The Christmas Songs Book Tag has become a pretty popular feature on my blog each year as part of A Bookish Little Christmas! I created this tag in 2015 and bring it back each year for people to participate in. Because I do this every year, I am limiting my choices to books I’ve read in 2025. I’m also trying to only use one book one time. You can do whatever you would like. :)

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”: Favorite bookish couple.
Nolan and Harriet from Good Spirits by B.K. Borison.

2. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Name a book where a character is away from home (school, vacation, etc.).
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros totally counts since they’re all away at Basgiath or flying everywhere.

3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.).
Desert Island Duke by Kate Bateman. This is a stupendous novella!

4. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town“: What book(s) do you hope Santa brings you this year?
Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber.

5. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: Which book turned your nose red (made you cry)?
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. Stunning story, but it tugs at the heartstrings!

6. “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays.
I love reading Christmas romances this time of year! So far my favorite one this year is Snowed In by Catherine Walsh.

7. “We Three Kings”: Your favorite trilogy/book from a trilogy (or feel free to fudge it and pick a book from a series).
Never Gamble Your Heart by Lindsay Lovise is book two in a trilogy (the third book is out next month) that I really love!

8. “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow”: A character you would love to be snowed in with.
Cole from Acting Merry by Martha Keyes. I looooove him.

9. “Last Christmas”: A book that seriously let you down.
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst was a DNF for me after ADORING The Spellshop and raving about it last year! The magic and whimsy was lost with this book, and I was so bored. I really hope Sea of Charms brings back the things I missed from this one. I’m still really excited about that one!

10. “White Christmas”: An upcoming release you’re dreaming about.
Light Wielder by Rachel Schneider. I’m so excited!

Now it’s your turn! Which books would you choose for these prompts?
Link up your book tag below so I can come visit!

The Christmas Songs Book Tag has become a pretty popular feature on my blog each year as part of A Bookish Little Christmas! I created this tag in 2015 and bring it back each year for people to participate in. Because I do this every year, I am limiting my choices to books I’ve read in 2023. I’m also trying to only use one book one time, which will be tricky because this was a great reading year and I found multiple books that I really, really loved. You can do whatever you would like. :)

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”: Favorite bookish couple.
Beckett and Evie from In the Weeds by B.K. Borison. These two are so, so good individually and together. It takes them a while to get it together and just fall in love already, but it’s so sweet when they do.

2. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Name a book where a character is away from home (school, vacation, etc.).
First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones features a fauxmance between Olivia and Lachlan, who accidentally get married and then decide to stay married for convenience. Olivia moves in to Lachlan’s house and they quickly learn there’s more realness to their fake relationship than they realized.

3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.).
Signal Moon by Kate Quinn is a magical little short story of a woman working in Bletchley Park during WWII and a US officer from 2023 trying to help each other over the radio waves that span 80 years. I absolutely loved this story.

4. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town“: What book(s) do you hope Santa brings you this year?
The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood and Borrowed Bride by Noah Hardy.

5. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: Which book turned your nose red (made you cry)?
I’ve always vowed to never read books that make me cry, but I fell in love with WWII historical fiction this year so uh oh! The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin absolutely made me cry.

6. “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays.
Christmas romances!! But it’s so early in the season that I haven’t read many yet. The one I’m most excited to start, however, is Cabin Crush by Kasey Stockton. The entire Gift-Wrapped Romance series has me excited, actually!

7. “We Three Kings”: Your favorite trilogy/book from a trilogy (or feel free to fudge it and pick a book from a series).
I’m going with a series. Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. The hype is real. I am such a fangirl for this series, and I can’t shut up about it.

8. “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow”: A character you would love to be snowed in with.
Dallas from My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh. *swoon*

9. “Last Christmas”: A book that seriously let you down.
I have DNFed quite a few books I was super excited about this year, but I think the two most disappointing ones for me were The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren and Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas. I tried really hard with CLo’s book, but I hated Fizzy as a main character. Then Came You has some major consent issues, and some very unlikeable characters.

10. “White Christmas”: An upcoming release you’re dreaming about.
The next Empyrean book from Rebecca Yarros!! I SO hope to see news about it soon!

Now it’s your turn! Which books would you choose for these prompts?
Link up your book tag below so I can come visit!

