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Book Review: "That Prince Is Mine" by Jayci Lee

“That Prince Is Mine” by Jayci Lee (2024) Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Page Length: 405 pages (electronic review edition) Synopsis: A love-averse Korean royal court cuisine instructor in search of a perfect-on-paper husband is waylaid from her practical, heartbreak-proof plan when she meets a gorgeous professor—and prince in disguise—who will do anything to prove to her that love and…

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Previous National BTF Winners (Pre-TDA)

JUMP National VIPS

Jeanine Mason (unknown year)

Miranda Maleski (unknown year) - ALDC

Kayla Radomski (unknown year) - Michelle Latimer SOD

Lindsay Leuschner (unknown year)

Melissa Mitro (unknown year)

Brandon Bryant (2007 Teen Male) - Dance Empire

Ade Obayomi (2007 Senior Male)

Elizabeth Macy (2007 Senior Female)

Adrian Lee (2008 Senior Male)

Kaitlyn Conley (2008 Senior Female)

Payton Johnson (2009 Mini Female)

Alexa Anderson (2009 Senior Female)

Jayci Kalb (2010 Junior Female) - The Dance Centre

Kellie Drobnick (2010 Teen Female) - NorthPointe (also won Mini and Junior)

Josh Alexander (2010 Senior Male), Top 3 - Columbia City Jazz

Joey Arrigo (2010 Senior Male) - Elite Danceworx

Melanie Moore (2010 Senior Female) - Rhythm Dance Center

24Seven National Non-Stop Dancers

Carter Williams (2013 Mini Male) - CSPAS

Sydney Ravennaugh (2013 Mini Female) - Dancers Edge

Jonathan Fahoury (2013 Junior Male) - Artistic Fusion

Emma Sutherland (2013 Junior Female) - Prodigy Dance and PAC

Jake Tribus (2013 Teen Male) - CC and Co. Dance Complex

Alyssa Allen (2013 Teen Female) - Westside Dance Project

Nick Gomez (2013 Senior Male) - Next Step Dance PAC

Paulina Meneses (2013 Senior Female) - Inspire Dance Company

Nuvo National Breakout Artists

Savannah Reach (unknown year)

Miranda Maleski (unknown year) - ALDC

Addison Moffet (2008 Mini Female), 1st Runner-Up

Kaitlyn Hackworth (2009 Mini Female) - WCSA

Tatum Buck (2009 Junior Female) - Initial Existance

Kaitlyn Reiser (2009 Teen Female) - ALDC

Alexa Anderson (2009 Senior Female)

Caleb Eklofe (2009 Senior Male) - Starstruck PAC

Simring Player (Junior Female 2010), Initial Existence m

Madison Ames (Junior Female 2011)

Savannah Reach (Senior Female 2011)

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Book Releases in 2024

(Last Updated: 11.3.2024)

May

(7) Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Volume 3, Priest (light novel)

(14) A Crane Among Wolves, Jane Hur (novel)

(21) Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 12, Kamome Shirahama (graphic novel, manga)

(21) Though I Am An Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court, Volume 5, Satsuki Nakamura, Ei Ohitsuji, Kana Yuki (graphic novel, manga)

(21) Oshi No Ko, Volume 6, Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari (graphic novels, manga)

June

(4) Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu, Volume 1, Tang Jiu Qing (light novel)

(11) The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom, Volume 6, Tohru Himuka (graphic novel, manga)

(11) Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Volume 2, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(18) The Remarried Empress, Volume 7, Alphatart, SUMPUL, HereLee (comic, unscrolled web comic)

July

(2) The Night Ends With Fire, K. X. Song (novel)

(9) Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu, Volume 5, Meng Xi Shi (light novel)

(23) Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 4, Ichika Yuno (graphic novel, manga)

(23) Remnants of Filth: Yuwu, Volume 4, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(30) Peerless: Wushuang, Volume 1, Meng Xi Shi (light novel)

August

(1) Nine Tailed: Realm of Four Kingdoms #1, Jayci Lee (novel)

(6) Spy x Family, Volume 12, Tatsuya Endo (graphic novel, manga)

(6) Father, I Don't Want This Marriage, Volume 1, Hong Heesu, Roal, Yuri (comics, unscrolled web comic)

(6) The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong, Volume 2, Xue Shan Fei Hu (light novel)

(13) Guardian: Zhen Hun, Volume 3, Priest (light novel)

(20) The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun, Volume 6, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(27) You’ve Got Mail: The Perils of Pigeon Post: Fei Ge Jiao You Xu Jin Shen, Volume 1, Blackegg (light novel)

(27) Oshi No Ko, Volume 7, Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari (graphic novels, manga)

September

(3) When Haru Was Here, Dustin Thao (novel)

(3) How to Survive As a Villain, Volume 1, Yi Yi Yi Yi, Wang Yi (comic, web comic unscrolled)

(10) The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom, Volume 7, Tohru Himuka (graphic novel, manga)

(17) Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Volume 4, Priest (light novel)

(17) The Remarried Empress, Volume 8, Alphatart, SUMPUL, HereLee (comic, unscrolled webcomic)

(24) KinnPorsche, Volume 1, Daemi (light novel)

(24) Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu, Volume 2, Tang Jiu Qing (light novel)

October

(8) Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Volume 3, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(8) The Last Dragon of the East, Katrina Kwan (novel)

(8) Divine Mortals: Divine Mortals # 1, Amanda M. Helander (novel)

(22) Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben, Volume 3, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(29) Peerless, Volume 2, Meng Xi Shi (light novel)

(29) Don't Let the Forest In, C.G. Drew (novel)

November

(5) Dinghai Fusheng Records, Volume 1, Fei Tian Ye Xiang, Qian Er Bai, LV FEI (comic, manhua)

(12) ENNEAD, Volume 4, Mojito (comics, webcomic unscrolled)

(19) Remnants of Filth: Yuwu, Volume 5, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(19) Oshi No Ko, Volume 8, Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari (graphic novels, manga)

(26) You’ve Got Mail: The Perils of Pigeon Post: Fei Ge Jiao You Xu Jin Shen, Volume 2, Blackegg (light novel)

(26) Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 5, Ichika Yuno (manga)

December

(3) The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun, Volume 7, Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (light novel)

(10) Noragami: Stray God, Volume 27, Adachitoka (graphic novels, manga)

(10) The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong, Volume 3, Xue Shan Fei Hu (light novel)

(17) Though I Am An Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court, Volume 6, Satsuki Nakamura, Ei Ohitsuji, Kana Yuki (graphic novel, manga)

(24) The Ancient Magus' Bride, Volume 20, Kore Yamazaki (graphic novels, manga)

(24) KinnPorsche, Volume 2, Daemi (light novel)

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Reading and gaming update time!

Hubby and I have completely abandoned our BG3 campaign for now. He saw me playing Diablo 4, was intrigued, and hopped back in. Even though he said he would never touch the game again after our disappointment right after launch, ha! We are now blasting through demons and tackling the campaign together. I only made it halfway through the campaign myself before I set it down the first time around. He is enjoying the new Spiritborn class, and I am playing a Druid because that is all I can ever play in a game that offers that class.

On the book front I've flown through several since my last update. I finished Shadow of Night by Debra Harkness, and then read Serpent and the Wings of Night, The Ashes and The Star Cursed King, and Six Scorched Roses by Carissa Broadbent. Quite possibly my new favorite series. They were amazing and I could not set them down. The next one in the series comes out towards the end of November. I then read Nine Tailed by Jayci Lee. I actually got this book for free as a promo with another book I bought. The marketing on this one has been strong. It was...okay? Maybe if I was a huge lover of K-dramas I would have enjoyed it more. I spent a lot of time googling what words were. While I spent most of my High School and College years obsessed with Anime culture, K-dramas, K-Pop, etc never really crossed my radar. I think it is supposed to be a series, but I don't know if I will pick up the next one. I am reading Quicksilver by Callie Hart. This is the third time I have attempted to pick up this book, and this time around it seems to be sticking to me, though I feel like I might need a Fae pallet cleanser, or two after this one. I know it's probably just a genre thing, or a fan-service to all the thirsty ladies (it's me, I am a thirsty lady), but after a while all of the MMCs in all of these Fae books start to blend together. When I see people posting art about a particular MMC in my fantasy book Facebook groups, I have to remind myself which book they are from. They all have black hair, they all have tan skin, they all have tattoos, they are all "huge in every way," you get the point.

