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i-like-omori · 10 months

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*dangles omori (gamr) on rope*

You sureeee you like it??/j

tbh i dodnt even think i like it that much

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the-forest-library · 4 months

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January 2024 Reads

The Gentlemen's Gambit - Evie Dunmore

A Lady Guide's to Mischief and Mayhem - Manda Collins

The Ladies Rewrite the Rules - Suzanne Allain

One Night in Hartswood - Emma Denny

The Breakup Tour - Emily Wibberley

Places We've Never Been - Kasie West

Most Ardently - Gabe Cole Novoa

Okay, Cupid - Mason Deaver

Love, Me - Jessica Saunders

Dungeons and Drama - Kristy Boyce

Seven Percent of Ro Devereux - Ellen O'Clover

Eight Dates and Nights - Betsy Aldredge

Rules for Being a Girl - Candace Bushnell, Katie Cotungo

The Christmas Wish - Lindsey Kelk

After the Forest - Kell Woods

All the Hidden Paths - For Meadows

Shady Hollow - Juneau Black

Strong Poison - Dorothy L. Sayers

The Silver Chair - C.S. Lewis

The Chalice of the Gods - Rick Riordan

The Marvelous Magic of Miss Mabel - Natasha Lowe

Elf Dog and Owl Head - M.T. Anderson

Winter - Kelsey E. Gross

The Bookstore Cat - Cylin Busby

The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls

Brain on Fire - Susannah Cahalan

A Book of Days - Patti Smith

Karma - Boy George

I Hate Everyone, Except You - Clinton Kelly

The Life Brief - Bonnie Wan

The Stress Prescription - Elissa Epel

Infectious Generosity - Chris J. Anderson

Break the Cycle - Mariel Buque

Eve - Cat Bohannon

House Love - Patric Richardson

Pests - Bethany Brookshire

Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek - Thea Glassman

But Have You Read the Book? - Kristen Lopez

The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie - Tanya Lee Stone

Normal is Just a Setting on the Dryer - Adair Lara

Men to Avoid in Art and Life - Nicole Tersigni

Friends to Keep in Art and Life - Nicole Tersigni

Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life - Nicole Tersigni

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts:

Messy memoirs, healing from generational trauma, and recovery from burnout - these are a few of my favorite things.

Goodreads Goal: 43/200

2022 Reads | 2023 Reads | 2024 Reads

#2024 reads #book reviews #book recommendations #books #booklr #bookish #reading #bibliophile

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tahri-nhupuju · 4 months

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Sidequest Quest

Amh Araeng is down, taken down by a vaguely post-apocalyptic, vaguely wild west Tahri.

It has a riddle quest (Mystery Miners) and while I love them, I often end up overthinking the riddle and going way off. For those who've done it, I ended up looking for it over by the cliffs overlooking Nabaath Araeng

Another standout quest was A Prankster's Paradise, solely because you get the option to smash that fucking beer bottle on the ground.

Bonus Lore Tidbits:

Nabaath Araeng was ruled by five noble houses, represented on the flag as five coins.

The Mord have laws forbidding anyone from chipping chunks off of the Flood of Light, on the belief that exposure to the crystal will turn you into a sin eater.

This has given birth to a kind of criminal enterprise where people mine the Flood and pass the crystals off as other kinds of crystals.

Mord children are known as Mordlings.

Young Mord in Mord Souq will travel to the Samiel's Backbone to prove their courage to each other, even though going there is forbidden because it's dangerous. This practice is tolerated by the adults though, because it teaches the mordlings to respect the desert and its dangers.

The windmills around the desert are actually water pumps, pulling water from deep wells.

The Church Of The First Light isn't just that one ruined church in Lakeland, but the name of Norvrandt's major religion prior to the Flood. It started with the Elves.

The ruined town of Kelk was a Ronso settlement named after an old hero. It was actually abandoned long before the Flood as most of those who lived there moved into the city.

It appears Humes, Ronso, and Mord were the three largest demographics in Naabath Araeng. The Mystels who live here actually came from Kholusia post-flood, as part of Daedalus Stoneworks.

