🎄🕰️ Time stamps 🕰️🎄 Why I’m embarking on this oh so festive holiday reading journey: 0:00-4:04 Luna Interlude 1: 4:04-4:39 Other details: 4:39-5:34 In a Holidaze: 5:34-15:30 *Spoilers: 9:37-14:03 A Winter in New York: 15:30-28:36 One Day in December Part 1: 28:36-34:37 Luna Interlude 2: 34:37-35:50 One Day in December Part 2: 35:50-1:13:53 *Spoilers: 39:15-1:13:53 The Holiday Swap: 1:13:53-1:19:01 Kiss Her Once For Me: 1:19:01-1:26:25 My ranking of the books: 1:26:25-1:27:24 My guess: 1:27:24-1:30:27 Goodreads ranking of the books: 1:30:27-1:32:00 Final thoughts and sappy times: 1:32:00-1:36:22
This was a hilarious way to spend the morning while I wait for my husband to come home for Christmas morning! Thank you so much for all your videos, Elle. Happy Holidays everyone.
aaaah that ending made me cry. it's my first christmas without someone i'm grieving and...it's rough lmao i couldn't stop crying leading up to today but just gotta keep trucking. thank you for another fun video!
I’m so sorry. I’m glad you’re letting yourself cry-grieving is a difficult process, and it comes out in so many ways. Make sure to cut yourself some slack 💗💗💗
Your observation with In a Holidaze lol that’s because you read so much fantasy that you need that “why” and How explained . I get it 😂. With these romances it just is what it is and you have to not think too deeply
I adored One Day in December but I wouldn’t call it a holiday romance. Never seen it recommended as such. Thanks for the video - reminded me to pick up a few I forgot about
I loved kiss her once for me 😭. Edit: I'm so happy you loved It as well! I'm brazilian and it's so rare for sapphic books to be translated here, so I was SO glad that this one did! It's one of my all time favorites, especially because I relate to the main character so much. We both worked in animation and, at the time, were working someplace else, plus we're autistic (yes, in my mind, and in my autistic friends as well, she is lol)
Aww, that’s lovely! I’ve noticed a pretty big lack of sapphic romances in general (though admittedly I’m not extremely familiar with the genre, so that might be on me), and this one was so fun. And yes, the main character and the things she has to overcome are definitely really relatable. I’m glad this was translated and made accessible for you!
I ended up discovering Christmas cozy mysteries this year. I'm kind of afraid to try holiday romance books but a couple of these sounded interesting. I might give them a try. Hope you are enjoying your Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
We read One Day in December for book club this month and it was the worst. I hated every moment of it and wish I did not finish it. It was so bad. I loved your rant and I absolutely agree with you
@@ebnovels Yesss, we all hated it. You're right, it wasn't so bad because I could rant about it with them. We were all side eyeing Jack and Laurie. Our host absolutely hated Jack. Her commentary was hilarious
I suppose the realism of people’s hot mess behavior warrants some stars. It’s difficult for me to get over how frustrating they were though (obviously 😂)
I think that’s one of my biggest problems with holiday romances and romance as a genre in general; a lot of the male love interests are just cardboard cutouts with basic characteristics that women like or even that are the opposite of a common problem women have in relationships (ie being good at domestic stuff or a good listener). It’s really interesting sociologically, but I’d rather have believable characters 😅
I'm guilty to like "stupid" romances. Like the Bridgerton, Jenny Colgan holidays books.. It's make me giggles and laught and turn my brain off. After a fantasy series, thriller or memoire. It's a great palette cleanser. But I really need to be in the mood. Otherwise I took it too seriously and it's awful.
"OPEN 👏 YOUR 👏 MOUTH" LMFAO "this is actual delusion" HAHAHA "LIE FOR LONGER" "somehow this loser has game I GUESS" this video is killing me lol luna wants snackies!!!
Merry Christmas🌲, I have One Day in December in my TBR, but after your review I think I will not read it, I don't like cheating and lies in real life; i don't want to read about it in books, ❤
Stupid main characters make it really hard to keep reading. Merry Christmas, Elliot to you and your family. Thanks for filling my time with interesting viewing
I liked One Day in December so I am in the minority but that's ok. But then I am not a big fan of the Stormlight series after the last book so everyone is different. Not sure I will ever listen to it since I don't like how the people read them.... Have a harder time reading a book that large and I have issues with the size to begin with.