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Hide your wallets, it's that time again! Your daily thread of romance deals is ready, FREE to $1.99!

FREE ✦ Montana Christmas Magic by Kaylie Newell

An accountant who prefers stability and predictability starts to fall for a bold and spirited local cafe owner who asks for his help taking in a rescue dog.

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She wants to be the ton's first female playwright. Oops, she gets stuck in a closet with a brooding duke who happens to be her best friend's brother.

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$1.99 ✦ The Complete Heirs of Hansol Series by Jayci Lee

3 books, including:

~ CEO in need of a fake marriage

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$1.99 ✦ A Chance at Love by Beverly Jenkins

An independent heroine on her way to California agrees to a marriage of convenience in the middle of nowhere Kansas with a cinnamon roll hero raising his nieces.

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Abbott Elementary + rewatching 911 Lone Star when I have the chance.

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Currently about 50 pgs into Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee

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Goodbye, July

This was a nice long month full of sunshine and books! I got to spend some time with my sisters, family, and friends.

Workouts This Month: 5

Dance Routines I Choreographed This Month: 3 Watch Me Shine - Joanna Pacitti Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter Woman's World - Katy Perry

Best Outfit I Wore This Month:

Best Selfie This Month:

Nail Polish This Month:

Books I Read This Month:

New Songs I Listened To This Month:

Woman's World - Katy Perry

Coming Up in August...

my class reunion and my wedding anniversary!

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Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance

This episode we’re discussing the fiction genre of Romantic Comedies! We talk about the difference between “fun” and “funny,” crossover romance genres, cataloguing romance fiction, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The House Witch by Delemhach

A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Take Me Home by Lorelie Brown 

I Kissed a Girl by Jennet Alexander 

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Other Media We Mentioned

When Harry Met Sally… (Wikipedia)

The Bear (Wikipedia)

Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

The Martian (Wikipedia)

Golden Globes change comedy rules after controversial win for The Martian

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Beetlejuice (Wikipedia)

The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Judgment (video game)

Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn

Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

Cats (2019 film) (Wikipedia)

Links, Articles, and Things

Episode 119: Regency Romance

What does a happily ever after look like? (romance novel covers)

Sensible Chuckle (Know Your Meme)

There Is Only One Bed (TV Tropes)

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Does the Dog Die?

20 Humorous Romance by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Courting Samira by Amal Awad

The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell

A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña

Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Game On by Seressia Glass

Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

A Dash of Salt and Pepper by Kosoko Jackson

Much Ado about Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli

The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau

Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee 

The Secret to a Southern Wedding by Synithia Williams

Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne

Tastes Like Shakkar by Nisha Sharma

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu 

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Join us again on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! 

Then on Tuesday, March 5th we’ll be discussing the genre of Dark Fantasy!

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A Merry Little Meet Cute - Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone

Lovelight Farms - B.K. Borison

In The Weeds - B.K. Borison

Mixed Signals - B.K. Borison

Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors

The Perfect First - Maya Hughes

The Second We Met - Maya Hughes

The Third Best Thing - Maya Hughes

The Fourth Time Charm - Maya Hughes

Twisted Love - Ana Huang

Twisted Games - Ana Huang

Twisted Hate - Ana Huang

Twisted Lies - Ana Huang

Under One Roof - Ali Hazelwood

Stuck with You - Ali Hazelwood

Below Zero - Ali Hazelwood

The Cheat Sheet - Sarah Adams

The Fine Print - Lauren Asher

Terms and Conditions - Lauren Asher

Final Offer - Lauren Asher

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert

Intercepted - Alexa Martin

Fumbled - Alexa Martin

Blitzed - Alexa Martin

Snapped - Alexa Martin

You Had Me at Hola - Alexis Daria

A Lot Like Adiós - Alexis Daria

The Roughest Draft - Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemung-Broka

Christmas in Quincy - Devney Perry

Indigo Ridge - Devney Perry

Juniper Hill - Devney Perry

Garnet Flats - Devney Perry

Jasper Vale - Devney Perry

The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides

Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert

Take a Hint, Dani Brown - Talia Hibbert

Act Your Age, Eve Brown - Talia Hibbert

Fast & Hard - Kat Ransom

Fast & Wet - Kat Ransom

Fast & Hot - Kat Ransom

Fast & Wild - Kat Ransom

The Edens - A Legacy Short Story - Devney Perry

Crimson River - Devney Perry

Done and Dusted - Lyla Sage

Picking Peaches - Ansley B Calloway

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass - Lana Del Rey

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki - Baek Se-hee

Desire or Defense - Leah Brunner

Passion or Penalty - Leah Brunner

Crying in H Mart - Michelle Zauner

A Sweet Mess - Jayci Lee

The Dating Dare - Jayci Lee

Booked on a Feeling - Jayci Lee

Fair Catch - Kandi Steiner

Blind Side - Kandi Steiner

Quarterback Sneak - Kandi Steiner

Hail Mary - Kandi Steiner

Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton

Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

Lease on Love - Falon Ballard

Just My Type - Falon Ballard

Happy Place - Emily Henry

Love, Theoretically - Ali Hazelwood

Practice Makes Perfect - Sarah Adams

The Neighbor Favor - Kristina Forest

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132 books! Holy moly. I know it would be asking A LOT but do you think you could post a list of all books? If you don’t want to it’s ok. But wow….

HAHA I know it's nuts but I always have a book on me so I reread in between any free moment. It also turns out that it's 130 books since I double-checked on GoodReads!

I initially had a reading goal of 75 books then bumped it to 100. Throughout this year I've realized, I pick and choose between hobbies so if I'm reading, I don't do any other things. So I sacrifice time to play on my switch/watch tv/write because reading takes first place. Also, GoodReads does count epilogues and webtoons as books so I do as well lol. Which is how I'm currently on the 131st book 😂 But sure! I love talking about books so I will list them under the read more!

Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers #4) by Lisa Kleypas- 5/5

Mafia Bride (The Dilustro Arrangement) by C.D. Reiss - 2/5

Anchored Hearts by Priscilla Oliveras - 3/5

By Any Other Name (ARC) by Lauren Kate - 4/5

#FollowMe for Murder (Trending Topics Mysteries #1) ARC by Sarah E. Burr - 3/5

Storm of Chaos and Shadows (SCAS #1) ARC by C.L. Briar - 3/5

You Had Me at Hola (Primas of Power #1) by Alexis Daria - 3.5/5

Great of Nothing by Joy McCullough - 2/5

How to Fake It in Hollywood (ARC) by Ava Wilder - 3/5

The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander - 2/5

A Rouge by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels #1) by Sarah MacLean - 3.5/5 | Reread

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (TROS #2) by Sarah MacLean - 5/5 | Reread

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata - 5/5 | Reread

Dream On (ARC) by Angie Hockman - 3.5/5

House of Earth and Blood (CC#1) by SJM- 4/5 | Reread

Good Girl Complex (Avalon Bay #1) by Elle Kennedy - 3/5

House of Sky and Breath (CC#2) by SJM - 4/5

The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) by Julia Quinn - 4/5

The Viscount Who Loved Me Epilogue by Julia Quinn - 4/5

Just Like Magic (ARC) by Sarah Hogle - 4/5

FBAA #1 by JLA - 4/5 | Reread

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata - 5/5 | Reread

The Un-Arranged Marriage (ARC) by Laura Brown - 2/5

KOFAF (FBAA #2) by JLA - 4/5 | Reread

TCOGB (FBAA#3) by JLA - 4.5/5 | Reread

TWOTQ (FBAA#4) by JLA - 4.5/5 | Reread

An Offer from a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3) by Julia Quinn - 5/5