#ffxiv #sidequest quest #ffxiv oc #ff14

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ofmoonlily · 7 months

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//The scene that absolutely annihilated me as a kid playing FINAL FANTASY X (and develop my undying love for Yuna) was the scene in Mt. Gagazet when Yuna is confronted by the Ronso Maester, Kelk Ronso, who firmly believed Yuna's insurrection against Yevon was utter blasphemy, until she said this:

Yuna: No, we will not flee. We will fight, and continue on. Kelk: You have been branded a traitor, but still you would fight Sin? Lost to the temple, hated by the people, yet you continue your pilgrimage? Everything lost! What do you fight for?

Yuna: I fight for Spira. Yuna: The people long for the Calm. I can give it to them. Yuna: It’s all I can give. Yuna: Defeating Sin, ending pain…this I can do. Kelk: ...Even sacrificing yourself? (Shakes head sorrowfully.) Kelk: Ronso, let them pass! Kelk: Summoner Yuna, your will is stronger than steel. Kelk: Tempered steel that even the mightiest Ronso could not hope to bend. Yuna, we bow to your will! Now go! The sacred heights of Gagazet welcome you. Yuna: We thank you. (Deep bow)

I remember nearly sobbing from that. Yunie is just... such a strong, lovely young lady who would do anything for the people of Spira. Her heart is full of so much love, despite being surrounded by death, betrayal, hardships, and misery.

She suffered greatly, and yet she chose to remain so gentle.

She is my queen c':

#ooc #//just me gushing about my muse sry

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bubblegumbunnybun · 1 year

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Kelks both of us go by bunny now,,, years later,,,, roads diverge and roads unite,,,,

AINT NO WAY

I love that for us omg

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janestewart · 5 months

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Best Books of 2023 📚

1. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez 6⭐️ - I avoided this book for so long because I didn’t think I’d like it for some reason. Boy was I wrong! This is now my all-time favorite romance. I felt ALL the emotions reading this. I swooned, I cried, I laughed so hard I was left gasping. It was perfect. I felt the magic. READ THIS BOOK. Also read Yours Truly, which almost made this list too.

2. When We Were Young by Richard Roper 5⭐️ - Richard Roper became my favorite author last year with Something To Live For and this one is also outstanding. I related to Theo so strongly, even when that meant being uncomfortable. The ending tore me to pieces and I threw the book at the wall—and then picked up and made sure it wasn’t damaged so I could hug it for the rest of the day/week/year/my life. READ THIS TOO.

3. The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall 5⭐️ - Katy Birchall is quickly becoming a comfort author for me. The romances are always cute, but even better are the friendships in her books. This one is the best of all. It has the grumpy-sunshine dynamic I love but in the context of a friendship and it is so much fun. So heartwarming, definitely pick it up if you need some happy feels.

4. Jane in Love by Rachel Givney 5⭐️ - Jane Austen is transported to the modern day. ‘Nuff said. I’ve gotten really into Jane Austen this year so this was a treat. It felt like being in one her novels but the language was easier since it’s modern.

5. On a Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk 5⭐️ - I feel very similarly to this one as Secret Bridesmaid. Cute romance, but an even more endearing story of friendship. Another perfect comfort read.

6. When In Rome by Sarah Adams 5⭐️ - I rated this a 4/5 at first but I haven’t stopped thinking about it all year so I had to bump it up. It’s not particularly complex but it’s just what you want in a romance. Adorable small town, grumpy-sunshine. Can’t ask for more. The sequel Practice Makes Perfect almost made this list too.

7. Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa 5⭐️ - This was my first read this year, and it was a strong start. I don’t know why I was drawn to it so strongly, but I kept going back to it at this one little bookshop in Prague day after day. My soul somehow knew that this was exactly what I want in a romantasy. Feels a lot like Gena Showalter if you’re into that.

