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Just Like Magic

Sarah Hogle

Start date: November 28, 2022

Finish date: January 15, 2022

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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 23, 2023 Monet Daffodil rated it really liked it

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just Like Magic
Author: Sarah Hogle
Romance

Okay you guys I completely borrowed this book on Libby not knowing it was a Christmas read. LOL. Wrong season, however it was so good! Definitely one of my top 5 Christmas romance reads! Bettie is at a very low point in life and she accidentally conjures the Christmas Spirit in the form of a man named Hall. Chaos ensues. The end. This book has a bit of silly magic, fake dating trope, and all the Christmas cheer stuffed into one book. It was su ...more

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Sep 13, 2022 Kate Fredrick rated it liked it

I adored the premise of this book but struggled to follow along with the all the characters and things happening. I loved the idea of a holiday spirit coming to help turn around a grump for the holidays but there was so much going on that I kept getting lost with who is who and what crazy shenanigans they had going on in their life. The Hughes family is one of luxury and desire for life's finest things but those things were just a little out there for me to really understand what was going on. I ...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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