An Offer from a Gentleman Epilogue by Julia Quinn - 4/5

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (Bridgerton #4) - 3.5/5

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton Epilogue - 3.5/5

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson - 4/5

An Encore of Roses by S.T. Gibson - 4/5

Bravely (ARC) by Maggie Stiefvater - 3/5

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair - 2.5-3/5

No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (TROS #3) by Sarah MacLean - 3/5

Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (TROS#4) - 4/5

To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgerton #5) - 3.5/5

To Sir Phillip, With Love Epilogue - 3.5/5

The Bodyguard (ARC) by Katherine Center

ACOTAR #1 by SJM - 4/5 | Reread

The Italian Job (ARC) by Kathryn Freeman - 2/5

For Butter or Worse (ARC) by Erin La Rosa - 3/5

A Sign of Affection Vol. 6 - 3/5

A Sign of Affection Vol. 7 - 4/5

ACOMAF (ACOTAR #2) by SJM - 5/5 | Reread

When He Was Wicked (Bridgerton #6) - 5/5

When He Was Wicked Epilogue - 4/5

Book Lovers by Emily Henry - 5/5

ACOWAR (ACOTAR #3) by SJM - 4.5/5 | Reread

Booked on a Feeling (ARC) by Jayci Lee - 2/5

Something Wilder by Christian Lauren - 1.5-2/5

The Dragon's Bride (A Deal With a Demon #1) by Katee Robert - 3/5

The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires #1) by Lauren Asher - 4/5

