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Just wants to hide away in bed and watch North and South with a huge cup of coffee. What a rainy end of the year!
HOLIDAY READS- a pathetic confession
Miss Casee Marie will always and forever have me beat when it comes to timely blog posts. Hence, I get some of my favorite ideas from her, all credited of course. So when I saw her fantastic blog post about some wonderful holiday reads, I realized that if I wanted to do a post about holiday novels, it um...would look impossibly depressing.
As far as I remember, I've only ever - and I mean ever - read one holiday-themed novel. And, of course, it was campy enough to include vampires. And you know what's worse? I actually thought it wasn't that bad. I mean, sure, it was slightly (overly) predictable; sure, it was a gag Christmas gift; but I still read it in 2 days and was seriously creeped out at one of the short stories for a good two weeks. That's more than I can say for some of the other romance novels I've picked up to read.
And this Christmas, I'm being realistic. Last year, I bought the complete versions of The Nutcracker and what better time to read it than now? But with my luck, I doubt that I will be able to finish anything this holiday season other than shopping.
There is one novel I read this year that I think would fit into the holiday season category nicely. It is not particularly Christmas or holiday themed, but it is set in winter and has that magical touch of Christmas throne in. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen is a must read whether its the holiday season or not.
Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. ...Soon Josey is living in a world where the color read has startling powers, and passion can make eggs fry in their cartons. And that's just for starters.
As far as I remember, I've only ever - and I mean ever - read one holiday-themed novel. And, of course, it was campy enough to include vampires. And you know what's worse? I actually thought it wasn't that bad. I mean, sure, it was slightly (overly) predictable; sure, it was a gag Christmas gift; but I still read it in 2 days and was seriously creeped out at one of the short stories for a good two weeks. That's more than I can say for some of the other romance novels I've picked up to read.
And this Christmas, I'm being realistic. Last year, I bought the complete versions of The Nutcracker and what better time to read it than now? But with my luck, I doubt that I will be able to finish anything this holiday season other than shopping.
There is one novel I read this year that I think would fit into the holiday season category nicely. It is not particularly Christmas or holiday themed, but it is set in winter and has that magical touch of Christmas throne in. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen is a must read whether its the holiday season or not.Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. ...Soon Josey is living in a world where the color read has startling powers, and passion can make eggs fry in their cartons. And that's just for starters.
The Sugar Queen is so much more than you expect and nothing what you expected. I'm stashing my copy in my car to reread with those precious spare moments in between work.
FIRST BLOG POSTS ARE NEVER FUN
Let's just say, I've tried this often. The whole "blogging" thing. I've started countless ones, always thinking that they'll get off the ground; always thinking that maybe this one will be different. Don't worry, I'm not THAT delusional anymore. I'm sure this poor place too will slowly stop the updating. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't try one more time. With a new mission. Simply, to write.
And write about writing, or the lack of me writing. I won't be writing about work, I won't be writing about costume dramas (okay, I'll be writing more about costume dramas...I can't help it, its in my blood), but mostly I'll be writing about what inspires me, what I love, and a constant update (hopefully) about why.
And then there's the novel sentences. One sentence from a work in progress every week along with a weekly word count, and maybe, just maybe something more will come of out all this than another sleeping blog. Let's start here and see what happens. Fingers crossed.
And write about writing, or the lack of me writing. I won't be writing about work, I won't be writing about costume dramas (okay, I'll be writing more about costume dramas...I can't help it, its in my blood), but mostly I'll be writing about what inspires me, what I love, and a constant update (hopefully) about why.
And then there's the novel sentences. One sentence from a work in progress every week along with a weekly word count, and maybe, just maybe something more will come of out all this than another sleeping blog. Let's start here and see what happens. Fingers crossed.
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