Mood: Steady
Currently Reading: A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James and The Duke Of Christmas Present by Sarah MacLean. Still in a holiday mood ๐
Walk it out:
PT last Thursday
https://listenwirhprecious.com/2021/12/23/back-in-pt/
Events Iโm excited for:
Christmas Eve
Christmas
Something good :
Restarted PT ๐
Something bad:
COVID ๐ท
Something great ๐:
๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Check-ins/Updates:
Before I begin:
2 things: โฅ๏ธ American heiresses and ๐๐ saying one thing but feeling another. Feel they are good combos ๐๐ฝ leading to hijinx and fun times in my future ๐ This is just based on the Amazon synopsis so its kind of simple ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Chapter 6
Didnโt expect there to be an element of โmy brotherโs loverโฆโ but Iโll take it. Interesting ๐คจ 1st meeting ๐ค Merry and Trant didnโt know ๐๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Feel like insight from a sibling could be helpful. Didnโt occur to Merry to be concerned when Cedric was in his cups. The dynamic between Trant and Cedric ๐ค But I agree, it was petty for Cedric to commandeer Trantโs ring ๐ Has reverberations being on Merryโs finger ๐ค This story is more complex than I anticipated.
Restarted it because the audiobook started over ๐๐ Nice Iโm not frantically taking notes ๐๐ Still interesting ๐ค Trent-Cedric-Merry storyline ๐ Reading it all again, Cedricโs nuances were more noticeable
Chapter 17
Cedric and Merry are broken up & Trent comes to Mrs. Bennetโs defense ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ Merry sees herself as disgraced. ๐ฅฒ Trantbconforts Merry ๐ช for a ๐๐ Friends ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Chapter 28
Cedric is aggravating ๐ค The bond between the twins ๐๐ผ Sibling rivalry x 100%๐ฑ Chapter 20 felt like an ending (bride-groom swap) What will the rest of the story be? ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Feel like the story really got rolling after their marriage ๐ Merry getting acquainted to Trentโs country estate. Issue for them: Love โค๏ธ Shows the weaknesses of their union. Merry lying on the ground ๐ฑ Concussion ๐ค
Chapter 39
Trent knows Merry has her memories back. The way he caught her was funny ๐
End of book ๐
Cedric credits himself for orchestrating everything ๐ Merry births 3 kids. Snowdrop dies ๐ฅฒ Cedric returns.
โ๏ธ โ ๏ธ Look familiar?! ๐๐๐๐ Copy and pasted some parts in ๐๐ผ
https://listenwirhprecious.com/2021/12/21/historical-romance-readathon-holiday-edition/
https://listenwirhprecious.com/2021/12/24/banging-through-the-snow/
Read a lot, so might have more related posts ๐๐
I love the holidays! โฅ๏ธ Already started planning for it ๐ I figured Iโd share my TBR then blog as I read, then maybe wrap up ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
Love the planning process โฅ๏ธ๐ Love making lists (like Santa ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐), tables, charts, etc. So, to start, had some books I was waiting to get to (Walking In A Witchy Wonderland, A Wallpaper Christmas, A Tale Of Two Cities) that Iโve been itching to get to. Then I asked for recommendations ๐๐พ Which was very helpful ๐ The TBR is still a work in process (WIP)
Like the structure of readathons, but ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ if thereโs any coming up. And this blog is meant to bring you along with me. So this is how it came to be structured how it is.
Realized while writing my โBang In The Night ๐โ post (linked ๐๐ฝ), that I enjoy writing what I read in a flexible manner ๐
Bang In The Night ๐
Once my TBR is finalized, Iโll include it ๐๐ฝ! (Like incorporating graphics ๐)
Similar to my Bang In The Night blog post (https://listenwirhprecious.com/2021/11/02/bang-in-the-night-%f0%9f%8c%83/), something like this ๐
Finalized my TBR 11/3/21! Still 2 books from starting ๐ Like to have them queued ๐
Thanksgiving ๐ฆ/November
A Tale Of Two Cities by Alexandra Warren
A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau
Mating The Huntress by Talia Hibbert
Christmas/December ๐ ๐
๐ฝ
A Tale Of Two Cities
Walking In A Witchy Wonderland
A Wallflower Christmas
The Trouble With Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis
Tried to be realistic ๐ Takes me about 1 week/book ๐ Not ready to start yet, still reading From Duke Till Dawn, then The Highwayman, before I can start
Iโll read them in this order:
A Tale Of Two Cities by Alexandra Warren are multiple holiday novellas, Iโve already read the Halloween ๐ one here ๐๐ฝ
Tried to put more Halloween-y reads up top and more Christmas-y reads toward the bottom ๐
Realistically, canโt start this until after The Highwayman and The Earl Takes All ๐
Iโll read them in this order:
Wednesday
Started it on a Wednesday with Mating The Huntress because Iโve still got Halloween feels ๐ This is my 1st Talia Hibbert. ๐๐ฝ This novella has been recommended to me multiple times ๐
Thursday
Reading sprints at 11 am! ๐๐ฝ Love reading sprints! Reading more Mating The Huntress!