8. The Bromance Bookclub by Lyssa Kay Adams 5⭐️ - Perfect concept, excellent execution. Don’t get that too often. I liked that this involved men who read and respect the romance genre and also that it’s about an existing relationship that the characters are trying to save. I feel like I don’t see those elements very often so it was a nice change.

9. There’s Something About Merry by Codi Hall 5⭐️ - The coziest read of the year. Mixes all of my favorite romance elements: small town, holidays, grumpy-sunshine (sort of), single dad. It’s what you expect, but don’t we all need that sometimes?

10. Little Thieves by Margaret Owen 5⭐️ - I haven’t gotten so into a YA book in a long time. This one completely sucked me in. The main character is deeply flawed but understandable and (probably more importantly for me) funny enough to keep me liking her. Loved the other characters and the plot. It was fast-paced and so fun from beginning to end.

I hope everyone else had a great reading year! Here’s to 2024 *clinks books with you*

#best books of 2023 #best books of the year #books #books and reading #booklr #reading

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queenvreads · 10 months

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REVIEW: Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk

2/5 ⭐⭐

**Thank you to Harper 360, HarperCollins & NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. I received this book for free, but all thoughts are my own.**

During her two-week trip to LA, Phoebe unexpectedly becomes a matchmaker for her sister's friend Bel and the appealing new neighbor, Ren. What takes her by surprise, however, is her gradual romantic feelings for Ren, which she realizes only when she's already emotionally invested. Getting into this book was was a challenge for me. I anticipated a fun, beachy, summer rom-com based on the gorgeous cover, but it came across more as women’s fiction, which wasn't what I was in the mood for. I had to push through the first quarter, and it just didn’t get better. Despite the presence of romance, the premise revolved around Phoebe setting up Bel with Ren, despite her own feelings for him. Phoebe and Ren shared a few moments where their mutual attraction was evident, yet Phoebe was merely a visitor, and Ren was committed to Bel, leading to a tangle of emotions.

The story felt predictable and lacked innovation to me. Certain elements closely resembled scenes from the movie "The Holiday,” and in comparison, I found the movie more enjoyable. The impersonation trope, which, for me, is almost as bad as miscommunication, turned me off. I found it really cheesy :(

The characters presented a mix of positives and negatives for me. I found Phoebe cute and funny, but her choices were cringy. Ren came across as a nice guy, and his shared interest in bird watching with Phoebe, was random but endearing. However, I found Bel to be quite annoying. I didn't appreciate how she forcefully inserted herself into situations. I am disappointed that I didn't like this one, as all the reviews are so positive! I will try to give this author another chance. I see she has a popular Christmas book that I have yet to check out.

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libertyreads · 1 year

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Book Review #77 of 2023--

The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk. Rating: 2.5 stars.

Read from June 14th to 16th.

Another Christmas in July June novel is complete. And I have to say how thankful I am that I’m getting a lot of these books from the library. This book is a prime example of something I was sure I was going to really like but in the end would have been a waste of money for me. This is a novel about a 32 year old lawyer who feels stuck in real life but ends up stuck in a Groundhog Day situation on Christmas. Will she ever be able to get it right and move forward both in life and in real time? If you’ve been around for a few of my Christmas in July reads, you’ll me getting an ARC of In a Holidaze and loving it. That one is a Christina Lauren novel that also has a Christmas Day time loop in it and that one is a book I rated 4.5 stars. So, what’s the difference here? What made this Christmas time loop not work for me?

My biggest issue with this one was that it was over the top on the Com side of the Rom-Com. Everything was so over the top disastrous in the first Christmas Day that I don’t know how this woman could ever look down the barrel of going through that day again, let alone doing it 10 times. At one point, our main character actually blows up the house--and herself--and is forced to redo Christmas thanks to actually dying. It’s just too much for me. I prefer a little bit of Com in my Rom-Com. I get second hand embarrassment so easily and there was almost no other emotion I was feeling for the first third of this novel. I also felt like it was almost wrong to slate this as a romance in the first place. The romance isn’t even the secondary plot line. I would say it’s the third. First, we have the main character’s issue with being stuck in her real life and having to make some hard choices. Second, we have her unhealthy relationship with almost literally every single member of her family and her having to make choices that will help create better relationships. Thirdly, we have the romance. I don’t mind that so much. As long as I’m expecting it. By the time we get to the romance I just don’t see the point.