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The Christmas Songs Book Tag has become a pretty popular feature on my blog each year as part of A Bookish Little Christmas! I created this tag in 2015 and bring it back each year for people to participate in. Because I do this every year, I am limiting my choices to books I’ve read in 2022. I’m also trying to only use one book one time, which will be tricky because this was a great reading year and I found multiple books that I really, really loved. You can do whatever you would like. :)

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”: Favorite bookish couple.
Dr. Garrett Gibson and Ethan Ransom from Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas. These two are just so, so good. Garrett is the only female physician in England and Ethan is a mysterious spy/assassin/detective and they both love to break rules, push boundaries, and love deeply.

2. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Name a book where a character is away from home (school, vacation, etc.).
Enemies Abroad by R.S. Grey. Noah and Audrey are eighth grade teachers at the same school. They don’t like each other much, although neither really seems to know why, and they both somehow end up being placed in charge of chaperoning the class trip to Rome. Most of the book takes place in Italy and there’s lots of sightseeing. I loved it!

3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.).
When She Was Naughty by Tessa Dare. Such a fun, festive romance!

4. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town“: What book(s) do you hope Santa brings you this year?
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross and House of Breath and Sky by Sarah J. Maas.

5. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: Which book turned your nose red (made you cry)?
Nothing this year!

6. “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays.
Christmas romances!! So far I’ve read Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle,

7. “We Three Kings”: Your favorite trilogy.
I didn’t read a trilogy this year, actually. It’s been the year of series for me. I read The Ravenels, The Hathaways, and The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas this year. The Ravenels was my favorite, by far. I’ve also been re-reading the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. The dramatized audiobooks are so fun and I highly recommend them!

8. “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow”: A character you would love to be snowed in with.
Nathan Donelson from The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams. He’s a big romantic teddy bear!

9. “Last Christmas”: A book that seriously let you down.
I have DNFed quite a few books I was super excited about, but I think the most disappointing one for me was An Accidental Odyssey by K.C. Dyer. The first book in this duology(?), Eighty Days to Elsewhere, is one of my favorite books ever but this one was excruciating.

10. “White Christmas”: An upcoming release you’re dreaming about.
The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare! Who knows when this one is actually going to happen, but I can’t wait! I’m also really excited for Sarah Morgenthaler’s next Moose Springs book, which is going to be the first book in a new spin-off series.

Now it’s your turn! Which books would you choose for these questions?
Link up your book tag below so I can come visit!

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The Christmas Songs Book Tag has become a pretty popular feature on my blog each year as part of A Bookish Little Christmas! I created this tag in 2015 and bring it back each year for people to participate in. Because I do this every year, I am limiting my choices to books I’ve read in 2020. You can do whatever you would like. :)

1. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”: Favorite bookish couple.
Stacey and Dex from Well Played by Jen DeLuca

2. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Name a book where a character is away from home (school, vacation, etc.).
Zoey from The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler. She’s on a bucket list vacation in Alaska!

3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”: Name your favorite “little” book (children’s book, short story, novella, etc.).
Rolling In the Deep by Seanan McGuire.

4. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town“: What book(s) do you hope Santa brings you this year?
The Gem Thief by Sian Ann Bessey and Well Played by Jen DeLuca. I loved both of these books so much, and would love copies for my bookshelf! And if Santa wants to be REALLY nice, I’d love ARCs of The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare, Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle, and Well Matched by Jen DeLuca.

5. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: Which book turned your nose red (made you cry)?
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle gave me all the feels.

6. “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”: Your favorite book/kind of book to read during the holidays.
Christmas romances!! So far I’ve read a handful of great ones! I loved Jana Aston’s Reindeer Falls trilogy, Scrooged by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, and Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler.

7. “We Three Kings”: Your favorite trilogy.
Hopefully it won’t be a trilogy forever, but I read and LOVED all three of the Moose Springs, Alaska books by Sarah Morgenthaler this year.

8. “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow”: A character you would love to be snowed in with.
Cooper from Whiteout by Adriana Anders. He is super swoony, very caring, and good in times of crisis. I know he’d take care of me. He got Angel across the Antarctic tundra while being pursued by murderers and knew just how to keep her warm while he did it. I could totally be snowed in with a guy like him, where all we do is cuddle and fall in love. No thanks to the trek in a blizzard.

9. “Last Christmas”: A book that seriously let you down.
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager. I have loved every book of his to date, but this one was… not good.

10. “White Christmas”: An upcoming release you’re dreaming about.
Well Matched by Jen DeLuca!!

Which books would you pick for the prompts?

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