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  Good Morning Bookish Lovelies :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. It's been a couple of long crazy weeks, and unfortunately that means my blogging time has been practically non existent. However, I wanted to get at least one more Christmas in July post up before the end of the month for you all, and that's exactly what I'm here to share today.  Today's review is a review that I'm particularly excited to share with you all, and that's primarily for two reasons. 1) I love getting to share about books during the Christmas season (or the Christmas in July season) that highlight the true reason for the season, and this one definitely does. 2) If you didn't already know this about me, which I'm sure some of you don't, I absolutely adore A Christmas Carol. I've read and watched so many variations and spin offs over the years wi...

Merry Christmas in July my Bookish Lovelies! I've been planning for quite awhile to do a Christmas in July series on my blog, as I have so many Christmas book reviews saved on my computer that I really didn't want to wait until November/December to share. So while I'm still not sure how many times I'm going to be able to post in the next few weeks, I've decided that other than the ARC reviews I'll need to share on a specific timeline, the rest of this month will be devoted to Christmas reviews.  I hope you'll join me for this fun series! Today's review is going to be for a fun collection of children's stories I stumbled upon at the used bookstore one day, and I hope you'll all keep reading down below for my full review. Enid Blyton's Christmas Stories by Enid Blyton: Source: Bought for Myself Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (This edition) Publication Date: September 4th, 2014 (This edition) Genre: Christmas Stories/Middle Grade/Childre...

  Happy Wednesday Friends :) I want to thank you all for following along on this Christmas in July series on my blog, and today I'm excited to get to bring to you all the tenth and final post in the series. I had promised at the start of this series, that I would be including a couple of upcoming Christmas book releases for this year in the reviews, and since I shared one of these reviews as the first post in the series, it made sense to save the other one for the last post. I hope you all enjoy my last Christmas in July review, and that you'll all end up taking a chance on this upcoming release. I truly adored it, and I can't wait to tell you all about it. The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Tyndale House Publisher: September 7th, 2021 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Synopsis: From the bestselling author of  If I Were You  comes a nostalgic and endearing holiday story that reminds us that sometimes the most meani...

Hello Friends :)   How have you all been doing lately? I'm happy you all chose to drop by The Preppy Book Princess today, and today I'm really excited to share a fun book review with you all. For the ninth day of Christmas in July, I've chosen to share my review of a really fun middle grade novel with you all. I've loved mysteries for as long as I can remember, and a large part of that is probably due to how many Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children and Bobbsey Twin books I literally inhaled while growing up. I recently had the chance to read a fun, newer released Nancy Drew novel, and I truly adored it. It took me right back to all the Nancy Drew mysteries I'd gobbled up as a child, and I knew I wanted to review this one on my blog for you all. A Nancy Drew Christmas by Carolyn Keene: Source: Libby App Publisher: Aladdin Publication Date: September 18th, 2018 Genre: Middle Grade/Mystery Series: Nancy Drew Diaries Synopsis: Nancy finds herself a Christmas mystery in this sup...

  Hello Friends :) I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. It's day eight of Christmas in July, and today's review is one from one of my all time favorite authors. If you've been a reader of The Preppy Book Princess for awhile, then it probably comes as no surprise to any of you that I truly adore Amy Clipston's books. I literally can't wait for her to release her first Christian fiction adult contemporary later this year, and I absolutely gobble up every single one of her stories that I have a chance to read. I recently finished one of her much beloved Christmas novellas, and today I can't wait to share with you all what I thought about it. Naomi's Gift by Amy Clipston: Source: Libby App Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: September 11th, 2011 Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction Series: Kauffman Amish Bakery Christmas Stories Synopsis: Naomi has begun to bel...

  Good Morning Everyone :) I pray you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. I'm here today to share another Christmas book review with you all for the seventh day of Christmas in July here on The Preppy Book Princess, and the third review from Cindy Woodsmall's Apple Ridge series. I've really been enjoying this series, and love how it focuses around faith, family and friendships during the Christmas season. You can check out my reviews of the first two books in the series using the links below, and now let's go ahead and jump right into today's review. The Sound of Sleigh Bells The Christmas Singing The Dawn of Christmas by Cindy Woodsmall: Source: Libby App Publisher: Waterbrook Publication Date: October 15th, 2013 Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction Series: Apple Ridge Synopsis: This Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania ...

  Hello Friends :) I hope you've all had a great week, and this this weekend is finding you with plenty of time to spend with our Lord and your families :) I want to welcome you all to the sixth day of Christmas in July here on the Preppy Book Princess. I have a little bit of a different story to share with you all today, as this one is actually based on a true story. Keeping reading to find out what I thought about it! The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith: Source: Libby App Publisher: Harmony Publication Date: October 22nd, 2014 Genre: Memoir/Christmas Story Synopsis: For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes  The 13th Gift , a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love. After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three child...

