{"id":5965,"date":"2021-01-03T14:42:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T22:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=5965"},"modified":"2021-01-03T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T22:42:57","slug":"monthly-wrap-up-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/01\/03\/monthly-wrap-up-december-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Wrap-Up: December 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6099\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/monthly-2020-12.jpg?resize=1280%2C720\" alt=\"Monthly Wrap-Up December 2020\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have words to express how happy I am that 2020 is over. It&#8217;s been a pretty good year, reading-wise, but having everyone home all the time has definitely cut into my blogging time. There were a lot of improvements I&#8217;d hoped to make &#8211; changing themes, adding in some more recommendation pages &#8211; that ended up falling to the wayside.<\/p>\n<p>This month, I started and completed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reading-challenges\/jinglebooks-bingo\/\">JingleBooks bingo<\/a>\u00a0and I&#8217;ve been plugging along at\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reading-challenges\/snowinlove-bingo\/\">SnowInLoveBingo<\/a>. For Goodreads, I read 27 books this month finished the year with 266 books! I&#8217;ve set my goal for 2021 at 250 books, which should hopefully be doable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">BOOKS READ IN DECEMBER<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/06\/review-her-pretend-christmas-date-jackie-lau\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B08KFQ2GJ8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Her Pretend Christmas Date\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/review-escaping-eleven-jerri-chisholm\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9781682815014.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Escaping Eleven\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56079357-hearth-mage\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5967\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/56079357._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Hearth Mage\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49942499-true-love-for-christmas\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/49942499._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"True Love for Christmas\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/review-a-universe-of-wishes-anthology\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/43716169._SY475_.jpg?resize=99%2C150\" alt=\"A Universe of Wishes\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/14\/review-in-the-winter-woods-isabelle-adler\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5905\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/55965732._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"In the Winter Woods\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/review-threshold-of-annihilation-t-a-white\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/55927306._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"Threshold of Annihilation\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/12\/review-witch-cat-and-cobb-j-k-pendragon\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/56163269._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Witch, Cat, and Cobb\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/56161712._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"Underneath the Mistletoe\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53882222-the-queen-s-triumph\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53882222._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"The Queen's Triumph\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53125422-off-limits-attraction\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5906\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53125422._SY475_.jpg?resize=93%2C150\" alt=\"Off Limits Attraction\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/review-his-holiday-crush-cari-z\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5995\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/55882103._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"His Holiday Crush\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/31\/review-truth-lies-and-second-dates-maryjanice-davidson\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/49127398.jpg?resize=98%2C150\" alt=\"Truth, Lies, and Second Dates\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/34325308-the-bond-that-ties-us\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/34325308._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"The Bond That Ties Us\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6026\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/49584864._SX318_SY475_.jpg.png?resize=92%2C150\" alt=\"A Cowboy to Remember\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6035\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/55813987._SY475_.jpg?resize=97%2C150\" alt=\"Wrapped up in You\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9781947892439.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"A Gingerbread Romance\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/26\/review-pining-over-you-j-n-welsh\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6047\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/56067251._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Pining Over You\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/49858848._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"A Merry Little Filthmas\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6063\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/49020224._SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Twelve Dates of Christmas\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6065\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/56170909._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"Santa's Helper\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53137949-in-the-penalty-box\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6093\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53137949.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"In the Penalty Box\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/50010932-dancing-at-the-pity-party\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6126\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50010932._SX318_SY475_.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Dancing at the Pity Party\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53138158-you-have-a-match\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1250237300.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?resize=97%2C150\" alt=\"You Have a Match\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56254859-worship\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/56254859._SY475_.jpg?resize=94%2C150\" alt=\"Worship\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">STATS<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>BOOKS READ<\/em>: 27<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>REVIEWS<\/em>: 11 (plus mini-reviews for 7 books)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SOURCE<\/em>: 13 ARCS, 7 from Kindle Unlimited, 4 Purchases, 1 Library, 1 Freebie<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">REVIEWS<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<ul class=\"ubb-wrap-up-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/01\/release-blitz-party-favors-erin-mcclellan\/\">[1 Dec] Release Blitz: Party Favors &#8211; Erin McClellan<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/01\/monthly-wrap-up-november-2020\/\">[1 Dec] Monthly Wrap-up: November 2020<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/03\/review-second-chance-on-cypress-lane-reese-ryan\/\">[3 Dec] Second Chance on Cypress Lane by Reese Ryan<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/04\/review-daddy-crush-a-anders\/\">[4 Dec] Daddy Crush by A. Anders<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/06\/review-her-pretend-christmas-date-jackie-lau\/\">[6 Dec] Her Pretend Christmas Date by Jackie Lau<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/review-a-universe-of-wishes-anthology\/\">[8 Dec] A Universe of Wishes by Dhonielle Clayton, Samira Ahmed, Libba Bray, Zoraida C\u00f3rdova, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tochi Onyebuchi, Mark Oshiro, Natalie C. Parker, Rebecca Roanhorse, V.E. Schwab, Tara Sim, Nic Stone<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/review-escaping-eleven-jerri-chisholm\/\">[8 Dec] Escaping Eleven by Jerri Chisholm<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/12\/review-witch-cat-and-cobb-j-k-pendragon\/\">[12 Dec] Witch, Cat, and Cobb by J.K. Pendragon<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/14\/review-in-the-winter-woods-isabelle-adler\/\">[14 Dec] In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/review-threshold-of-annihilation-t-a-white\/\">[15 Dec] Threshold of Annihilation by T.A. White<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/review-his-holiday-crush-cari-z\/\">[24 Dec] His Holiday Crush by Cari Z.<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/26\/review-pining-over-you-j-n-welsh\/\">[26 Dec] Pining Over You by J.N. Welsh<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] Underneath the Mistletoe by J. Greene<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] A Cowboy to Remember by Rebekah Weatherspoon<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] A Gingerbread Romance by Lacey Baker<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] A Merry Little Filthmas by Nicole Falls<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] Twelve Dates of Christmas (Love on the Rock #1) by Rilzy Adams<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/ho-ho-holiday-mini-reviews\/\">[27 Dec] Santa's Helper by Shae Sanders<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/29\/review-teddy-spenser-isnt-looking-for-love-kim-fielding\/\">[29 Dec] Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love by Kim Fielding<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/31\/review-truth-lies-and-second-dates-maryjanice-davidson\/\">[31 Dec] Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson<\/a> &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/li><\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">PLANNED FOR JANUARY<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53138158-you-have-a-match\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1250237300.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?resize=97%2C150\" alt=\"You Have a Match\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53175338-the-frozen-crown\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6077\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/0062956957.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"The Frozen Crown\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6078\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B08B1R54Q8.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?resize=95%2C150\" alt=\"Cry Wolf\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53342937-someday-my-duke-will-come\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1538717506.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg?resize=93%2C150\" alt=\"Someday My Duke Will Come\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53256457-flirting-with-forever\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/53256457._SX318_.jpg?resize=102%2C150\" alt=\"Flirting with Forever\" width=\"102\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/center><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got a pretty eclectic start to my 2021 reading year. YA contemporaries and fantasy, the newest entry into one of my favorite paranormal romance series, a historical and a Harlequin adult contemporary!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s my month! What&#8217;s yours looking like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t have words to express how happy I am that 2020 is over. It&#8217;s been a pretty good year, reading-wise, but having everyone home all the time has definitely cut into my blogging time. 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