![Do you have any decor-related holiday traditions? 🎄
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A Christmas village has been part of my annual decorations for as long as I can recall! My mom put them on top of my piano when I was a little girl, and when I got older and moved out, I received some pieces of my own (with a few from my childhood mixed in). 🤎
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When I chose to renovate my living room this year, I knew I’d need to find the perfect new space to display my village, come Christmas-time. This gorgeous @sauderusa cubby shelf felt like it was *made* to show off all my favorite pieces! 😍 It has been so much fun to find new ways to #SauderStyle these shelves over the last few months! 🙌🏼
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Each evening, I turn the lights on and feel a little bit of Christmas spirit come to life inside my heart. ✨ Which pieces would you want in your holiday village? 🏘️
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The second month of the year always seems to fly by and from what I can tell by my February 2024 reading recap, this month was no exception.
The amount I read this month was less than I’ve read in a very long time, but I’m not even the slightest bit bothered by it. Do you want to know why? One of my goals for 2024 was to read less. That might sound strange to some, but I knew I wanted to focus on reading more of what I was really excited about, rather than just pushing for as many novels as I could each month. Aside from just a couple of overly-hyped books (which normally don’t go as well for me), all of my reads were great this month!
I didn’t complete my entire February TBR list, since I wasn’t able to finish The Vanishing Throne or read all of Thick With Trouble before the month ended, but I did listen to two additional audiobooks that were unplanned and really liked them both! My one five-star book was a reread and I’m not at all surprised by that. It was wonderful revisiting Bring Me Your Midnight, which was one of my very favorite books from last year. I look forward to seeing what March has in store for me!
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The 12 Books I Read in February 2024
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February 2024 Reading Stats (coming soon)
Books That Got a 5-Star Rating (*reread)
Bring Me Your Midnight*
by Rachel Griffin
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Books That Got a 4 or 4.5-Star Rating (*reread)
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
by Rachel Lippincott
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Love at First Set
by Jennifer Dugan
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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King #2)
by Rachel Gillig
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The Gilded Cage (The Prison Healer #2)*
by Lynette Noni
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Out on a Limb
by Hannah Bonam-Young
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D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
by Chencia C. Higgins
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Expiration Dates [ARC]
by Rebecca Serle
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For Her Consideration (Out in Hollywood #1)
by Amy Spalding
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Books That Got a 3 or 3.5-Star Rating
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love
by Lex Croucher
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Love, Theoretically
by Ali Hazelwood
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Books That Got a 2 or 2.5-Star Rating
Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1)
by Lyla Sage
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March 2024 TBR
The Fallen Kingdom (The Falconer #3) by Elizabeth May [reread]
The Blood Traitor (The Prison Healer #3) by Lynette Noni [reread]
Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3) by Maggie Stiefvater [reread]
Funny Story by Emily Henry [ARC]
Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman [ARC]
Destroy the Day (Defy the Night #3) by Brigid Kemmerer
Of Curses and Kisses (St. Rosetta’s Academy #1) by Sandhya Menon
Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden
Didn’t See That Coming by Jesse Q Sutanto
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
When Your Family Says No by Laya Martin
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coconut wax bookish candle (ESPRESSO10) | single-serve French press | mug & saucer | cotton sprigs | wooden cake tray | faux pine cones | plaid scarf | blue light-blocking glasses | sweater
My favourite book of the month was Someone Else’s Shoes – I’ve had it on my TBR list since before it was released but only just managed to get a copy from the library. Love the sound of Out On A Limb, hope you enjoy your March books x
Looks like you had a good reading month! 🥰 I really need to read Bring Me Your Midnight, I’m behind on Rachel Griffin’s books 😄