Terms and Conditions (Dreamland Billionaires #2) - 2.5-3/5

ACOFAS (ACOTAR 3.5) by SJM - 3.5-4/5 | Reread

It's in His Kiss (Bridgerton #7) - 3.5/5

It's in His Kiss Epilogue - 3/5

Bad Girl Reputation (Avalon Bay #2) ARC by Elle Kennedy - 2/5

Gild (The Plated Prisoner #1) by Raven Kennedy - 3.5/5 | Reread

Glint (TPP #2) - 4/5 | Reread

Gleam (TPP#3) - 5/5 | Reread

Glow (TPP#4) - 5/5 | Reread

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey - 5/5

Spy x Family Vol. 1 - 4/4

Spy x Family Vol. 2 - 4/5

On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgerton #8) - 3/5

On the Way to the Wedding Epilogue - 2/5

Violet in Bloom (Bridgerton 8.5) - 3/5

The Spanish Love Deception (#1) by Elena Armas - 4/5

The American Roommate Experiment (#2) - 4/5

ACOFS (ACOTAR #4) by SJM - 5/5 | Reread

Spy x Family Vol. 3 - 4/5

Spy x Family Vol. 4 - 4/5

By A Thread by Lucy Score - 3.5/5

Twisted Love (Twisted #1) by Ana Huang - 3.5/5

Twisted Games (Twisted #2) - 4/5

Twisted Hate (Twisted #3) - 4.5/5

Twisted Lies (Twisted #4) - 5/5

Thank You for Listening (ARC) by Julia Whelan - 3/5

The Fixer Upper (ARC) by Lauren Forsythe - 2/5

Spy x Family Vol. 5 - 4/5

Spy x Family Vol. 6 - 4/5

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - 3/5

Belladonna (#1) ARC by Adalyn Grace - 4.5/5

The Risk (Mindf*ck #1) by S.T. Abby - 4.5

Sidetracked (Mindf*ck #2) - 3.5/5

Scarlet Angel (Mindf*ck #3) - 4/5

All the Lies (Mindf*ck #4) - 4/5

Paint it All Red (Mindf*ck #5) - 5/5

Spy x Family Vol. 7 - 4/5

Spy x Family Vol. 8 - 4/5

Flowers for the Devil by Vlad Kahany - 3.5/5

Blide Side by Kandi Steiner - 3/5

Fangirl Vol. 1: The Manga - 4/5

Fangirl Vol. 2: The Manga - 4/5

Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout #1) by Lucy Score - 5/5

The Enemy (It Happened in Charleston #2) by Sarah Adams - 2/5

Hat Trick Heart (Thunderclap #1) ARC by Ella Market - 3/5

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne - 1/5

Brutal Prince (Brutal Birthright #1) by Sophie Lark - 3.5/5

Stolen Heir (Brutal Birthright #2) - 3.5/5

Savage Lover (Brutal Birthright #3) - 3.5/5

Blood Heart (Brutal Birthright #4) - 2/5

Broken Vow (Brutal Birthright #5) - 4/5

Heavy Crown (Brutal Birthright #6) - 2/5

Edith, Season 3 (Webtoon) - 3/5

Reunion (Webtoon) - 5/5

Kingdom of the Wicked (KOTW#1) by Kerri Maniscalco - 4/5 | Reread

Kingdom of the Cursed (KOTW #2) - 4/5 | Reread

Kingdom of the Feared (KOTW #3) - 4.5/5

The Maiden & the Unseen (ARC) by Jeanette Rose - 3/5

The Naughty or Nice Clause (ARC) by Kate Callaghan - 1/5

In A Jam by Kate Canterbary - 3.5/5

King of Wrath (Kings of Sin #1) by Ana Huang - 4/5

Spy x Family Vol. 9 - 5/5

Spy x Family Vol. 10 - 5/5

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne - 5/5 | Reread

The Bromance Book Club (#1) by Lyssa Kay Adams - 5/5 | Reread

Undercover Bromance (#2) - 4/5 | Reread x2

Crazy Stupid Bromance (#3) - 5/5 | Reread x2

Isn't It Bromantic? (#4) - 4/5 | Reread x2

A Very Merry Bromance (#5) - 4.5/5

Happenstance by Tessa Bailey - 3/5

Dating Dr. Dill (#1) by Nisha Sharma - 2/5

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata - 3/5

Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth - 5/5

It ends up rounding out to 130 because I reread the Bromance books 1-4 twice this year lolol. Currently on my 131st read which is Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare!

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Nine Tailed

Nine Tailed is a 2024 fantasy novel by Jayci Lee. It was published by Montlake and was released in July 2024. The novel is the first entry in the Realm of Four Kingdoms series. In a race to stop an ancient evil from destroying the worlds as they know them, Sunny comes to a startling, heartbreaking if she chooses love—everything will burn. Sunny Cho aspires to be the dullest, least interesting…

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That Prince is Mine is an enchanting and luxurious love story that guarantees boundless entertainment. This charming book encompasses all the finest aspects of a timeless Hallmark film, with an extra dash of excitement.

That Prince is Mine by Jayci Lee https://bit.ly/3SCG3jb  

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Final 2023 Reading Wrap-Up

Total books read: 76 

Total pages read: 23,942 

Days read: 286/365 (78 percent of the days all year) 

Average star rating: 4/5 

Challenge Prompts Filled: 109 total. Popsugar: 34/49.   Romanceopoly: 31/36. CRAD: 12/12. BTBL: 32/50 

Top Five Books (all five star reads, in no particular order; it was hard enough narrowing down to five in the first place) 

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle 

The Last Flight by Julie Clark 

You and Me on Vacation (aka The People We Meet on Vacation) by Emily Henry 

Sink or Sell by Margaret Rose 

Bear With Me Now by Katie Shephard 

I fell a little behind on journal posting the last couple months, so November and December are under the cut!

November 2023 Reading Wrap-Up 

Total books read: 5 

Total pages read: 1,657 

Days read: 25/30 

Average star rating: 3.8/5 

Challenge Prompts Filled: I stopped keeping track of the challenge prompts this month. Nothing I was in the mood to read fit with much of anything, except Chantal Reads All Day. The point was to find a new way to pick books, not to torment myself with things i didn’t want to read, so I stopped counting when it stopped being fun. 