Spent the day โreadingโ got to Chapter 5, 55% through the ebook before switching to A Wonton Wager by Grace Callaway on audio. Got to Chapter 8 21% through the audiobook ๐
Friday
Resumed reading Mating The Huntress by Talia Hibbert . I think Iโll do what I did yesterday ๐ค read Mating The Huntress then switch over to A Wonton Wager on audiobook tonight. ๐
Got my flu shot ๐! See my post for it!
Saturday
Eventful day ๐ with little reading ๐ But I think I needed thatโฆ
Sunday
Resumed reading Mating The Huntress, maybe Iโll finally finish today ๐ Early thanksgiving lunch ๐ with my family โค๏ธ Day hanging out with my partnerโs family โฅ๏ธ
Monday
Woke up early and discovered how to add links onto Instagram stories! It could revolutionize my Instagram Story Game! ๐ค Finished-reading Mating The Huntress,, then got to make my Goodreads review (which I love doing)
Realized after the fact, the quotes I love arenโt here, theyโll be here ๐๐
https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTU4NjY4ODYzNDcxMDQ3?utm_medium=copy_link
Next up! A Tale Of Two Cities by Alexandra Warren the Thanksgiving novella! Enjoyed the Halloween ๐ one!
Still unsure how Iโll blog novellas ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Think Iโll blog before and after. Still not sure if Iโll write a formal book review.
Iโm afraid ๐ฑ of saying too much!
Before
Read Amazon synopses: For actress Aspen Watson, all it takes is a trip back to her hometown for Thanksgiving for her to realize that sometimes home can be where the heart is in more ways than one.
Not much information there but, even though Thanksgivingis a problematic holiday, I love what it stands for.
This holiday is far from being about me, but I had my stroke 11/27/2017 almost 4 years ago. So itโs hard to not share personal experience. Having had a stroke makes you grateful and appreciative!
From the synopsis, think the story is a holiday small town romance. Know the story takes place in 2 cities. I do enjoy small town romances! ๐ค
See my Goodreads review in the event I have a reaction in between!
According to my kindle, the novella is 10 chapters, with the collection being 392 pages. Also see my Goodreads review!
๐ฑhttps://www.goodreads.com/user/show/129182558
Again quotes Iโve inadvertantly missed are here (https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTU4NjY4ODYzNDcxMDQ3?utm_medium=copy_link)
Saturday
Finished the chapter I left off on, then went back to chapters ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ because I felt like I was missing something ๐
Determined to get through my holiday TBR, so will start a little early ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธStill reading Her Wanton Wager and One Night Is Never Enough, but eager to start Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night for #BangingThroughTheSnow and HRReadathon (check out my blogs for them ๐๐พ)
Also decided wonโt be putting #BangingThroughTheSnow on my Instagram story because, as awesome ๐๐ฝ as the name, its not something I want my nieces and nephews to see
But finishing chapter 14 of One Night Is Never Enough first ๐ Made changes to my # TBR, changed A Mistletoe Christmas to Stacy Reidโs โWicked Deeds On A Winter Nightโ from Itโs Beginning To Look A Lot Like Scandal. But need to read My American Duchess by Eloisa James too. Found the audiobook so โWicked Deeds On A Winter Nightโ after I make progress ๐
But Iโll resume A Tale Of Two Cities by Alexandra Warren. We go back to The Max then Aspen gets picked up by Orlando ๐ They go to Jackie Robinson Park ๐โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ Tried to keep scene descriptions vague, intended to help me ๐ โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ
Sunday
Resumed reading! Cam up with a new plot denotion: โพ๏ธ. Since I like rereading those scenes ๐
โพ๏ธ – kiss ๐
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ – hand/mouth ๐
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ – home run ๐
And we left of at โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ in Aspenโs hotel room ๐ Realized I never read before the part where they first got to Aspenโs hotel room ๐ค so glad I went back 2 chapters ๐ Appreciate how the plot is easy to follow ๐๐ฝ A Tale Of Two Cities is 5 novellas: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Yearโs Eve, and Valentines day. After this holiday season, plan to have read 4/5 novellas. So far Thanksgiving is connected to Halloween by Aspen and Lincoln being old high school classmates ๐ค How will the others connect?
