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Just Like Magic

Sarah Hogle

Start date: November 28, 2022

Finish date: January 15, 2022

Discussion: Group Reads

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What are we going to read next?
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Sep 13, 2022 Julia✨Book Reviews by Jules✨ rated it it was amazing

This has to be one of the cutest books I have ever read! I will admit for whatever reason I had low expectations going into this book when I started it. However, this book FAR exceeded all of my expectations, and it was like being wrapped in a warm blanket. I honestly feel that this book could be enjoyed at any time of the year, despite it being set during the holiday/Christmas season, If this book is not adapted into a movie for Lifetime or Hallmark (or even the big screen), I will be truly dis ...more

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Oct 11, 2022 LAJordan Leigh Ann rated it liked it

Thanks @netgalley & @punamgroup for the chance to read this free eARC and offer my candid review.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-3)
Steam: 🔥 (0-5) kissing only

What I’m Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 The arrival of Holiday Spirit, aka Hall, was clever!
🤩 Revenge magic.
🤩 I laughed out loud when Bettie had Hall magically sabotage her ex’s dance on Dancing with the Stars!
🤩 For a magical being, I love how advertising/marketing/consumerism sure work on him. Any Cracker Barrel fans out there?
🤩 I love greeting card designs and s ...more

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Sep 14, 2022 Christi rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, netgalley, christmas, 2022-reads

Ever wonder what would happen if an broke heiress with a failed influencer lifestyle crossed paths with Buddy the Elf trying to be Cary Grant in The Bishop's Wife? And then they try to pull off the fake dating trope while spending a week up in the mountains with her big disfunctional family.

This is a manic, chaotic, tinsel laden, histrionic-filled Christmas story. It's very much like the run-up to December 25, and it's pretty exhausting. Not my favorite from Sarah Hogle.

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