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All in for Christmas

by Ginny Baird (Goodreads Author)

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Kim Reads (Read Your Writes Book Reviews) said: " 9-5

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I can't believe I'm giving a Ginny Baird book 3 stars. My very first Ginny Baird book was The Christmas Cookie Shop, the first book in her Christmas Town series. I LOVED that story, and all the books that followed in that series. With those ...more "

Sep 05, 2025 01:51PM · see review

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Falling Into Place

by Allison Ashley (Goodreads Author)

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Kim Reads (Read Your Writes Book Reviews) said: " 15 years since they last seen each other

He's 33

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4 stars

I love best friend/sibling and friends to lovers.

Love their easy banter. ...more "

Aug 21, 2025 09:05AM · see review

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Soul of Shadow (Soul of Shadow, #1)

by Emma Noyes (Goodreads Author)

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Kim Reads (Read Your Writes Book Reviews) said: " 4.5 Stars

I often say a book wasn't what I was expecting. That phrase couldn’t have been more true of Emma Noyes’s Soul of Shadow. I feel bamboozled. Hoodwinked. I mean, what in the God of Mischief’s trickery did I just read? When I picked up Soul of 4.5 Stars

I often say a book wasn't what I was expecting. That phrase couldn’t have been more true of Emma Noyes’s Soul of Shadow. I feel bamboozled. Hoodwinked. I mean, what in the God of Mischief’s trickery did I just read? When I picked up Soul of Shadow, I was expecting a fantasy romance. Something where a seventeen-year-old high schooler meets and falls for the new guy who just so happens to be hiding the fact that he's a werewolf or an alien from another planet. That is NOT what this story is about. Not by a long shot!

For two years, seventeen-year-old Charlie Hudson has been grieving the loss of her identical twin sister, Sophie. She has become a shell of the person she once was. Growing up in the small Michigan town of Silver Springs, Charlie and her year-older brother, Mason, are allowed a lot of freedom by their single mother. There isn't a curfew, and she knows they go to parties where alcohol is present, but as long as they are responsible, she turns a blind eye.

Silver Springs is rocked when a teenager disappears, leaving behind his tennis shoes hanging from a tree branch. The tree where the shoes are found has strange symbols carved into it. People think the symbols resemble the Norse mythological language, but they aren’t actually sure. All Charlie knows is that the woods along the beach are dangerous and her mother doesn’t want her to go into them.

The new school year has just started, and Silver Springs High is all abuzz with the new kid, eighteen-year-old senior Elias Everhart, who has everyone’s heads turning. Everyone except Charlie, who has already had a run-in with the guy. Elias easily integrates himself with Mason and his friends. He soon has Charlie reluctantly wrapped around his finger when he introduces her to a world she never knew existed.

Dark forces are lurking around Silver Springs. While it appears Elias has an idea of what’s happening, he doesn’t share his thoughts with Charlie. She’s left to wonder if Elias is really someone she can trust or if he’s part of whatever is happening.

I’m torn between liking Soul of Shadow and loving it. As I previously stated, it wasn’t the story I was expecting when I picked up the book. However, I couldn’t put it down. This is an intriguing story that combines elements of fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, and a double mystery.

Charlie isn’t necessarily a lost soul. She’s more of someone who is trying to cope with half of herself gone (her sister). While others around her felt the loss of Sophie, Charlie truly lost her very best friend and other half. She just wants to get through school and life. Charlie loves her friends and family. If need be, she would protect them and anyone else with her life. In Soul of Shadow, she becomes the hero of her own story. Elias is truly a mystery. He only shows what he wants others to see. I can’t tell if he’s a bad guy or simply morally grey. He is definitely intriguing.

Soul of Shadow, what an interesting title, comes with some surprises. None more so than the final chapter. Prepare yourself, the story ends on a cliffhanger that will have you wishing you could read the next book and continue the wild journey Emma Noyes has taken you on.

~ Favorite Quotes ~
“Romance novels. They inspire us to dream of great love and adventure.”

“You underestimate your own abilities.”

**Received a copy of the book from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed it. Also personally purchased a hardcover copy.** ...more "

Sep 05, 2025 10:27AM · see review

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