After
I donโt read many contemporary, language is something I note. I understand this prose is true to the culture itโs based in, but I donโt use that language. But the language I use that aligns with the prose, made me laugh ๐ The storyline was fairly predictable – celebrity comes home for the holidays and falls in love ๐ You get whatโs to be expected ๐๐
Planning to time my reading with the Historical Romance Readathon: Holiday Edition for A Wallflower Christmas ๐
Adding Lady Sofiaโs Christmas With by Grace Burrows, A Mistletoe Christmas by by Eloisa James & Christi Caldwell & Janna MacGregor & Erica Ridley, A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James in A Mistletoe Christmas, and Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan.
Majority of these ๐๐ผ are novellas ๐
The HR Readathon: Holiday Edition post should go live before this one! ๐
Paused โธ for another book ๐๐คฃ Not anything new with me ๐
Might just at to my TBR ๐ https://youtu.be/7DYOEHNQ-8Q at 6:57 Stacy Reidโs Itโs Beginning To Look Like Scandal out December 13! ๐ She wrote one of my favorite books ๐ (My Darling Duke) ๐
Itโs after Thanksgiving so decided to change up my TBR a bit. Finish A Tale Of Two Cities, the thanksgiving novella then move onto Walking In A Witchy Wonderland then A Tale Of Two Cities (Christmas & New Yearโs Eve) ๐ The collection holds 5 novellas, after these holidays Iโd have read 4/5. Not your typical series thatโs connected by siblings. In here, Aspen and Lincoln are old high school friends. How are the subsequent novellas connected ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Just figured out page length!
Halloween – 74 pages
Thanksgiving – 97 pages
Christmas – 76 pages
New Yearโs Eve – 59 pages
Valentineโs Day – 103 pages
Monday
Paused โธ reading holiday romance for the time being ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Excited to resume! Lots of holiday romances to get back to. For my upcoming readathons:
Rough list ๐๐ผ Still subject to change ๐
Chilly today cold ๐ฅถ Just wanted to stay in bed and read ๐ Will read Lady Sofiaโs Christmas List first! Have the ebook ๐
Tuesday
New day, same book ๐ Still reading Lady Sofiaโs Christmas List first! Have the ebook Read up to Chapter 4 (17% of the book). Will resume tomorrow. Jumping to my audiobook of My American Duchess.
Wednesday
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish. Found the audiobook on Hoopla but it doesnโt let us skip chapters ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Reading is going slowly (1 chapter today)
Thursday
Since Iโve found Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish on audio, starting a new read today ๐ Stacy Reidโs Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night from Itโs Beginning To Look A Lot Like Scandal, which Iโm excited ๐ ๐ฌ for ๐ค I felt a push since 2 of my favorite bookstagrammers were talking about Stacy Reid ๐ Sometimes I feel social media talks to me ๐ Realized today, my usual Sunday reading blog-book review-life update combination might not be fone this week ๐ฅฒ but itโs okay ๐๐ผ because my Historical Romance Readathon: Holiday Edition and Banging In The Snow posts should go live eventually ๐
Realized since Iโm not doing a reading blog (too short) and book review, Iโll take notes ๐ here. Itโll just be characters and places (for me too ๐) ๐๐ฝ shorter chapters
Friday
Resumed reading Stacy Reidโs Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night from Itโs Beginning To Look A Lot Like Scandal
Iโll post my notes ๐ after Iโve finished read Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night. ๐๐ผ
Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night
Details:
119 pages
10 chapters
Notes:
Summary:
Primrose and Gabriel had an affair 2 years ago. Heโs back home ๐ก to vidit for the holidays ๐ Sheโs still his sisterโs governess ๐๐
So I must read: Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish by Grace Burrows, Wicked Deeds On a Winter by Stacy Reid, A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas, and Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan from How The Duke Stole Christmas.
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish by Grace Burrows on audio (to rest my eyes ๐)
Saturday
Started Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan in How The Duke Stole Christmas. Because the ebook chapters arenโt too long, switched between this and A Wallpaper Christmas by Lisa Kleypas.
Again, took notes ๐ on characters and places ๐ Started with Chapter 1 of Heiress Alone then jumped to the prologue of A Wallpaper Christmas. Did that a bit before committing to Heiress Alone on audio ๐ง This story is Chapter 30 in How The Duke Stole Christmas ๐ค
Sunday
Resumed Heiress Alone and A Wallpaper Christmas ๐๐ผ Blog posts live!
Listened from Chapter 32. Duke was here for Fenella and Angus. ๐ Fenella expresses Annis-Duke ๐ Duke cousin with former owner of Glenncrain castle ๐ฐ grew up with Fenella and Angus โฅ๏ธ Travel to the Sinclair ๐ Love biscuits ๐ช๐๐คฃ Annis aspires to be a num. Thieves at Glenncrain ๐ฑ Cold ๐ฅถ, one bed ๐ ๐ Annis wakes ๐ด โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ Chapter 8 ๐ Bath ๐๐๐ โYou are not made to be a numโ ๐ค Under attack ๐ฑ Nothing lights ๐ฅ like the possibility of death ๐ค โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ more biscuits?! ๐ช 3 thieves ๐ฑ
Note: Tried to code ๐๐ผ so I know what it means ๐๐ฝ
Notes ๐ Notes and reading blog live Tuesday ๐
Finished Heiress Alone!