There were moments of self-reflection that I thought were beautiful. I know how hard it is to look at your life and try to figure out what the next step forward is. We also get some actual funny moments that aren’t over dramatic or over wrought which I enjoyed. The romance when it was there was actually good. I just don’t feel like I understand who they are as a couple or why they like each other. But there were quite a few sweet moments that would also have this poignant side to them thanks to the fact that he wouldn’t remember them the next day. The Christmas scenes we got were good. Very festive. I just wish we had more of them in the novel.

Overall, I give the book a 2.5 star rating, the romance a 2.75 star rating, and the holiday-ness of it all 3 poinsettias.

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graywyvern · 1 year

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( via via @jorie_graham / via )

Dragonfly. (via @johannesgoranss)

"A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his image." --@didiondiary (via @lapsuslima)

"So is it inappropriate — anachronistic at best, misogynistic at worst — to describe Alcott as transgender? (via @mckenziewark)

"kelke-signifikoza"

turbid waiting · warbots wind among tall blinders outside there is sadness

i say things go haywire tombstones in the sun tingle

From Architecture to Kainotecture.

#ido drottkvaett

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romcombc · 2 years

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Another #bookmail#unboxing. Yay for new arrivals! Yes, I already have a stack but I couldn’t pass these up (or the other four I have coming). The first step is admitting you have a problem- I admit nothing!!

Can’t wait to read: * How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan (I believe this will be my first book by her but don’t quote me on that) * On a Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk * People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (my first book by Henry and I have been wanting to read this forever!)

#new books #books and reading #book recommendations #book review #book blogger #booktok

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finishinglinepress · 2 years

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FLP CHAPBOOK OF THE DAY: All We Are Told Not to Touch by Leticia Del Toro – NWVS #169

PREORDER NOW: https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/all-we-are-told-not-to-touch-by-leticia-del-toro-nwvs-169/

ALL WE ARE TOLD NOT TO TOUCH explores the places and moments where we are told danger exists: the rogue waves of the ocean, the unwelcoming side of a border, a street where girls are forbidden to play and the implacable grief surrounding a brother’s death, among others. Each poem unfolds with a desire for what is out of reach. The poet’s travels and meditations come to life in both urban and rural spaces such as San Francisco, Paris, Barcelona, as well as in villages in France and Mexico. All are interconnected points of the spiritual, physical and sensual journeys required to love and heal.

Leticia Del Toro is a Chicana poet and fiction writer from the sugar refinery town of Crockett, California. Extended travels to her parents’ home state of Jalisco, Mexico as well as explorations in Spain and France, also inform her work. Leticia’s writing has appeared in DrumVoices Revue, Cipactli, Huizache, Zyzzyva, About Place Journal and more. All We Are Told Not to Touch won First Place in the New Women’s Voices series for Finishing Line Press. Her fiction chapbook, Café Colima, was published as the 2017 Kore Press Fiction Prize. Additional honors and awards, include the Eliot Gilbert Prize at UC Davis, a Hedgebrook residency, a Rona Jaffe Award at Bread Loaf and a Story Knife residency. Leticia has also thrived in the writing communities of VONA, Macondo and Círculo de Poetas. She holds a B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. in English from the University of California at Davis. While writing is her passion, her most creative work is expressed in teaching, motherhood and arts activism.

“Original artwork appears from the San Francisco Maestrapeace mural found on http://www.maestrapeaceartworks.com“

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR All We Are Told Not to Touch by Leticia Del Toro – NWVS #169

In All We Are Told Not to Touch, Leticia Del Toro offers us poems as fresh as jicama, burning sugarcane, and a fishing village at dusk. Like the bougainvillas that take root and bloom memories all around us, she guides us along mysterious shorelines and into lonely cemeteries, where we honor the living and the dead. These poems let us touch “what dreams some women may have” before they are gone.