  Good Morning Friends :) I'd like to take a quick moment and let each and every one of you who chooses to read this know that I appreciate you. I'm so thankful that you took some time out of your busy day to spend a few moments with me here on my blog, and I'm beyond grateful for that. If this blog makes even one person smile today, then I'm going to feel like it made a difference, and that I was able to shine a light for Jesus. He's always here for all of us, and I know I need to do a better job of remembering that, especially during the hard times. For today's review, I have another Christmas book to share with you all. Carrying on my crazy tradition of reading Christmas reads during the spring and summer heat, I happened upon a beautiful story of redemption, God's grace and finding love, and I know that any of you guys who are also fans of Amish fiction are going to also adore this one! I previously reviewed the second book in this series and you can fin...

  Hello Friends :) I hope you're all doing well, and continuing to turn to Jesus as your anchor during all the craziness and darkness that's currently everywhere in our world. I want to thank you all for taking the time to drop by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I'm so happy you've decided to stop by today. I've been continuing to read through many new to me Christian fiction Christmas titles lately, and I read an adorable Regency era one a few weeks ago that I knew I needed to review on my blog, and today I'm excited to get to share it all with you guys. So with all that said let's jump right into day four of Christmas in July here on The Preppy Book Princess.  An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen: Source: Libby App Publisher: Bethany House Publication Date: September 1st, 2020 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Series: Tales From Ivy Hill Synopsis: Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's mo...

  Hello Friends :) I pray you've all been doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review. Welcome to the second day of Christmas in July book reviews here on The Preppy Book Princess. I have to say I've been feeling a little disheartened with the book world lately. Even Christian publishing isn't staying as clean as it once was, and I'm saddened by some of the content that's making it's way into so many different books nowadays. I especially can't stand the way that romance and the like is being pushed on young kids in their medias, and can we honestly not just let kids be kids. The book I'm going to share with you all today I actually picked up because the synopsis sounded like it was going to be a lot about the Lord working in the couple's life, and I was looking forward to reading something that put more emphasis on the faith element for a change. There's been a lot of negativity in my life lately, and I figured...

  Happy Monday Friends :) I come to you today with an exciting book review, and also an exciting announcement. I've decided that I'm going to do a Christmas in July series on my blog, and I'm pretty excited about it. For the next ten days I will be sharing daily reviews of some amazing Christmas reads, including a couple of new releases for this year, and I can't wait to tell you all about them. I had so much doing a week of daily blogging last month that I decided to go ahead and do it again this month, and it seemed only fitting to theme it around Christmas in July. Also, why not take an extra step this month and do it for ten days instead of just seven! I hope you'll all stick around for the next ten days, and I'm going to kick things off with an upcoming cozy mystery release that I adored and I'm sure you all will too. If you'd like to check out my reviews of the previous books in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series, simply click on the links belo...

Happy Friday Everyone :) A couple of weeks ago, I participated  in a Christmas In July readathon. I talked about it in a previous blog post which you can find here, and I have to say I really ended up enjoying it for the most part.  It was kind of  fun to sink myself into holiday themed reads during the middle of the heat, humidity and crazy busy times at work, and I may have to do one of these every July. Today I'd like to share a review with you all of one of the books I read for the readathon. This particular title was for the group book challenge. The host of the challenge picked this book for everyone participating to read, and it ended up being a pretty enjoyable read for me for the most part. The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan: Source: Library Publisher: HQN Publication Date: September 25th, 2018 Genre: Women's Fiction Synopsis: In the snowy Highlands of Scotland, Suzanne McBride is dreaming of the perfect cozy Christmas. Her three a...

Hello Bookish Friends :) I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. Last month I participated in a Christmas in July Readathon, which you can find my wrap up here , and today I thought it would be fun to share with you all a review from one of the favorite books I ended up reading during the readathon. Love Finds You In Frost, Minnesota by Judy Baer: Source: Library Publisher: Summerside Press Publication Date: September 30th, 2013 Genre: Christian Fiction Series: Love Finds You Synopsis: When Jack returns home to Minnesota, he meets the town’s newcomer. She’s bubbly, beautiful . . . and his latest adversary. Considering that her name is Merry Noel Blake and she was born on Christmas Eve, it’s not surprising that Frost, Minnesota’s newest resident is crazy about the holiday. She has single-handedly convinced the entire town to help her turn Frost into a Christmas des...

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start, and that you're finding time to enjoy the last few days of July! If any of you saw from about a week and a half ago, I'd shared my TBR for the Christmas in July readathon I was taking part in. The readathon took place last week, and ended on Saturday, so today I thought it would be fun to share with you all of my results from said readathon. I'm going to list the books in the order in which I enjoyed them the least to the most, and I'll also mention which challenge I used each book for. One Day In December by Josie Silver: I had chosen this one for "a holiday themed read", and I'd heard nothing but great things about it. Unfortunately, my experience with this one was not the slightest bit positive, and it actually ended up getting a rare one star rating from me. You can check out my full review here. A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig: This particular title I chose...