Last minute change to #hrreadathon ๐
Monday
Extended #BangingThroughTheSnow and #hrreadathon to finish Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish and A Wallpaper Christmas
A Wallflower Christmas:
Continued with A Wallflower Christmas ๐ Rafe meets Hannah. The plan: Christmas ๐ in Hampshire at the Westcliff country estate ๐ Hannah tells Refe what she thinks of him ๐ค Refe kisses ๐ Hannah ๐โพ๏ธ Hannah tells Natalie about Refe ๐ค Blandford(s) at Stony Cross Park ๐ Natalie finds Refe attractive ๐ Mr. Clarkโs letter๐ Arrival of Lord Edward Travis ๐ค Daisy comes ๐๐ฝ๐ Sneaking away with Bowman ๐ After 2 years of marriage, Westcliff interested in Lady Kitterage ๐ค Refe grows in admiration of Hannah Toy Soldiers ๐งธ๐๐ช๐ช Letter from Mr. Clark ๐ โพ๏ธ โพ๏ธ Love letter from Refe ๐ Hannah an honerary wallflower โฅ๏ธ
Between chapter, jumped back to Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish: Just in time for the Windham brothersโ arrival ๐๐ฝ
Shifted back to A Wallflower Christmas ๐
Winter โ๏ธ ball ๐ ๐บ Christmas ๐โฅ๏ธ
Tuesday
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas With.
Wyndham brothers โฅ๏ธ I forsee this interaction ๐ค๐ผ To Sir Phillip, With Love, which was so much fun ๐ but it was an ode to Sophie, which was nice to hear ๐ Contains a different vibeโฆ ๐ค ๐ Journey to Morelands. stay at Sidling ๐ Uncle Rothgrave sees Vim โฅ๏ธ Sophie
Plan to foster Kit ๐ฑ Last night with Kit ๐ฅฒ Wyndam proceed to Morelands.
Started Compromise Under The Mistletoe by Janna MagGregor in A Mistletoe Christmas. Decided to keep Lady Sophieโs Christmas With strictly audio ๐ถ Since I just ate (need to sit up) Iโll start Compromise Under The Mistletoe ๐
But listened to Lady Sophieโs Christmas With.
How Caro & Stephenโs relationship was ๐ค but for 20,000 pounds, to convice Caroโs uncle (Duke of Greystokes) theyโre happily married ๐ (10,000 each) Stephen shares his condition ๐
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas With. Plan to finish it ๐ Sophie visits Kit ๐ฅฒ Lady Wyndamโs Christmas ball ๐ St. Just extends invitation to Vim๐Christmas wishes โฅ๏ธ Snow storms โ๏ธ and overnighters ๐
Resumed Compromise Under The Mistletoe. Caro feels ignored by Stephen ๐ค Counteroffer ๐ Duke sick ๐ท
Wednesday
Resumed Compromise Under The Mistletoe. Mistletoe above Caro and Stephen ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ Talking with Fortcastle. Caro thinks Stephen wants the entire 20,000 pounds ๐ฑ Talk with Mr. Beakems. Sharing a bed ๐ = trouble ๐ฟ๐ Interrupted by Percy ๐ Yule log hunt โก๏ธ Hunting lodge to wait out the snowstorm โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ ๐ DTR ๐๐ Interrupted again ๐ Return to ducal manor ๐ก Uncle Greystokeโs ducal decree. Stephenโs compromise. ๐๐ฝ Compromise under a mistletoe ๐
Thursday
After finishing ๐๐ผ plan to resume A Tale Of Two Cities (see ๐๐ผ)
Mored onto A Tale Of Two Cities- The Christmas novella ๐ Connected to the Thanksgiving novella by Aspen being dropped off by Madison ๐ฑ Just drew the connection! Madison brought Orlando to Aspenโs trailer in the end ๐ฏ That means this immediately follows.
Characters:
Friday
Resumed A Tale Of Two Cities ๐ Finished the first chapter and think ๐ค Iโve got the set-up: Dallas is asking Madison to baby proof the set
Saturday
Focused and read The Trouble With Mistletoe
Sunday
Got back to A Tale Of Two Cities ๐ Meet Zalayah and Gabriel ๐ Filming as co-director ๐๐ฝ Editing ๐ฅ kissing ๐ Alexis invites Madison to her Christmas party ๐
Monday
A Tale Of Two Cities on my kindle ๐๐๐ผ
Decided 2 things: 1) Keep reading A Tale Of Two Cities and 2) Start Window Shopping ๐ almost on the New Yearโs Eve novella of A Tale Of Two Cities so want something Christmas-sy ๐
More notes ๐๐ผ๐
Plot – Alexisโ holiday party ๐ Bathroom talk ๐ฃ Dallas arrives ๐ Dallas states Madisonโs riding home with him ๐๐
Characters and places ๐๐ผ
Started Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey ๐ via audiobook. I think ๐ค A Tale Of Two Cities and will mark the end of this post.
Realized tonight ๐๐ผ was convenient for #baileyblizzard ๐ Will just take my notes and blog to the bookโs chapter breakdowns!
Tuesday
Resumed A Tale Of Two Cities.
Merry Dickmas ๐ call from Madisonโs mom snd dad ๐ฑ spend Christmas ๐ together โฅ๏ธ Gap between 12/25-1/2 ๐ Theyโre still together ๐๐
Resumed Window Shopping on audio ๐ถ Stella locked in a window ๐ฑ Window unveiling ๐๐ฝ
Unable to open document on Google Docs so reading blog may be less consistent
Wednesday
Started an audiobook today because I need to do some things ๐ Not ready to end on holiday romances so torn between A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James in A Mistletoe Christmas or The Duke Of Christmas Present by Sarah MacLean in How The Dukes Stole Christmas ๐
Wonโt be posted in this post but will read A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James in A Mistletoe Christmas or The Duke Of Christmas Present by Sarah MacLean in How The Dukes Stole Christmas ๐!
#listenwithprecious #readathons
Donโt normally do these but proud โบ๏ธ so using this opportunity to see how I did on my holiday reading ๐ค
The Duke Of Christmas Present by Sarah MacLean in How The Dukes Stole Christmas
Wednesday– Read Chapter 1 on my kindle! Went shoe shopping today (itโs been 3 years!)
So far know, Eben was formally with Jack, until she left 12 years ago. She is due to marry Fergus ๐ค Flashback to 14 years earlier ๐ฅฐ Ebenโs dad dies ๐ชฆ โพ๏ธ 1st kiss ๐ Finish Chapter 23. Eben thinking of Jack. Christmas curse. ๐ Canโt journey d/t snow โ๏ธ Eben leaves ๐ค Shortbread Love Matches ๐๐๐ฝ
Thursday – Chapters alternating between present and 14 years ago ๐ค Eben โฅ๏ธ Jack 14 years ago ๐คจ Lawton & Ebenโs partnership ๐ง Read Chapter 23 ๐๐ฝ Jack & Eben lay their cards
Friday – MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE ๐! Expect to be out, but Iโll read on the drive ๐
Saturday -Reading while on a drive ๐ Change of plans! ๐ Boba ๐ง run!!
Sunday – Christmas dinner during the present ๐ค Apollo and Daphne. โพ๏ธ โพ๏ธ ๐ โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ 2 months earlier. Jackโs wedding day ๐ฑ Snowed in ๐ Wben meets Fergus ๐ค Eben pleads with Jack ๐๐พ Wedding cancelled ๐ก ๐ Jack proposes ๐ Very short epilogue
A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James in A Mistletoe Christmas
Wednesday– Started reading the ebook after dinner ๐
Decided to do summaries for when i switch formats ๐ Cressie, who has been putting on the revelry for the past 10 years, finds out her father has promised Morley House, her dowry, to Val to ensure 10 more years of the revelry. We meet Elias who overhears all this ๐๐ Elias is thoughtful of Cressieโs situation, and Val ๐ก to marry Elias and Cressie ๐ (length may correspond to what I just most recently read ๐)
Thursday– Chapter 24
Friday – Able to read as I got ready ๐๐ฝ Left off with Cressie agreeing to accompany Elias to the grotto. Elias notices Cressieโs aloofness ๐ค
Saturday – Reading before we go ๐ Elias and Cressie at the grotto ๐ Flash back to their first meeting ๐ค 1st meeting Cressida 5, Elias 16 ๐งฎ 11 year gap. โพ๏ธ Elias proposes ๐ Cressida refuses ๐
Sunday – Cressie talking with Nanny ๐ค
Monday – Reading in line ๐๐ COVID testing ๐ Life now. Elias proposes ๐ Talk to duke. ๐ค Cressie reconsiders and doubts. Cressie accepts Elias. Wedding night ๐๐๐โพ๏ธ โพ๏ธ
By But Do They Bang #BangingThroughTheSnow
Line:
Trapped In The Snow – Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan from How The Duke Stole Christmas
Red Or Green On The Cover – Sophiaโs Christmas Wish by Grace Burrows
I Smell Snow – Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan from How The Duke Stole Christmas
Hot Chocolate – Itโs Beginning to look a lot like Scandal
TBR:
Friday
Decided to prepare my books ๐ Realized the sample version of How The Duke Stole Christmas ebook wouldnโt let me jump around but, fortunately, I got the audiobook on Anyplay ๐๐ฝ Itโll be chapter 29 ๐ Heiress Alone is now not on Goodreads ๐ฅฒ Primed the ebook for Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night ๐
Saturday
Determined to get through my holiday TBR, so will start a little early ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธStill reading Her Wanton Wager and One Night Is Never Enough, but eager to start Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night for #BangingThroughTheSnow and HRReadathon (check out my blog post for HRReadathon)
Also decided wonโt be putting #BangingThroughTheSnow on my Instagram story because, as awesome ๐๐ฝ as the name, its not something I want my nieces and nephews to see
But finishing chapter 14 of One Night Is Never Enough first ๐ Made changes to my # TBR, changed A Mistletoe Christmas to Stacy Reidโs โWicked Deeds On A Winter Nightโ from Itโs Beginning To Look A Lot Like Scandal. But need to read My American Duchess by Eloisa James too. Found the audiobook so โWicked Deeds On A Winter Nightโ after I make progress ๐ Also see Holiday 2021 reading (link to come)
Sunday
Resumed reading! Cam up with a new plot denotion: โพ๏ธ. Since I like rereading those scenes ๐
But Iโll resume A Tale Of Two Cities by Alexandra Warren. We go back to The Max then Aspen gets picked up by Orlando ๐ They go to Jackie Robinson Park ๐โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ Tried to keep scene descriptions vague, intended to help me ๐ โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ
Sunday
Resumed reading! Cam up with a new plot denotion: โพ๏ธ. Since I like rereading those scenes ๐
โพ๏ธ – kiss ๐
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ – hand/mouth ๐
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ – home run
And we left of at โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ in Aspenโs hotel room ๐ Realized I never read before the part where they first got to Aspenโs hotel room ๐ค so glad I went back 2 chapters ๐ Appreciate how the plot is easy to follow ๐๐ฝ A Tale Of Two Cities is 5 novellas: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Yearโs Eve, and Valentines day. After this holiday season, plan to have read 4/5 novellas. So far Thanksgiving is connected to Halloween by Aspen and Lincoln being old high school classmates ๐ค How will the others connect?
After
I donโt read many contemporary, language is something I note. I understand this prose is true to the culture itโs based in, but I donโt use that language. But the language I use that aligns with the prose, made me laugh ๐ The storyline was fairly predictable – celebrity comes home for the holidays and falls in love ๐ You get whatโs to be expected ๐๐
Planning to time my reading with the Historical Romance Readathon: Holiday Edition for A Wallflower Christmas ๐
Adding Lady Sofiaโs Christmas With by Grace Burrows, A Mistletoe Christmas by by Eloisa James & Christi Caldwell & Janna MacGregor & Erica Ridley, A Mistletoe Kiss by Eloisa James in A Mistletoe Christmas, and Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan
Majority of these ๐๐ผ are novellas ๐
The HR Readathon: Holiday Edition post should go live before this one! ๐
Paused โธ for another book ๐๐คฃ Not anything new with me ๐
Might just at to my TBR ๐ https://youtu.be/7DYOEHNQ-8Q at 6:57 Stacy Reidโs Itโs Beginning To Look Like Scandal out December 13! ๐ She wrote one of my favorite books ๐ (My Darling Duke) ๐
Itโs after Thanksgiving so decided to change up my TBR a bit. Finish A Tale Of Two Cities, the thanksgiving novella then move onto Walking In A Witchy Wonderland then A Tale Of Two Cities (Christmas & New Yearโs Eve) ๐ The collection holds 5 novellas, after these holidays Iโd have read 4/5. Not your typical series thatโs connected by siblings. In here, Aspen and Lincoln are old high school friends. How are the subsequent novellas connected ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Just figured out page length!
Halloween – 74 pages
Thanksgiving – 97 pages
Christmas – 76 pages
New Yearโs Eve – 59 pages
Valentineโs Day – 103 pages
Monday
Paused โธ reading holiday romance for the time being ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Excited to resume! Lots of holiday romances to get back to. For my upcoming readathons:
Rough list ๐๐ผ Still subject to change ๐
Chilly today cold ๐ฅถ Just wanted to stay in bed and read ๐ Will read Lady Sofiaโs Christmas List first! Have the ebook ๐
Will read Lady Sofiaโs Christmas With first! Have the ebook ๐
Tuesday
New day, same book ๐ Still reading Lady Sofiaโs Christmas List first! Have the ebook Read up to Chapter 4 (17% of the book). Will resume tomorrow. Jumping to my audiobook of My American Duchess.
Wednesday
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish. Found the audiobook on Hoopla but it doesnโt let us skip chapters ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Reading is going slowly (1 chapter today)
Thursday
Realized I may accomplish my prompts with fewer books ๐๐ฝ
Trapped In The Snow and I Smell Snow with Lady Sophiaโs Christmas Wish by Grace Burrows ๐๐ฝ
Since Iโve found Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish on audio, starting a new read today ๐ Stacy Reidโs Wicked Deeds On A Winter Night from Itโs Beginning To Look A Lot Like Scandal, which Iโm excited ๐ ๐ฌ for ๐ค I felt a push since 2 of my favorite bookstagrammers were talking about Stacy Reid ๐ Sometimes I feel social media talks to me ๐ Realized today, my usual Sunday reading blog-book review-life update combination might not be fone this week ๐ฅฒ but itโs okay ๐๐ผ because my Historical Romance Readathon: Holiday Edition and Banging In The Snow posts should go live eventually ๐
Realized since Iโm not doing a reading blog (too short) and book review, Iโll take notes ๐ here. Itโll just be characters and places (for me too ๐) ๐๐ฝ shorter chapters
Friday
So I must read: Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish by Grace Burrows, Wicked Deeds On a Winter by Stacy Reid, A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas, and Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan from How The Duke Stole Christmas.
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish by Grace Burrows on audio (to rest my eyes ๐)
Saturday
Started Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan in How The Duke Stole Christmas. Because the ebook chapters arenโt too long, switched between this and A Wallpaper Christmas by Lisa Kleypas.
Again, took notes ๐ on characters and places ๐ Started with Chapter 1 of Heiress Alone then jumped to the prologue of A Wallpaper Christmas. Did that a bit before committing to Heiress Alone on audio ๐ง This story is Chapter 30 in How The Duke Stole Christmas ๐ค
Started Heiress Alone by Sophie Jordan in How The Duke Stole Christmas. Because the ebook chapters arenโt too long, switched between this and A Wallpaper Christmas by Lisa Kleypas.
Again, took notes ๐ on characters and places ๐ Started with Chapter 1 of Heiress Alone then jumped to the prologue of A Wallpaper Christmas. Did that a bit before committing to Heiress Alone on audio ๐ง This story is Chapter 30 in How The Duke Stole Christmas ๐ค
Sunday
Resumed Heiress Alone and A Wallpaper Christmas ๐๐ผ Blog posts live!
Listened from Chapter 32. Duke was here for Fenella and Angus. ๐ Fenella expresses Annis-Duke ๐ Duke cousin with former owner of Glenncrain castle ๐ฐ grew up with Fenella and Angus โฅ๏ธ Travel to the Sinclair ๐ Love biscuits ๐ช๐๐คฃ Annis aspires to be a num. Thieves at Glenncrain ๐ฑ Cold ๐ฅถ, one bed ๐ ๐ Annis wakes ๐ด โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ Chapter 8 ๐ Bath ๐๐๐ โYou are not made to be a numโ ๐ค Under attack ๐ฑ Nothing lights ๐ฅ like the possibility of death ๐ค โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ more biscuits?! ๐ช 3 thieves ๐ฑ
Note: Tried to code ๐๐ผ so I know what it means ๐๐ฝ
Notes ๐ Notes and reading blog live Tuesday ๐
Finished Heiress Alone ๐๐ผ
Last minute change to #hrreadathon ๐
Monday
Extended #BangingThroughTheSnow and #hrreadathon to finish Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish and A Wallpaper Christmas
A Wallflower Christmas
Continued with A Wallflower Christmas ๐ Rafe meets Hannah. The plan: Christmas ๐ in Hampshire at the Westcliff country estate ๐ Hannah tells Refe what she thinks of him ๐ค Refe kisses ๐ Hannah ๐โพ๏ธ Hannah tells Natalie about Refe ๐ค Blandford(s) at Stony Cross Park ๐ Natalie finds Refe attractive ๐ Mr. Clarkโs letter๐ Arrival of Lord Edward Travis ๐ค Daisy comes ๐๐ฝ๐ Sneaking away with Bowman ๐ After 2 years of marriage, Westcliff interested in Lady Kitterage ๐ค Refe grows in admiration of Hannah Toy Soldiers ๐งธ๐๐ช๐ช Letter from Mr. Clark ๐ โพ๏ธ โพ๏ธ Love letter from Refe ๐ Hannah an honerary wallflower โฅ๏ธ
Between chapter, jumped back to Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish: Just in time for the Windham brothersโ arrival ๐๐ฝ
Shifted back to A Wallflower Christmas ๐
Winter โ๏ธ ball ๐ ๐บ Christmas ๐โฅ๏ธ
Tuesday
Extended #BangingThroughTheSnow to finish Lady Sophieโs Christmas Wish and A Wallpaper Christmas
More in Holiday 2021 reading!
