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Title: Månen over Østerbro (Lover's Moon)
Author: Claus Holm
Genre: Short-stories, Romance
Rating: 3.5/5
# pages: 178
Date read: December, 2020

12 moments during a single night. 12 different glimpses of the many sides of love. 12 pieces of a mosaic.

During a completely ordinary Friday evening on Østerbro, we meet a group of very different people, who all have one thing in common; They love. Old, young, women, men - they all love somebody in their own way.


12 short-stories or vignettes all happening in a single night on Østerbro. I liked how they were all intertwined somehow, so even though each focused on a different aspect, you never knew when (or how!) characters from an earlier chapter would show up again.

Very different genre than what I've come to expect from Claus Holm, but every bit as well written as usual.

Title: Brothersong (Green Creek #4)
Author: T.J. Klune
Genre: Paranormal
Rating: 3.5/5
# pages: Audiobook ~18hrs
Date read: December 2020

In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett learned the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it—he—was gone.

Desperate for answers, Carter takes to the road, leaving family and the safety of his pack behind, all in the name of a man he only knows as a feral wolf. But therein lies the danger: wolves are pack animals, and the longer Carter is on his own, the more his mind slips toward the endless void of Omega insanity.

But he pushes on, following the trail left by Gavin.

Gavin, the son of Robert Livingstone. The half-brother of Gordo Livingstone.

What Carter finds will change the course of the wolves forever. Because Gavin’s history with the Bennett pack goes back further than anyone knows, a secret kept hidden by Carter’s father, Thomas Bennett.

And with this knowledge comes a price: the sins of the fathers now rest upon the shoulders of their sons.


T.J. Klune uses a very unique writing style in this series, which takes some getting used to, and really doesn't work for everybody. Every time I start a new book, I have to get used to it all over again. Once I've gotten used to it, I like it, but it does mean that starting a sequel takes more effort than it would usually. So while I enjoyed this latest book in the Green Creek series, I'm not entirely sure I'll keep on reading the series. Which is a shame, as I absolutely adored the first book.

Title: The Unhoneymooners
Author: Christina Lauren
Genre: Chick-lit
Rating: 4.5/5
# pages: 400, Audiobook ~9hrs
Date read: September 2019, December 2020

Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion . . . she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing worse than constant bad luck is having to spend the wedding day with the best man (and her nemesis), Ethan Thomas.

Olive braces herself for wedding hell, determined to put on a brave face, but when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, the only people who aren’t affected are Olive and Ethan. Suddenly there’s a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo.

Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui. After all, ten days of bliss is worth having to assume the role of loving newlyweds, right? But the weird thing is . . . Olive doesn’t mind playing pretend. In fact, the more she pretends to be the luckiest woman alive, the more it feels like she might be.


I wish I could remember who originally recommended this book to me and thank her profusely, because I ended up absolutely loving it! Sure, it's the enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating trope, but so charmingly written that I loved every single minute of it. It was originally designated train reading, but I ended up picking it up every free minute at home as well.

It made me laugh, it made me cry. It was predictable as anything, but the characters so likable that I just didn't care. Even the final resolution was more satisfying than I had originally feared (with proper growth, rather than just ignoring everything to swooningly - yes, it's a word - fall into each others' arms).

It's not high literature in any sense of the word, but for pure enjoyment, it might be one of my favourite reads this year.

Title: Twelve Days of Christmas
Author: Trisha Ashley
Genre: Christmas, chick-lit
Rating: 4.5/5
# pages: 402
Date read: December 2015, December 2020, November 2024

Christmas has always been a sad time for young widow Holly Brown, so when she's asked to look after a remote house on the Lancashire moors, the opportunity to hide herself away is irresistible -- the perfect excuse to forget about the festivities.

Sculptor, Jude Martland, is determined that this year there will be no Christmas after his brother runs off with his fiancee and he is keen to avoid the family home. However, he will have to return by the twelfth night of the festivities, when the hamlet of Little Mumming hold their historic festivities and all of his family are required to attend.

Meanwhile, Holly is finding that if she wants to avoid Christmas, she has come to the wrong place. When Jude unexpectedly returns on Christmas Eve he is far from delighted to discover that Holly seems to be holding the very family party he had hoped to avoid.

Suddenly, the blizzards come out of nowhere and the whole village is snowed in. With no escape, Holly and Jude get much more than they bargained for -- it looks like the twelve days of Christmas are going to be very interesting indeed!


I'm always on the lookout for cozy Christmas reads, but haven't had too much luck so far, so when I had this book recommended to me by two different people only a couple of days apart, I figured I had to try it. I almost put it down again within the first few chapters as I didn't care much for the writing style, but I trusted the people who'd recommended it to me, so stuck with it, and am really glad I did, as it turned out to be the perfect Christmasy read :) I don't know if the writing style changed, or if I just got more used to it, because I stopped paying much attention to it, and just dived into the the story itself.

It had everything I'd like in a Christmas story - lots of details about Christmas preparations, engaging characters, a child to experience Christmas through, and of course a suitable romance to tie it all up in a nice little bow :)

It was sweet without being sugary and had me wanting to celebrate Christmas together with Holly, Jess and all the others... although I guess I could do without Coco and Guy!

Reread 2020: Just as good as on my first read-though. This is going to be a firm stable of my Christmas reading I think. But I got so HUNGRY!!! There many descriptions of Holly making delicious-sounding food.

On this readthrough I didn't mind the writing style at all. It reads more like Holly's diary than anything else, which really worked for me this time around, so I have no idea what my issue was with it the first time.

Reread 2024: I'd forgotten how sudden the ending was! From 0 to proposal in no time! Ah well - I still love it, so I'm going to leave it at 5 stars, even if the ending is kinda silly.