I loved the Christmas You Found Me as well!! Surprisingly heartfelt and the setting was fabulous. And now you have me excited about Southern by Design as well - I’ll look for it on NetGalley ☺️
I haven't read much southern fiction but with my background, I couldn't pass this one up! I got excited and read the first two chapters last night after I finished The Wake Up Call!
I feel like I have a few other recommendations for you with Southern + historic preservation ~ let me wade through my books read to see if I can find them!
I loved Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair! Not *exactly* historic preservation but had fun with so many of the themes in it. I'd love to hear what you come up with :)
So many Christmas romance books that I want to add to my read for next holiday season! Thank you!
I also just wrapped Small Things Like These, our book club books. I’d been recently made aware of the Magdalene Laundries by a friend of mine, and though I loved the book and would fully recommend, I didn’t really feel like it was a holiday book, even though the setting is Christmas time. What did you think? I hadn’t thought of it as a Christmas Carol-esque lesson kind of book.
More cozy sweaters and hallmark ish holiday story lines! 😂
Yes, that's exactly the comparison I'd make. It feels like A Christmas Carol. The history lesson was fascinating. It seems like so many countries have a similar story and it's heartbreaking how modern it all is.
I loved the Christmas You Found Me as well!! Surprisingly heartfelt and the setting was fabulous. And now you have me excited about Southern by Design as well - I’ll look for it on NetGalley ☺️
I haven't read much southern fiction but with my background, I couldn't pass this one up! I got excited and read the first two chapters last night after I finished The Wake Up Call!
I feel like I have a few other recommendations for you with Southern + historic preservation ~ let me wade through my books read to see if I can find them!
I loved Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair! Not *exactly* historic preservation but had fun with so many of the themes in it. I'd love to hear what you come up with :)
Found one! Have you read The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews? It’s set in Savannah and was a lot of fun ☺️
I haven’t read any of her books yet so that might be a good place to start!
Adding The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year and Love You a Latke to my festive romance list for next year!
I am not a big mystery reader so take my rec with a grain of salt but I had a lot of fun with it and others seemed to as well!
Love You a Latke --> going to remember this one!
So many holiday reads, hurrah!!
Can’t wait to see what you read in January! Going to check out fable too. Thanks for the reccomendation. xx
What a good lineup for December! So much festivity 🎄
So many Christmas romance books that I want to add to my read for next holiday season! Thank you!
I also just wrapped Small Things Like These, our book club books. I’d been recently made aware of the Magdalene Laundries by a friend of mine, and though I loved the book and would fully recommend, I didn’t really feel like it was a holiday book, even though the setting is Christmas time. What did you think? I hadn’t thought of it as a Christmas Carol-esque lesson kind of book.
More cozy sweaters and hallmark ish holiday story lines! 😂
Yes, that's exactly the comparison I'd make. It feels like A Christmas Carol. The history lesson was fascinating. It seems like so many countries have a similar story and it's heartbreaking how modern it all is.
I love Christmas romances! Too bad I found this after Christmas, some of them look like fantastic reads!
Save this for next year! I’m surprised I read so many new releases this holiday season. Usually I’m making my way through a backlist.