: Non Holiday Audiobook Review: The Coworker {Freida McFadden}

12/7 Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things

Xo,

Jenny

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Order a copy of The Twelve Dates of Christmas

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Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things

Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things

3 things that I should have bought on Black Friday at Barnes and Noble but didn’t:

Love.
Zoom in: It’s Barnes and Noble!!!
Drink coasters shaped like books!

The 2 library holiday books that I still have not read (although I’m hopefully starting one of them tonight after I finish reading the last 20 pages of Christmas by the Book…my Blogmas post tomorrow will tell you which one I’m starting and the special reason why I chose it…or should I say…it chose me…)

Gorgeous tote bag at Paper Source (not book related but so gorgeous):

My son asked me for a pencil while in my car last week. After I searched my entire glove compartment (no pencil), I DID find a ridiculous amount of pens, a ridiculous amount of tampons, a ridiculous amount of Splenda packets, and…a working book light. I totally forgot that I had put this in here months ago for when I want to read in my car and it’s too dark outside! I’ve been bringing my book light that I keep in my nightstand with me in these situations…no more!

Happy 1st Night of Hanukkah to all who celebrate!!!

Blogmas 2023 Posts:

12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!

12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}

12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}

12/5 Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

12/6 Blogmas 2023: Non Holiday Audiobook Review: The Coworker {Freida McFadden}

Xo,

Jenny

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Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In

Michigan Avenue is STUNNING during this time of year!

**Video of me choosing the winner of the Sephora gift card is at the bottom of this post!**

One of my favorite holiday book series EVER is one that I have been slowly working (savouring?) my way through since December 2021. The Winter Series by Joanne Demaio is everything a holiday book series should be…light, endearing, adorable, and set in the most CHARMING small town. Basically Hallmark movies meets book series and I’m so here for it.

The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio}

HERE is the post explaining all about this book series and my thoughts after reading books 1-3 back in 2021.

Last December I read books #4 and #5 and loved them so much. It felt so wonderful to be back in the town of Addison! I have absolutely fallen in love with this adorable town and it’s adorable residents.

**I’m not including the synopsis from any of these books here because I would never spoil anything for you…just trust me, they are ADORABLE!**

Book #4
Getting my hair done during last holiday season while reading book #4
Book #5 came with me on an overnight staycation with my family on Christmas Eve 2022
Gorgeous view of a frozen lake from our hotel room on Christmas Eve 2022

As hard as it was, I somehow managed to save book #6 to read during THIS holiday season! I did this knowing that the next book in this series was to be published this fall so I knew that if I could hold off reading book #6, I would have 2 books to read during this holiday season.

I am so happy that I did! I have waited allllll year to read these 2 books!

Book #6:

While I think that all of the covers in this series are gorgeous, this one is my absolute favorite. How STUNNING is this book cover???

Book #7 (which might be the most special one because Joanne Demaio herself sent it to me when she heard how much I wanted to read it! You can read more about how that happened HERE).

I can’t wait to return to Addison :). I’ve got 1 more (unrelated) book to read first and then…Addison over Christmas!! Perfect!!

Have you read any of these books? If not, I HIGHLY recommend them during this time of year!

Sephora Gift Card Giveaway Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered my annual birthday giveaway! Here is a video of me randomly choosing the winner:

Blogmas 2023 Posts:

12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!

12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}

12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}

Click HERE to order book #1 in this adorable book series (Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes) through my Amazon affiliate link. When you order through this link, I receive a tiny commission. Thank you for your support, Xo

Xo,

Jenny

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Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!

Ahhhh my favorite time of the year is HERE! I absolutely love this season for so many reasons and participating in Blogmas just adds to the FUN!

This is my 3rd year participating in Blogmas and my 3rd official Welcome to Blogmas video where I explain exactly what Blogmas is and how Book Coffee Happy will be participating.

**Aaaaand something extra fun about this year’s welcome video is that apparently for a portion of it, included are both lipstick on my teeth AND a piece of hair in my mouth.**

WELCOME TO BLOGMAS 2023 Video!!!

Blogmas 2022 Welcome Video HERE

Blogmas 2021 Welcome Video HERE

Xo,

Jenny

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Book Coffee Happy’s 500th post!

Book Coffee Happy’s 500th Post!

Ahhhh OMG! This is officially my 500th post on this little blog that I love so much. Mind officially BLOWN.

My bestie Amy bought me this shirt for no reason other than she knew that I would love it…and she was correct! It’s PERFECT!

When I started blogging 5 years ago, I was looking for a creative way to share my passion for reading with others. I had NO IDEA how much fun this was going to be, the opportunities it was going to give me, and the wonderful people I was going to meet. The money that I make from writing this blog is purely a bonus…this has been so much fun and such a wonderfully fulfilling creative outlet for me 🙂

THANK YOU to all of you for sticking around, inviting friends to read my blog, for following me on social media, for your kind comments, and for everything else. I wouldn’t even have a blog if wasn’t for YOU—my blog followers! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here. Xo.

