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An awesome book club kit that we used in our book club. There are some great questions here, which helped to lead discussions. Also, there are recipes to try (which I haven't, but want to). Great book club kit.

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This guide was great for book club! We used the questions in the kit and while this book was meant to just be a good time, it was fun to discuss a Christmas/Holiday book using this kit!

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Red white and royal blue but make it Christmas. I absolutely adored this book! It was the perfect quick romance to read before christmas. I couldn't put it down and finished it in 2 days!

This book club kit is filled with lots of goodies and a really interesting author interview! Excited to try the recipes!

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I didn't realize this wasn't the book (I need to read the description before applying) and unfortunately, I haven't read this book. Don't worry though, it's on my tbr for this year! However, I will say after looking over the book kit I wish all books came with a Book Club Kit. