It's the end of the year and I hit personal record in my reading log since I started recording my books, I read 91 books this year. I have cut down A LOT on my television watching and began listening to books while driving and working around the house. I have found some wonderful readers on Instagram that recommend lots of great books and I have taken advantage of their knowledge.
I have even found book decorating inspiration on Instagram as well and reorganized my office bookshelves.
My favorite book this month was The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. This book takes place in 1920 in Alaska. The main characters, Jack and Mable are finding life in Alaska rough. During the first snowfall of the season Jack and Mable build a snow girl. The next morning the snow girl is gone however they spot a little girl in the woods. What I enjoyed about this book was reading about what life was like during this period and time in Alaska. I enjoyed reading how the community looked out for one another. This is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 star book. The book is well written and the characters are very interesting especially Faina. The book keeps you guessing all the way to the end of the story.
Winter Solstice, by Elin Hilderbrandt, is the fourth and final book in the Quinn family story. It also tied in some characters from another book I read by Ms. Hilderbrandt, The Rumor. I enjoyed the book however I felt the book was just recapping or wrapping up things. This is a ⭐⭐⭐ /5 star book in my opinion. What I liked about this book was the caring feeling you felt between Margaret and Kelly. At times I wished there was more about Margaret and less about her children.
In the fictitious coastal village of Mount Polbearne, is where the story Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery, by Jenny Colgan takes place. Polly is preparing her little bakery for Christmas. She is excited to celebrate the Holiday with her boyfriend and best girl friend.
Although life is a bit crazy for Polly and she ends up catering Christmas for her best friend. Many events around her feel very strange and Polly can't quite put her finger on it. As things begin to unravel around Polly and she is sure the Holiday is ruined her friends pull together to give Polly the ultimate Christmas surprise. Although I found this story to be very cute I would only give it ⭐⭐⭐/5 stars.
A Redbird Christmas, by Fannie Flagg, is a charming story about a community coming together to help one little girl. The story takes place in a rural little town in Alabama along a river. Oswald, moves there from Chicago, because he has some health issues and his doctor recommends this little town for healing. There he meets a town of wonderful people all willing to help a little girl. This is a magical ⭐⭐⭐/5 star Christmas story that will not disappoint you. The story brings out the best Christmas spirit in the entire community.
The Light We Lost, by Jill Santopolo, is a love story for all ages. Lucy and Gabe fall in love in college. After 911, they decided that want their lives to mean something. They some how want to make a difference in the world. Gabe and Lucy have to make a choice between love and their dreams and of course they decide that their dream to make a difference is more important than love. But now thirteen years later, do they still feel the same way???? And is it to late???? Although I was unhappy with decisions the characters made throughout the story I still think this is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 story.
Dashing Through the Snow, by Debbie Macomber, is a typical Winter romance story. Unusually circumstances bring Dash and Ashley together on Christmas Eve however by the end of their car ride to Seattle they find themselves in love with each other. However now they must get over this misunderstanding with the FBI. This a cute, fun and a quick read it is a ⭐⭐⭐/5 star story.
I know another book about Paris and a bookshop....what could be better??? The Little Paris Bookshop is about Monsieur Perdu who can just look at a person and find the perfect book for him/her. However, he can not let go of his own personal hardship. The love of his life left him and passed away. She only left a letter, which he never opened.
After twenty years, he reads the letter and impulsively takes his boat down the Seine toward the South of France to make peace with the past. He meets lots of interesting characters along the way and eventually his heart begins to heal and he is able to find love again.
Chief Inspector Gamache and his wife Reine-Marie are celebrating their wedding anniversary at an isolated inn not far from Three Pines in A Rule Against Murder. The well-to-do Finney family is there as well celebrating their father who passed away years ago. Peter and Clara also come for the family reunion, Peter belongs to the rich Finney family and all the drama that goes with them. During a terrible storm one night one of the Peter's sister is killed and everyone at the inn becomes a suspect. We learn a lot about Peter and Clara in this book. This is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 book.
A murdered body has been found in Olivier's Bistro, but how did the body get there? Chief Inspector Armand Gamache comes to Three Pines again in, The Brutal Telling, to solve the case, however Olivier is lying....but why???? Gamache is following all the clues, but each clue uncovers another lie of Olivier. This case will shake Three Pines to it's core. This is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 star book and it will keep you guessing all the way to the end.
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