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XOXO: Fangirling about Romances • The Courtship Dance

December 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

It seems I always want to make these romance posts every three+ years because it’s been three years since the last one (five years from that one). I’m very much a mood reader—the romance has to hit a specific trope I’m looking to read, so these romances I am going to discuss has passed the favorite trope test. But what is XOXO: Fangirling about Romances?

XOXO: Fangirling about Romances is a feature where I discuss anything (and everything) about romance novels. I will discuss everything about these romances—from my favorite tropes to wanting to slap these characters for how dense or stupid they are. Everything is on the table!

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TOO MUCH TBR • December 2022

December 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

For those who do not know, Too Much TBR is a way to help me see which books I really need to read and tackle them. Is it effective? Perhaps. It helps a lot seeing a visual of the books on my TBR pile.

Let’s get down to it.

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BOOKS IN HAND • What Books Customers Are Buying in November 2022

December 2, 2022 Comment : 1

During the last week of February 2018, I pondered about what type of post to make for “Books in Hand.” At first, I planned to discuss all the books customers came in asking for or buying, but that’s a bit too much because everybody came in asking for different books, and I didn’t remember all of them. My boss showed me a way to check our store’s best selling books, and I found out what we sold a lot of!

And that’s what this post is—seeing the top selling books of November 2022!

FICTION

It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover | It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid | Verity by Colleen Hoover | Babel by R.F. Kuang

Holy Mother Cover

HOLY, MOTHER COVER! • US vs UK: Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

November 13, 2022 Leave a Comment

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Inspired by What She Reads, Pure Imagination Blog, and Stacked.

I admit I’m a book cover snob. Who isn’t though?

Book covers are the first thing that attracts readers to a book. A good cover can draw someone is, just as a bad cover can easily draw someone away. It can essentially make or break a book. Holy, Mother Cover! is where I showcase the book covers that stand out (or make me cringe), and discuss cover changes.

(A big special thanks to Georgie at What She Reads for bestowing me this fabulous name and to Charlotte at The Simple Tales for creating the beautiful feature banner you see before you.)