–Juan J. Morales, Author of The Handyman’s Guide to End Times

“This is a mesmerizing collection, a multi-sensual turning of voices, idioms, and languages as we travel, take flight, sense our lives, bodies and the possibility of intimacy and love. Yet, we move at every turn, we visit, for a moment, we notice the shores, the child, la abuela, the street, the play of things that appear and dissolve around us as we approach. There are emergencies, killings, graves, and ashes to be swept from cemetery markers. Culture, ancestry, history, the acrid daily news of violence and the geographies of day-to-day life merge into these conversations, perhaps whispers to the self, a self on fire, a self that envelops the larger multiple body. Is it love? Perhaps love, perhaps, if it can be touched. I am moved by this collection, in particular by its blurred lenses, senses, its arousals, its lures, its boldness and daring. Incredible, a new accomplishment. Bravissimo del Toro, Bravissima!”

—Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, Emeritus

“In All We Are Told Not to Touch, Leticia Del Toro has expertly and seamlessly brought together distinct cultural and linguistic strands of poems…each in English and Spanish, draws essence, shape color and meaning from the culture that feeds it. Distinct yet equally power in its circular motion. No easy task but superbly achieved by the poet. Felicitaciones, Leticia.”

–Lucha Corpi

Please share/please repost [PROMO] #flpauthor #preorder #AwesomeCoverArt #poetry #chapbook #read #poems

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the-forest-library · 2 years

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June 2022 Reads

Rivals - Katharine McGee

Tokyo Dreaming - Emiko Jean

American Royalty - Tracey Livesay

Here for the Drama - Kate Bromley

The Love Connection - Denise Williams

Starry-Eyed Love - Helena Hunting

On a Night Like This - Lindsey Kelk

Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky

Everything for You - Chloe Liese

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes - Cat Sebastian

This Golden State - Marit Weisenberg

TJ Powar Has Something to Prove - Jesmeen Kaur Deo

The Counselors - Jessica Goodman

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven - Juno Dawson

Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor

Forging Silver into Stars - Brigid Kimmerer

Diaper Study - Maria V. Snyder

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer - Kelly Jones

The Invisible Kingdom - Meghan O’Rourke

I’m So Effing Tired - Amy Shah

Little Victories - Jason Gay

Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. - Laura Tremaine

Paperback Crush - Gabrielle Moss

Let That Sh*t Go - Nina Purewal & Kate Petriw

The Power of Fun - Catherine Price

How to Be Perfect - Michael Schur

The Autoimmune Protocol Meal Prep Cookbook - Sophie Van Tiggelen

The Autoimmune Protocol Made Simple Cookbook - Sophie Van Tiggelen

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts:

The Invisible Kingdom is a memoir recounting a woman’s struggle with getting a diagnosis for her chronic illnesses, and I have never felt so seen or represented. It will easily be a top five read of the year, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Two reads this month were highly anticipated: Rivals and Tokyo Dreaming. I had low expectations for Rivals because book two of the series was such a letdown, but it was a return to the fun of American Royals. I’m still waiting for this series to be turned into a dishy drama. And Tokyo Dreaming was a disappointment. It lacked the spark of Tokyo Ever After.

Looking for a Ted Lasso-inspired read? Check out Everything for You. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the books in this series, and this one was particularly charming.

Joining @oldshrewsburyian for Robin Hood Summer? Or just want a delightful and very loose retelling with “be gay, do crimes” vibes? Look no further than The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes. I could spend many more hours with this Rob and Marian (both bi disasters). Technically, this is book two in a series. I think you’d be ok diving right into this one if you can stand a little confusion; however, book one is also worthwhile. Here’s hoping this series continues for several more installments.

