The December TBR List

I'm not feeling very Christmassy this year - anyone else? The decorations are up, the fake fire has been lit and the presents are bought and wrapped but I just cannot get excited about it.

So what am I going to do about it?

Force myself; kicking and screaming I am going to get that festive feeling.

Here's a list of books that I'll be reading this month!

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

The classic. I've never read it before but of course, I know the story well so I'm excited to finally get round to it! I'm probably going to save this for maybe the week before Christmas to really get me into the spirit of Christmas.

Christmas at the Island Hotel, Jenny Colgan

As you'll have read from my November Book Haul post - this is long overdue. I haven't read all of the Island series so I may be a little out of the loop but I just know that the lovely Jenny will fill me in as I read my way through!

The Christmas Bookshop, Jenny Colgan

I've been excited to read this sine I saw it was coming out in Paperback this year. And did you see the replica bookshop they created for Jenny? [PICTURE LINK] Absolute perfection. It's a standalone too so I can't wait to read it.

Midnight in Everwood, Maria Kuzniar

I LOVE the Nutcracker story. At first, it was definitely the cover that drew me towards the book in the first place but after reading the synopsis, I know I was making the right choice.

Merry Little Meet Cute, Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

This was a random tiktok find and seeings as I've developed a taste for Spicy books - why not give it a go! I was super happy to see it quite cheap in paperback on Amazon too so it was an impulse purchase that I can't wait to read.

Christmas For Beginners, Carole Matthews

I've had this on my shelf since last year but by the time I got round to looking at it - Christmas was over and done with and it just felt odd! So i'm going to give it a go this holiday season.

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Christmas At The Island Hotel - Jenny Colgan

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times - for me, snuggling down with a Jenny Colgan book is like a hug from an old friend. And Christmas At The Island Hotel is no exception. Now, this is part of a series in the way that it follows a family of characters for their fourth installment, however as always, this works perfectly as a standalone book. Fintan, grieving the loss of his partner, has been left to open The Rock - the hotel on the island of Mure. Suddenly, this born and bred farmer needs to source a kitchen team to maintain the legacy of his late partner. And now he has a French chef that no one else wants, working in his kitchen. Konstantin, Norwegian party boy and all round spoilt brat, has been cast out by his Dad and has to learn how to be self sufficient. He finds himself on the remote island of Mure, halfway between Scotland and Norway, with no money, no friends and no idea how to chop an onion, As always, Jenny expertly weaves the lives of the characters togeth

This Time Next Year - Sophie Cousens

I wanted a wholesome New Years based read to finish 2022 with, and This Time Next Year delivered! I originally added this to my list back at the beginning of 2021 and I found it on Apple Books for just £3.99 so decided to go all in. Minnie and Quinn were both born on the 1st January 1990. Born in the same hospital, to strangers, they meet again on the morning of their 30th birthday after an eventful New Years Eve. This book reminded me a lot of One Day - the way the story is laid out - flashbacks to New Years Eves of years gone by, showed where each of the characters were at the varying points of their lives. With interwoven stories throughout the years, the two begin a friendship that neither of them quite have the time or inclination for. This was the perfect cosy read for the end of the year and I sped through it in one evening.

Barbarian Lover - Ruby Dixon

If someone told me 6 months ago that I'd be using Blue Alien smut as a palette cleanser between my books.. I probably would have laughed at them. But that's apparently the BookTok curse. Once again, I found myself diving into the world of Ruby Dixon's sci-fi romance series and this time we were following Kara's story. Once again, this is a FUN series. The format is similar in all of them, so it's not groundbreaking writing or literary fiction but it's good natured, easy to read and there's plenty of big blue alien d*ck.

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