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Finished reading: In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae πŸ“š

A lovely place-based friends-to-lovers second chance. As often happens, the third act breakup made me want to yell at the main character but the book had me happy-teary by the end.

A hand holding a book titled β€œIn the Event of Love” by Courtney Kae in front of a colorful Christmas tree, with a rose and lights visible in the background. The book is a romantic novel set in a winter wonderland.

Finished reading: Eight Kisses by Mindy Klasky πŸ“š

Eight Hanukkah romance stories. I read one each night. My favorites are the one with the Frisky Bean coffee shop and the one with empty nesters reconnecting.

A hand holding the book β€œEight Kisses” in front of a window with a menorah on the sill, showcasing a cover featuring two people embracing and a lit menorah. The book is a collection of eight stories of Hanukkah romance by various authors.

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When people who don’t have fibromyalgia ask me how it feels, I tell them to imagine the last time they had a bad flu, then to picture going shopping, cooking, or exercising while feeling like that.

  • Ginevra Liptan, The FibroManual

Today’s stay poor slowly scheme: open a romance-only bookstore. πŸ“š

πŸ“š Today’s library haul. Catching up on Holigays22 and some other holiday reads, plus a YA biography of my hero Sarah Bernhardt - quand mΓͺme!

A stack of holiday romance novels sitting on top of a biography of Sarah Bernhardt, next to a gingerbread house that's sitting on top of a holiday tin.

Finished reading: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur πŸ“š

The first holiday rom-com of a month where I hope to read many. Elle is an astrologer who dreams of a big love. Darcy is an actuary who’s terrified of having one. This book’s heat level is sensual, a couple explicit scenes. A lovely book but I wish the third act break-up had been resolved more quickly so I could’ve had more joyous reunion time.

The book Written in the Stars in front of a Christmas tree

Finished reading: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado πŸ“š

A bunch of excellent and chilling stories. Horror and make it literary. Uncertainty that is maddening but then that’s kind of the point.