Goodreads Goal: 191/250 (moved this goal up from 200)

#2022 reads #book reviews #book recommendations #books #booklr #reading #bookish #bibliophile

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booksncoffee · 6 years

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i don’t know if i should trust my judgment or not because whenever i think a book is good, i would check it out on goodreads and find out that lots of people do not like it

#im currently reading we were on a break by lindsey kelk and i LOVE it #but people on goodreads are saying things like this book's a disappointment and its not good #cant relate cos i really like it and it got me on the edge of my seat each time i read it

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alexsfictionaddiction · 2 years

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10 New Festive Books To Read This Christmas

Once you’ve finished all your shopping and the rush has died down, is there anything more tempting than a new, glittering Christmas book to settle down with? I think not. Here are 10 gorgeous Christmas books of 2021 to get you through this week.

Merry Christmas and stay safe!

-Love, Alex x

Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson.

Fern, Rowan and Willow McAllister are siblings who couldn’t really be more different to each other and they’re all battling their own demons. Willow doesn’t know how she’ll overcome her anorexia for Christmas dinner. Fern is bringing her boyfriend Thom home to Edinburgh for the first time and Rowan knows him a little too well already. Even the McAllister parents have a secret too. Full of humour, emotion and a touch of heartache, Stay Another Day is an addictive Christmas read with flawed characters you can’t help but root for.

Always, In December by Emily Stone.

Josie’s parents died on Christmas Eve when she was a child but every year since, she has written and posted a letter to them. Max’s flight home to New York got cancelled, so it looks like he’s stuck in London for Christmas. When they literally collide in the street, Josie and Max decide to spend Christmas together and things blossom. But Max has a secret that means he can’t possibly stick around for long. Beautifully romantic and a gut punch of an ending, this is the perfect weepy yet magical read this Christmas.

Baby It’s Cold Outside by Emily Bell.

Ten years ago, Norah had the most beautiful romance of her life with Andrew in Italy but they both knew it had to end when it did. However, they promised that if they were both single at Christmas in ten years time, they’d meet in Dublin and rekindle what they had. So, Norah takes a chance and makes her way to Grafton Street on Christmas Eve. With gorgeous descriptions of Dublin and plenty of likeable characters, Baby It’s Cold Outside is a unique rom-com with a classic, Christmassy charm to it.

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox.

Charlie is a TV chef who loses her senses of smell and taste after a head injury. Her twin sister Cass is running the family bakery in their hometown and trying to fend off a persistent ex. The twins loved pretending to be each other when they were kids, so Charlie figures that Cass might want to do that again to help her out over Christmas. But when two handsome men come into the frame, things get just a little bit complicated. As you might imagine, there are plenty of delicious treats mentioned which are sure to whet your tastebuds. It’s a story of friendship between sisters, family exploration and some adorable romance thrown in too. What more do you want?

The Winter of Second Chances by Jenny Bayliss.

Annie just needs a break from her cheating husband and successful restaurant business, so she escapes to a delapidated beach house on the Kent coast. It’s not long before she wants to re-open the tea room attached to the house and while the community are excited about the prospect, the owner’s nephew isn’t happy... initially. Funny and heartwarming, The Winter of Second Chances is a truly comforting story of community and friendship with a lovely slow-burning romance.

Every Day in December by Kitty Wilson.

Although she doesn’t quite have her ducks in a row, Belle loves December and fully believes in the power of Christmas to bring joy. Rory seems to have it all but hates the festive season and is still haunted by his life changing five years before. As old friends, Belle and Rory are about to reunite and teach each other that while life may not be perfect, they can still find a lot of happiness together. This friendship-led romance is spread over the entirety of December and details the glorious slow-burning relationship between two people who have more in common than even they knew. Equal parts moving and heartwarming, Every Day In December is a festive romance for those who love a more subtle, platonic-based approach to love.

On A Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk.

Fran is on the hunt for a new professional challenge and when a mysterious new job offer comes her way, she takes it. While her fiance remains wholly indifferent to her, Fran becomes an assistant to an international popstar and finds herself on the way to a huge, glitzy celebrity party on an Italian island. Enter handsome American Evan and the magic really begins. Laugh-out-loud funny and incredibly glittery, On A Night Like This isn’t an overtly Christmas book but it still contains all the magic, warmth and romance of a festive novel led by a heroine who will make you smile uncontrollably.