Book Coffee Happy’s 500th Post

500 posts…well that’s just crazy. I’ve shared SO many books! Some wonderful, some not so wonderful. And obviously bits of my personal life get sprinkled in here from time to time which I love. I wish I could share more!

A huge shoutout to the authors and the publishers who have allowed me the opportunity to read and review your books. Even if my opinions of you book are negative, you will ALWAYS have my respect for the amount of work and heart you have put into creating your work of art. Thank you for sharing your visions, your stories, and your characters with us.

I love this little blog so much and I’m always thinking of ways to improve it and new things to write about. I’m so looking forward to participating in Blogmas again this year…my FAVORITE time of year to be a blogger. It starts THIS FRIDAY and I’m so excited!

Cheers to 500, Book Coffee Happy! I can’t wait to see where the next 500 will take us 🙂

Xo,

Jenny

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Things I’m Thankful For: Blog Edition

Things I’m Thankful For: Blog Edition

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! I had a glorious holiday filled with family, delicious food, friends, and lots and lots of shopping 🙂

I received these turkeys when I was student teaching during my senior year of college. I hung them in my own classroom for YEARS after I graduated and then started hanging them in my house after I left teaching. This is my 24th year celebrating the holiday season with them 🙂

I love this time of year so much. Although we should be looking around all year long to reflect on our blessings and things to be thankful for, November is a great reminder to really stop and look around.

While I do this year round in my personal life, lately I’ve been thinking of all of the blessings that I’m thankful for when it comes to my blogging life! In no particular order, here are some things I’m grateful as they relate to Book Coffee Happy.

Things I’m Thankful For: Blog Edition

Instagram

Truth be told, Book Coffee Happy is MUCH more active on Instagram than any other platform. While I do post on this site, Facebook, and Twitter (X???), Instagram is my favorite. It’s so much easier, faster, and more fun to post a quick Instastory than to type up an entire blog post. I try to add to my stories on Instagram daily. If you don’t already follow Book Coffee Happy on Instagram, please do! HERE is the link.

Authors

Without authors there would be no readers and without being a reader there would be no Book Coffee Happy. Thank you to all of the authors out there who give me topics to entertain myself and to blog about!

Fellow Book Bloggers/Bookstagrammers

Ahhh the blogging/Bookstagramming community is so amazing and I have made some wonderful new friends all through our mutual love of BOOKS. We inspire each other, tag each other, and support each other and I’m so thankful. I’m even a member of a local group of book bloggers/bookstagrammers who meet up from time to time (I have yet to actually make it to a meet up but it’s something I’m so looking forward to SOON)!

WordPress

Writing this little blog is my favorite hobby and I couldn’t do it without the support of WordPress. Thank you for making it so easy for someone like me to create and run a website! WordPress has been amazing to work with and the customer support has been incredible. Between chats and emails, I have asked mannnnnnnny questions and the support I have received has been amazing. WordPress is the only server Book Coffee Happy has ever been on and I have absolutely zero plans to ever switch.

Libraries/Book Stores

Forever thankful for the places which allow me access to books (and so much more)! Thankful that the library is my happy place where I can quietly walk the stacks, work on my blog, or just peruse the shelves.

YOU

Without readers, I would have no blog. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for visiting my little corner of the Internet today and everyday. I love writing this blog and I’m extrodinarily thankful for the people and the experiences which it has provided.

Happiest of Thanksgivings to all who celebrated! Stay tuned…my next blog post (will be posted mid week) will be a very special one 🙂 And the post after THAT will kick off BLOGMAS on 12/1!

Xo,

Jenny

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The Book I Chose and a Kindle Update

The Book I Chose and a Kindle Update

Holiday coffee cups make me so, so happy 🙂

In my last post, I had asked for help picking my next book because I just couldn’t decide. All 3 sound so good! In case you missed my last post, you can read about all 3 contenders HERE.

The Book I Chose

So, which did I pick? After close consideration…a book about a bookstore will always trump the others 😉

AAAAND this book has been on my to read list since 2021 (although to be fair, one of the other condenders is also on this list)! I first talked about them HERE!

Goodreads Synopsis of Christmas by the Book {Anne Marie Ryan}:

Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure–this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they’ve never been able to sell, saying it’s the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can’t save their bookstore, but at least they’ll have one final chance to lift people’s spirits through the power of reading.

After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who’s newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle–or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they’ve touched–to find a happy ending of their own….

Sounds so good, right?? I’ll have my full review of this one posted during Blogmas!

Kindle Update

I love it! It’s amazing! The only way to read a book!

JUUUUUST KIDDING. I never even took it out of the box and officially gave it to my husband last week when he mentioned that he was curious to try one, lol.

Prime Day convinced me that I needed it but in reality…I just love the feel of a physical book in my hand and I’m not ready to trade that in just to stare at another screen. Ugh.

Maybe one day I’ll actually try it??? Maybe???

Have you read Christmas by the Book? What did you think (NO SPOILERS please)? Do you love your Kindle? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Xo,

Jenny

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