A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña  ⭐⭐⭐⭐  I got this in a Facebook group swap I joined in October and couldn’t wait to start reading! It’s an excellent balance of romance and family drama, spearheaded by a couple of spitfire-y old men. The epilogue felt a little incohesive with the rest of the story, but I’m waiting to see if this debut is the first in a series before I judge it too harshly – I could see it being a nice way to tie several stories together, but if this is a standalone then it didn’t quite fit perfectly imo. Aside from that, this was a top-notch read! Friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, with a heaping scoop of “actually talking about your problems is the first step to solving them?” Sign me UP! This one packs an emotional punch in a few places, especially if you’re sensitive to cancer mentions, but it was handled wonderfully from where I’m sitting, and fed into a delightful story. I can’t wait to find out if we’ll get to see any more of these families!  

Prompts filled: BTBL – 2022 Debut Novel; Popsugar – Features two languages; Romanceopoly – The Bar/MC works at or owns a bar 

One Night on the Island by Josie Silver ⭐⭐⭐(¾) 

Many thanks to the local librarian who sat this one out in my book bag last month! I wasn’t sure about it at first, but I’m trying to read those down before they’re all due back, so I gave it a shot. Almost from the very first page, I was enraptured; now I’m trying to convince myself that moving to a remote island village in Ireland is not the move I want to make in my life. Because wow did this make it sound cute and idyllic and wonderful. The romance wasn’t quite everything I was looking for, but I suppose the ending befits the story: it’s almost as much women’s fiction as it is contemporary romance. Honestly, the biggest thing I'm missing as a reader was the aha moment where the title falls into place and makes sense. That's always such a fun moment, and as much as I enjoyed the every bit of the story, I wish I’d gotten to enjoy that feeling too. But honestly, how bad can a book be if it makes me tear up at a robotics meeting? 

Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee  ⭐⭐⭐(¾) 

This is a cute bookstore romance! I love book-themed books as a concept; they’re not quite meta, but there’s something close to a fourth-wall break, I think, that makes them very entertaining to me. It’s childhood/best friends to lovers, with solid anxiety rep, which I always love to see in stories. Aside from that, it was sweet, it was cute, it was sort of unremarkable, as romance stories go? I did like seeing Lizzy build friendships and find herself as her relationship with Jack developed, and it certainly wasn’t panful to finish. Mostly it was a solid, middle-of-the-road fluffy romance. Plus books and bookstores. It’s also about books and bookstores. 

Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer  ⭐⭐(¾)  Listen. Sometimes you don’t read a book because you think you’ll like it. You read it because it’s so absurd that you can’t believe it actually exists and you need to know more. That’s why I was interested in Hope Never Dies. It’s been on my radar for a couple of years, but somehow I never though to check the local library. Then I stopped in on a whim one day, on my way between robotics and work, and found this book AND the sequel on the 50 cent sale rack. For a dollar, I’ll try reading almost anything, but it gets BETTER because the librarian gave them to me for free. I was so excited to dig in, knowing that it was sure to be absolutely ridiculous. And it was. This book is crack. It’s just crack. Biden is the jealous ex-girlfriend watching Obama move on after his presidency, until a murder brings them back together and they become a pair of private investigators trying to find out who killed the Amtrak conductor. It’s a wild ride, start to finish, and worth absolutely every page. But that’s not the same thing as a “good” book. Just a book that’s worth reading if you like to laugh at the absurd. 

CRAD November Prompt: set in a different time than your October book 

Too Much is Not Enough by Andrew Rannells  ⭐⭐⭐⭐(¾)  An excellent memoir! I’ve been a fan of Andrew Rannells for years, and actually tried to start this book the year it came out, but life did the thing and I never got around to finishing it. It’s fun, it’s heartfelt, it covers his life before his career really took off, and that’s always a chapter of life I’m interested in. It’s not a memoir I’d say is really applicable to everyone, but if you like theater, or if you like Andrew Rannells, definitely check it out. 