The Christmas Wedding Guest by Susan Mallery.

Sisters Reggie and Dena are back in their Christmassy hometown as their parents get ready to renew their wedding vows. Reggie is still mourning her very short engagement from a year before and Dena is preparing for life as a single mother. When two eligible bachelors show up, both Reggie and Dena wonder if they can possibly give love another chance. Wonderfully warm and sweet, The Christmas Wedding Guest couldn’t be more of a Hallmark movie if it tried. It’s very cosy and Christmassy, so is best enjoyed with a creamy hot chocolate.

Twelve Days To Save Christmas by Elizabeth Neep.

When Christmas-mad Poppy discovers that George is leaving her in just 12 days time, she is devastated and desperate to show him why he shouldn’t go. But as the days diminish, she starts to wonder whether George is really what she needs and in fact, what she really wants. Bittersweet but wonderfully uplifting, Twelve Days to Save Christmas is a wise novel about finding yourself and discovering what it really takes to get to the best version of you -something we can all do well to remember at this time of year.

Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea by Cressida McLaughlin.

Meredith isn’t the biggest fan of Christmas but her job in a gift shop in a beautiful Cornish town means that she has to paste on fake festive cheer every day. Then beautiful, mysterious Finn arrives and he becomes determined to spread seasonal joy to everyone -including Meredith. Although this is the fifth book in the Cornish Cream Tea series, it works fantastically well as a festive stand-alone. Glittery and warm, there are plenty of warm Christmassy cuddles throughout the book and some beautiful, immersive descriptions of Cornwall. Being by the sea at Christmas was also a lovely break from bustling cities and small mountain towns, which are so common in festive romances.

#christmas books #christmas romance #christmas #book recommendations #books #bookworm

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f, r, x, z!

F: Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

had to think about this as there’s probably a few i could say, but first to come to mind was this part from just for tonight! harry’s so...pessimistic after his heartbreak and it really shows.

Harry rolls his head to the side, glaring at Wren something shocking. “Yes. And I know he’s about to make a grand gesture, but life isn’t about grand fucking gestures or do-overs.”

“Then what’s it about?” Wren shuffles closer to Harry, sneaking away the bottle in his hand before he spills it all over the couch.

“Misery,” he deadpans, then returns his attention to the film.

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

it’s funny, early 1dff days i felt like a lot of the times i tried to almost mimic the style of others as i enjoyed them (specifically bigger authors) and had yet to find my own, but now i guess i’ve long since found my own style and rhythm with my writing. however, i have definitely still changed it up over time and still get inspired by others from time-to-time, but i’m more intrigued by the styles of published authors. i wouldn’t say writing styles as such i am influenced by as much as tone and ~feel of stories. if this even makes any sense? definitely authors like sally thorne and lindsey kelk and christina lauren inspire me this way.

X: A character you enjoy making suffer.

harry. always. i LOVE to make him suffer and there was definitely a stage where i was OBSESSED with broken ou harry. tbh, still am, but i have ventured into other things now too. obviously my ofc’s as well, since i believe it helps build character and all that jazz.

Z: Major character death–do you ever write/read it? Is there a character whose death you can’t tolerate?

if it helps further the plot and is necessary, then yes i would both read and write it. however, if it’s purely for shock factor or just genuinely unnecessary, then i’ll have to say no i will not tolerate it at all. definitely turns me off tv shows a lot of the time!

fanfic ask game! ask away!

#tysm! this is always so fun hehe #Anonymous

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klanced · 4 years

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hows ur sister and bunny my good lesbian

I MISS KELKS SO MUCHHHHHHH I keep begging my family to send me pics of her ;-: and when I call home I ask them to put my on speaker so she can hear my voice

I only use Instagram to like pictures of rabbits like I’m so gone on Kelks. I see the round fur and I go insane literally I’m acting on pure loving instinct. I wanna pet her so bad

Emma is also doing well! She’s not very good at talking on the phone but I think fifth grade is treating her well

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