A new year means new reading goals. Last year, I surpassed my 52 book goal and read a total of 68 books. This year, I’m setting my goal again at 52 books. I figure one book a week is doable. As we start a new year of reading, I first wanted to share my December reads. The last month of 2022 was super busy and I didn’t get a lot of reading time in. I finished a couple more holiday books and read an enjoyable contemporary romance. Here are my December reads:
3 Stars
All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox – (Christmas/Romance, October 2022) Sadie and Max are contestants on the reality singing show Starmaker. Both are trying to get their big break in Nashville. When they end up being paired for duet week, their chemistry is
Mistletoe & Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler (Christmas/Romance, October 2020) Lana Montgomery owns half the buildings in Moose Springs, Alaska. Most of the town though doesn’t like her. To help win their favor, she vows to catch the Santa Moose that’s been wreaking havoc on the town. She also gets close with Rick Harding, the owner of the local pool hall. The two are both loners who find friendship, and maybe more, with each other. I read the first book in this series, The Tourist Attraction, and really liked it. I didn’t enjoy this one as much.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Contemporary Fiction, July 2022) Sam and Sadie meet when they are kids at a children’s hospital. Now in college, they reunite in a NYC subway station. The two end up creating a video game that becomes a hit. The book spans a timeline of thirty years and recounts the ups and downs of their friendship and their journey to success. This book won the Goodreads Choice Award 2022 Best Fiction and I had only heard great things about it. However, I was not wowed like everyone else was.
4 Stars
The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook (Contemporary Romance, October 2022) Davey accidentally calls the wrong number and “meets” Hannah. He’s preparing to move from Texas to England for his job and the two end up forming a close relationship via texts, phone calls and video chats. But when Davey doesn’t arrive at the airport when he’s supposed to Hannah gets worried. When she finds out why he didn’t show and he cuts ties with her, her world is turned upside down. What ensues is a rollercoaster of emotions for both the characters and the reader. This isn’t a light and fluffy romance read. However, it’s a good one! The author, who also writes under her real name Lorna Cook, based part of this story on true life events.
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