December 2023 Reading Wrap-Up 

Total books read: 6 

Total pages read: 1,214 

Days read: ?/31 (I didn’t do a good job keeping up with my planner this month because I was so busy. But I know I read at least half the days, so for the sake of my EOY counter, I’m going to call it 20.) 

Average star rating: 3.79/5 

Challenge Prompts Filled: Still not counting these. Oops?  

In The Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  This. Book. Was. Incredible! I actually started it late November, but it was after the first of the month when I finished it, so it’s a December book. And a damned good one. I was recommending it to people before I’d even finished it because I was enjoying it so much (my deepest apologies to head coach, who I traumatized by giving it a chili pepper ranking, and then having to explain THAT scale). It’s a little bit out of my wheelhouse, but it’s good to spread my horizons sometimes. It’s action-packed, romantic, compelling as all hell (even if I don’t usually love dual timeline, this one held my attention from the very start and I finished it at 1 a.m., crying in my reading chair), and probably three pepper spicy, if that’s something that matters to you. 

The Trouble With Christmas by Amy Andrews  ⭐⭐⭐(¼)  This one took AGES to read. After I finished In the Likely Event, I wanted to switch to Christmas reading, starting with this thrift store find. Over two weeks later, I was still working on it, and I don’t even know why! I was busy, and it’s one of the longer books I read this year, but it didn’t feel like it moved that slowly. It’s definitely not a fast paced read, but the story never lagged or made me want to leave it behind. It’s cute, it’s Christmassy, she’s a struggling artist and he’s a veteran rancher, she ropes him into pretending to be her boyfriend for a harebrained scheme, and it’s really not a spoiler to tell you that they fall in love for Christmas. What’s not to like? 

Miracle on Three Kings’ Day by Beth Laycock  ⭐⭐⭐  Full disclosure: after The Trouble With Christmas took so long, I focused on novellas so I’d have a prayer of reading five books for December. My holiday season was super busy, and I had a bunch downloaded that I’d been meaning to read anyway. This was a fun take on celebrating non-Christmas winter holidays, without a single flake of snow on the ground. It’s quick, it’s steamy, I felt like I could picture the main characters at every step of the way. Solid rec, if you’re looking for something short and engaging without too much depth. 

Hazel’s Christmas Duet by Olivia Rian  ⭐⭐⭐(½)  I love a love story that’s not just about the romance, and this was exactly that! Hazel is new to town, finding her footing with new friends and rediscovering herself after a bad breakup. It’s a Hallmark movie in a mini-short, cozy and warm, and featuring a festively-named kitten. Easily something I could curl up and read beside a fire, if the fire didn’t mean that my apartment needed evacuating. 

Noah by Callie Vegas  ⭐⭐⭐  Uh. This is not a Christmas book, it turns out. It’s a Valentine’s Day novella –the miscommunication is on me; the series is called “Holiday Flings,” and I mistakenly assumed that meant “the holiday season,” not “every book in the series is set during a different season.” Not a bad read, but people with reading habits like mine should know that it is VERY NSFW. Well written, we all know I love a single parent trope, but I spent every minute of it hoping that no well-meaning guest would ask what was on my Kindle. Just ... be aware of that. 

The Clause in Christmas by Rachael Bloome  ⭐⭐⭐⭐  I really came in under the wire and finished my last read half an hour before my friends came over for New Year’s Eve game night. But I finished it, and that’s what counts! One of my favorite cheesy Christmas movies – this feels like a tangent, but bear with me – is The Christmas Calendar, and this reminded me a little bit of that! The premise was only very loosely similar: 24 Christmas tasks, distributed one day at a time, to get ready for the holiday, but it had the perfect vibe. As much as I was invested in the romance – I was VERY invested in the romance, trust me – I was waiting with every page to find out what the next Christmas task would be and how Cassie would embrace it. And a cute romance on top of that? What a way to wind things down for 2023! 

CRAD December prompt: within 20 pages of November book