tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post203183013633126415..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Jana recommends: Quick and Cute Christmas ReadsJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-79630161880035344222012-12-16T19:12:23.968-05:002012-12-16T19:12:23.968-05:00+JMJ+
The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman is o...+JMJ+ <br /><br /><i>The Unlikely Romance</i> of Kate Bjorkman is one of my more obscure all-time favourites! I totally get why Fleur wanted to spend a "perfect Christmas" with the Bjorkman family; and I'd love to swap places with her one of these years . . . if possible. ;-) <br /><br />@Anya <br />I discovered this book in high school, when all my friends were really getting into Romance novels. I bought one of them a copy, and it ended up getting passed around as often as the Romances! I'd say that Kate doesn't "trash" them as much as she sends up the conventions of the more "embarrassing" (for lack of a better word) examples of the genre, and that this joke works best among those who may be a little embarrassed by their own Romance reading. Like my friends. LOL!Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-60333505556876155792012-12-14T22:53:31.439-05:002012-12-14T22:53:31.439-05:00I will be checking out Snowed Over! Thanks for bri...I will be checking out Snowed Over! Thanks for bringing it to public attention! The story does sound cute!<br />Haven't read Let it Snow either! Sigh! If it's something by John Green I know I will love it. <br />Holiday time is the time you relax, unwind (can't use this term without remembering Neal Shusterman) and you WANT to curl up and read a book but god, it's actually so hectic!! <br />I read when the guests are gone and the world is sleeping!!<br /><br />Addie @ <a href="http://highlyreadioactive.blogspot.in" rel="nofollow">That READioactive Book Blog</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737464816570426913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-6348719882924580682012-12-13T06:05:50.656-05:002012-12-13T06:05:50.656-05:00OH! I loved Kate Bjorkman growing up. When I re-re...OH! I loved Kate Bjorkman growing up. When I re-read recently, I was a bit annoyed with her for trashing romance novels (as I adore them), but the scene with the mice still made me laugh out loud...Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727580109068393725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-348110505923214582012-12-12T22:37:17.278-05:002012-12-12T22:37:17.278-05:00All three books sound great! Thanks for these:)All three books sound great! Thanks for these:)Divergent Gryffindorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411348768067712337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-38576296239790847092012-12-12T19:35:11.185-05:002012-12-12T19:35:11.185-05:00Awesome picks! I LOVE the cover for Snowed Over .....Awesome picks! I LOVE the cover for Snowed Over ... it's just so pretty! And I just read Let it Snow the other day and it was surprisingly good. I remember the stories not thinking they were THAT good, but then I got so into them and the way they all entwined with one another and finished the book feeling oh so happy! John Green and Maureen Johnson are absolute GENIUSES. I'm still trying hard to get into Lauren Myracle, but this book sure helped! Kristilyn (Reading In Winter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12401451485460760416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-5996786731117574852012-12-12T18:32:47.192-05:002012-12-12T18:32:47.192-05:00I really enjoyed this post. I was just thinking ab...I really enjoyed this post. I was just thinking about how I would really like to read a holiday novel, but as you are aware time is in short supply during the holiday season. I will have to check out snowed over. Thanks for the great post and I will now be checking out the cheap Christmas reads post as well.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788568691345783808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-14307033399560555052012-12-12T17:21:59.969-05:002012-12-12T17:21:59.969-05:00The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman sounds so cu...The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman sounds so cute!! I need to read that! I also have been working on the same book since the monday after thanksgiving... its a shame, but I have finals and christmas shopping and my sons and husband birthdays were this past week... I'm just too darn busy to read! Maybe next week...<br /><br />Michelle @ <a href="http://pinkpolkadotbookblog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Pink Polka Dot Book Blog</a>Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288722022982656753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-58871245871801900102012-12-12T17:15:45.292-05:002012-12-12T17:15:45.292-05:00The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman was one of m...The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman was one of my favorite books growing up!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-86533716006147908102012-12-12T15:58:56.633-05:002012-12-12T15:58:56.633-05:00The timing of this post is perfect because I have ...The timing of this post is perfect because I have been struggling lately too! I have so little free time that I'm scared to even commit to new books because I'll feel even more cheated if they aren't good. Definitely going to try some of these starting with "Let it Snow" (you were not the last).<br /><br />A few years ago I read "On Strike for Christmas" - can't remember the author - but it was cute and fun. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187151242970223764noreply@blogger.com