A Well-Read Tart

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CALM CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Book Review

Beth Kempton's Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy is a delightful holiday read. I’m always searching for Christmas books that are a little outside the box. Yes, I want something with more substance than a rom-com. However, I don't want someone dying or discovering they have cancer around the holidays, either. (Elin Hilderbrand's Winter Street Series, I'm looking at you.)  Even though I usually read fiction at...

Book List: Christmas Books You Need to Read

Welcome, Tartlets, to my living, breathing, ever-updating list of Christmas Books You Need to Read. This book list is compiled by yours truly. Unlike a lot of book lists on the internet, the holiday books I’ve recommended below are all books I’ve actually read.   Table of Contents for Christmas Books You Need to Read Book List I read lots of heavy ish all year long. Come December 1st, I just want to savor the upcoming holiday season and...

CHRISTMAS SHOPAHOLIC Book Review

Christmas Shopaholic may be the best Christmas book I've read in a long time. It might also be the best book in Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series I've read in a long time. On both counts, nothing could have surprised me more.   What's Christmas Shopaholic about? This newest installment in the Shopaholic series stars our girl Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood). Becky is a loveably ditzy but well-meaning woman with a slight...

THE MERRIEST MAGNOLIA Book Review

Even though The Merriest Magnolia sounds like a Christmas book, and the beautiful cover makes it look like a Christmas book… it’s not what I would call a true Christmas book. And, I really liked that about it.   What's The Merriest Magnolia about? Author Michelle Major’s newest installment of The Magnolia Sisters series kicks off just before Thanksgiving. The Merriest Magnolia ushers us into the Yuletide season by letting...