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas With.
Wyndham brothers โฅ๏ธ I forsee this interaction ๐ค๐ผ To Sir Phillip, With Love, which was so much fun ๐ but it was an ode to Sophie, which was nice to hear ๐ Contains a different vibeโฆ ๐ค ๐ Journey to Morelands. stay at Sidling ๐ Uncle Rothgrave sees Vim โฅ๏ธ Sophie
Plan to foster Kit ๐ฑLast night with Kit ๐ฅฒ Wyndam proceed to Morelands.
Started Compromise Under The Mistletoe by Janna MagGregor in A Mistletoe Christmas. Decided to keep Lady Sophieโs Christmas With strictly audio ๐ถ Since I just ate (need to sit up) Iโll start Compromise Under The Mistletoe ๐
But listened to Lady Sophieโs Christmas With.
How Caro & Stephenโs relationship was ๐ค but for 20,000 pounds, to convice Caroโs uncle (Duke of Greystokes) theyโre happily married ๐ (10,000 each) Stephen shares his condition ๐
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas With.
Resumed Lady Sophieโs Christmas With. Plan to finish it ๐ Sophie visits Kit ๐ฅฒ Lady Wyndamโs Christmas ball ๐ St. Just extends invitation to Vim๐Christmas wishes โฅ๏ธ Snow storms โ๏ธ and overnighters ๐
Plan to finish it ๐ Sophie visits Kit ๐ฅฒ Lady Wyndamโs Christmas ball ๐ St. Just extends invitation to Vim๐Christmas wishes โฅ๏ธ Snow storms โ๏ธ and overnighters ๐
Resumed Compromise Under The Mistletoe. Caro feels ignored by Stephen ๐ค Counteroffer ๐ Duke sick ๐ท
Wednesday
Resumed Compromise Under The Mistletoe. Mistletoe above Caro and Stephen ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ Talking with Fortcastle. Caro thinks Stephen wants the entire 20,000 pounds ๐ฑ Talk with Mr. Beakems. Sharing a bed ๐ = trouble ๐ฟ๐ Interrupted by Percy ๐ Yule log hunt โก๏ธ Hunting lodge to wait out the snowstorm โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ ๐ DTR ๐๐ Interrupted again ๐ Return to ducal manor ๐ก Uncle Greystokeโs ducal decree. Stephenโs compromise. ๐๐ฝ Compromise under a mistletoe ๐
#listenwithprecious
Last PT: around August 19, 2021
https://listenwirhprecious.com/2021/08/19/pt-on-the-crux/
So itโs been awhile ๐๐ฌ๐
since this ๐๐ผ insurance and stuff has put PT on โธ
Parallel bars
10 sit to stands (TTS)
3×10 side taps
3×10 back taps
3×10 front taps
Therabands
3×10 row
3×10 pull downs
So Iโve learned dome stuff in the meantime:
My content warnings:
My biases:
The Trouble With Mistletoe by Author
Read: December 18, 2021
Star Rating (of 5): โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
Enjoyment ๐ค: ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค
Heat ๐ฅ : ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Intensity (1 to 100): 85%
Predictable? (Predictability): Y
Content warnings: Abuse, domestic violence
Prevalent Tropes: ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Tropes I like! ๐
How itโs used…
Smutty times ๐:
3-word Summary: Cat care romance
Thoughts ๐ญ:
Notes:
Mistletoe above Caro and Stephen ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ Talking with Fortcastle. Caro thinks Stephen wants the entire 20,000 pounds ๐ฑ Talk with Mr. Beakems. Sharing a bed ๐ = trouble ๐ฟ๐ Interrupted by Percy ๐ Yule log hunt โก๏ธ Hunting lodge to wait out the snowstorm โพ๏ธโพ๏ธโพ๏ธ ๐ DTR ๐๐ Interrupted again ๐ Return to ducal manor ๐ก Uncle Greystokeโs ducal decree. Stephenโs compromise. ๐๐ฝ Compromise under a mistletoe ๐
Check-ins/Updates:
Before I begin:
This is about a marriage in trouble ๐ฑ and I see few circumstances as troubling as leaving ๐ค ๐คจ So this story looks good ๐๐ฝ Never read Janna MagGregor before, excited to start! ๐ฌ
End of book ๐
โฅ๏ธ Caro & Stephen ๐๐ Not too angsty of a story ๐๐ฝ Understand Caro feeling unimportant ๐ฅฒ Attention is important ๐๐ฝ
Itโs common and easy to get too comfortable. Itโs important to make it known someone is important, especially before itโs too late โฐ
Listen With ๐ง Precious