The Brilliance of Book Clubs: A Follow-Up to The Merriest Misters

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     Last week, I wrote a review for The Merriest Misters, and I plan on going back to that and amending it after this, but tonight I wanted to write a separate post talking about that book and the wonderful experience that book clubs bring. Namely, different perspectives. On Monday, the romance book club met to discuss The Merriest Misters, and we were joined (via zoom) by the author Timothy Janovsky himself. We had a great conversation and touched on many different things, a lot of them very important, but it especially brought to mind that I read this book […]

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Review: “The Merriest Misters” by Timothy Janovsky

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Title: The Merriest Misters Author: Timothy Janovsky Published: October 2024 Genre: Romance Rating: ★ ★ ★ Brief synopsis: Patrick and Quinn are 6 months into their first year of marriage and already having problems. When they accidentally hit Santa Claus over the head with a frying pan, they have to take on the roles of Santa and his jovial spouse. Will a year in the North Pole help them rekindle their romance and find what’s truly important? Or is it all just a magical holiday that will melt away when real life problems come back into the fold? UPDATE: I […]

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Help! I joined a romance book club?

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You ever do something that’s just… not you? Well, this week, I did. I joined a romance book club. To back up a bit and give you some backstory: I moved in March from Chicago to a small, rural town in Massachusetts. I grew up here, but haven’t lived here since I left for college. I’ve lived in Chicago for 14 years and barely even got home to visit in that time. I had friends growing up, but they’ve all grown up (as did I), got married and had kids (as… didn’t I), and moved away (as did I, until […]

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