I read One Day in December back when I started reading again because it happened to be December and it seemed kind of popular back then. It was enraging, tbh 😂 hated it so much. I hated the characters, hated the drama, hated that they got together in the end. Awful “romance” book.
🎄🕰️ Time stamps 🕰️🎄
Why I’m embarking on this oh so festive holiday reading journey: 0:00-4:04
Luna Interlude 1: 4:04-4:39
Other details: 4:39-5:34
In a Holidaze: 5:34-15:30
*Spoilers: 9:37-14:03
A Winter in New York: 15:30-28:36
One Day in December Part 1: 28:36-34:37
Luna Interlude 2: 34:37-35:50
One Day in December Part 2: 35:50-1:13:53
*Spoilers: 39:15-1:13:53
The Holiday Swap: 1:13:53-1:19:01
Kiss Her Once For Me: 1:19:01-1:26:25
My ranking of the books: 1:26:25-1:27:24
My guess: 1:27:24-1:30:27
Goodreads ranking of the books: 1:30:27-1:32:00
Final thoughts and sappy times: 1:32:00-1:36:22
"These characters are relatable if you suck" LMAO
The green bandana suits Luna so well. I love how she's actually wearing it and not ripping it to shreds lol
Haha, she has a few toys she rips apart, but otherwise she’s pretty good about not destroying things 😂
This was a hilarious way to spend the morning while I wait for my husband to come home for Christmas morning! Thank you so much for all your videos, Elle. Happy Holidays everyone.
Happy holidays to you as well! I hope you and your husband have a nice day 😊
"Spoiler alert... my least favourite is the one with the dummy!" 😂 I'm dying haha
Knit a good chunk on a last minute hanukkah gift while watching this, thank you for such a long video lmao
Haha, you’re welcome! I hope the knitting goes well 🥰
aaaah that ending made me cry. it's my first christmas without someone i'm grieving and...it's rough lmao i couldn't stop crying leading up to today but just gotta keep trucking. thank you for another fun video!
I’m so sorry. I’m glad you’re letting yourself cry-grieving is a difficult process, and it comes out in so many ways. Make sure to cut yourself some slack 💗💗💗
Happy Holidays to you and Luna in her adorable bandana!!
Happy holidays to you as well!
Also - more Luna is appreciated. Happy holidays to you and your family. Hope you have a wonderful year going forward
Your observation with In a Holidaze lol that’s because you read so much fantasy that you need that “why” and How explained . I get it 😂. With these romances it just is what it is and you have to not think too deeply
Hahaha, what are the rules and limitations??! 😂
Xmas magic only
Thank you for making my christmas better with this! I really needed it😊
Ah, well you’re very welcome! 😊
Merry Christmas!!
I adored One Day in December but I wouldn’t call it a holiday romance. Never seen it recommended as such. Thanks for the video - reminded me to pick up a few I forgot about
It’s considered a holiday read on some lists I’ve seen 😊
@@ebnovels Ah that makes sense. I love this new series of you. Thank you!
Yeah, I don’t consider it a holiday romance either. I found it in the fiction section at the store. I love that book.
“Doom painted in neon colors” lol
I had so much fun listening to your rant about A Winter in New York 😂 what a hot mess of a book lol
I loved kiss her once for me 😭. Edit: I'm so happy you loved It as well! I'm brazilian and it's so rare for sapphic books to be translated here, so I was SO glad that this one did! It's one of my all time favorites, especially because I relate to the main character so much. We both worked in animation and, at the time, were working someplace else, plus we're autistic (yes, in my mind, and in my autistic friends as well, she is lol)
Aww, that’s lovely! I’ve noticed a pretty big lack of sapphic romances in general (though admittedly I’m not extremely familiar with the genre, so that might be on me), and this one was so fun. And yes, the main character and the things she has to overcome are definitely really relatable. I’m glad this was translated and made accessible for you!
