My 2019 Retrospective

2019 has been such a whirlwind. It was like riding roller coasters - exhilarating, terrifying and worth every single second from start to finish. I am so grateful for the many opportunities I was blessed with, from traveling to four (!) different countries to making so many new memories to treasur…

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The 5 Parts of Christmas 2019 | A Holiday Recap

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always enjoyed Christmas. It’s always felt like a magical time of year! Whenever December 1st rolls around, I’m always ready to dive headfirst into everything: celebrations with my loved ones, anything Christmas-themed (from décor to drinks, from snacks to soun…

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The 10 Films (+ 1 Short and 1 Show) of Christmas | A Holiday Recap

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always enjoyed Christmas. It’s always felt like a magical time of year! Whenever December 1st rolls around, I’m always ready to dive headfirst into everything: celebrations with my loved ones, anything Christmas-themed (from décor to drinks, from snacks to soun…

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Abbreviations #98

In an effort to get back on track with my book reviews and start 2020 with a cleaner slate, I'm sharing as many of them as possible before the year ends! We've got an interesting mix of books included in today's post, but the one thing that ties them all together is that I own finished…

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Series Review: Phedre's Trilogy

It's been three years since I first talked about Kushiel's Dart on the blog, back when Rachel & I read it for our Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge  (speaking of which, you'll have to keep an eye out for an announcement about this in early 2020!). (Macky's actually the first p…

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Abbreviations #97

In an effort to get back on track with my book reviews and start 2020 with a cleaner slate, I'm sharing as many of them as possible before the year ends! We're sticking to the contemporary reads for today's set of reviews, but these are all contemporaries that I really enjoyed this yea…

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Abbreviations #96

In an effort to get back on track with my book reviews and start 2020 with a cleaner slate, I'm sharing as many of them as possible before the year ends! We're taking a break from fantasy and series reads to talk about contemporary, specifically romance and YA. Unfortunately, I didn't …

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Abbreviations #95

In an effort to get back on track with my book reviews and start 2020 with a cleaner slate, I'm sharing as many of them as possible before the year ends! The books featured in today's round-up are all first books in series that I owned and finally got around to reading. I finally read A Dar…

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