These themes will vary! It could be based off of some book mail I just received, pop culture, something personal to me, a headline from the news, a trend I noticed when I was buying books for my library system, etc. I hope you stick around to see all the themes and book recs I come up with!
Today’s Theme: Memorable Holiday Popcorn Garlands
I never thought about where the tradition of popcorn garlands came from until I read two of them back to back. And both of the scenes that had them stood out in my mind. In Mannequin it was a more sweet moment. Henry wishes a mannequin to life. During the time he was “alive” Henry begins decorating for the holidays and teaches Aidan about a popcorn garland. Aidan asks some hard hitting questions while they’re making it that Henry actually tries to dodge lol It’s actually a really sweet moment. It stood out to me because in the end Aidan gets really into Hallmark holiday movies and the heavy conversation that he started up included those movies. [This book is adult and is out now!]
This one is way different lmfao There’s a popcorn garland alright lmfao If you’ve read this you know why I keep laughing. This entire book is hilarious, but the scene with the popcorn garland had me laughing so hard one night that I almost woke up my kid. Let’s just say it’s a spicy scene, the popcorn garland ends in a weird place, and a very weird surprise pops up. This scene stood out to me because I was not expecting it at all. I thought it was going to follow through on what was starting, but nope. Quinn totally went there and I can honestly say I howled with laughter. I definitely read this at a time when I needed it. [This book is Adult and is out now!]
Well, there you go! Here I’m just going to talk about why I grouped these two books together. I hope you enjoyed a look at this small part of the books. For a full synopsis of the book or to add it to your TBR, click the picture and it will take you to their Storygraph. The link on the caption will take you to it’s Goodreads.
What about you? Do you know of any holiday books with memorable popcorn garlands? Let me know in the comments!