@ebnovels Actually, more has been published in recent years! But we definitely need more hehe, especially adult ones (and young adult)
Merry Christmas! 🎄
I would watch an entire video of Luna for like 6 hours 😂
Ohhh, how sweet. It would be a lot of her sleeping, since that’s most of what she does 🥰
I ended up discovering Christmas cozy mysteries this year. I'm kind of afraid to try holiday romance books but a couple of these sounded interesting. I might give them a try. Hope you are enjoying your Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Oh, do you have any you’d recommend? :)
Omg.. I hated One Day in December and skimmed most of it. I agree with your rant lol
The characters are just such terrible people 😂
We read One Day in December for book club this month and it was the worst. I hated every moment of it and wish I did not finish it. It was so bad. I loved your rant and I absolutely agree with you
Hahaha, was that how everyone in your book club felt? I could see it being kinda fun if everyone joined in on being frustrated 😂
@@ebnovels Yesss, we all hated it. You're right, it wasn't so bad because I could rant about it with them. We were all side eyeing Jack and Laurie. Our host absolutely hated Jack. Her commentary was hilarious
I went and looked up the rating for One Day in December before you pulled it up. When I tell you I was APPALLED
I suppose the realism of people’s hot mess behavior warrants some stars. It’s difficult for me to get over how frustrating they were though (obviously 😂)
5 minutes in and this is already so funny! Love this video!
Wishing you all the best this holiday season! ❤
I was RIVETED throughout this entire video 😂 ty for ranting about these books
Hahaha, you’re very welcome 😂
I finished reading Wind and Truth about a week ago and I'm still not able to pick up another fantasy book 😅
Oh boy, I’m scared 😅😅😅
I think that’s one of my biggest problems with holiday romances and romance as a genre in general; a lot of the male love interests are just cardboard cutouts with basic characteristics that women like or even that are the opposite of a common problem women have in relationships (ie being good at domestic stuff or a good listener). It’s really interesting sociologically, but I’d rather have believable characters 😅
Long Elliot video! YES!
oh THIS IS GONNA BE FUN
Holiday romance: The Hallmark movies of books.
at least Hallmark movies last only one and a half hours while these books can take days to finish especially it is so bad HAHAHA
Haha, some of them for sure. Some of these felt more like popular romcoms though
Also, I just noticed your username 🐺
I dnf'd One Day in December a couple years ago because of the cheating and horrible characters.
Haha, I almost dnf’d it as soon as it started 😅
I'm guilty to like "stupid" romances. Like the Bridgerton, Jenny Colgan holidays books.. It's make me giggles and laught and turn my brain off. After a fantasy series, thriller or memoire. It's a great palette cleanser. But I really need to be in the mood. Otherwise I took it too seriously and it's awful.
That’s a really great way to approach different genres :)
"OPEN 👏 YOUR 👏 MOUTH" LMFAO
"this is actual delusion" HAHAHA
"LIE FOR LONGER" "somehow this loser has game I GUESS"
this video is killing me lol
luna wants snackies!!!
Snackies are most of what she wants in life 😂
Ugh!!! I read one day in december a couple of years ago. And I hate it all the more every time I think about the story line and the characters.
They’re truly some of the worst characters I’ve ever read about. Especially Jack 😂
Yes I can't do lies, as plot one day in December I hated it
Merry Christmas🌲, I have One Day in December in my TBR, but after your review I think I will not read it, I don't like cheating and lies in real life; i don't want to read about it in books, ❤
If it makes you feel any better, the book that you liked the most is the highest rated when comparing these books over on Storygraph.
Hahaha, I should’ve looked there! 😂
Stupid main characters make it really hard to keep reading. Merry Christmas, Elliot to you and your family. Thanks for filling my time with interesting viewing
I liked One Day in December so I am in the minority but that's ok. But then I am not a big fan of the Stormlight series after the last book so everyone is different. Not sure I will ever listen to it since I don't like how the people read them.... Have a harder time reading a book that large and I have issues with the size to begin with.
I’m currently feeling a little mixed on SA 5 so far. I’m not sure how I’ll feel by the end 😮
I read One Day in December back when I started reading again because it happened to be December and it seemed kind of popular back then. It was enraging, tbh 😂 hated it so much. I hated the characters, hated the drama, hated that they got together in the end. Awful “romance” book.
My poor husband heard so much about this book while I was reading it 😂
I read One Day in December a couple of years ago and... it was just meh for me. I agree the main character is pretty dumb.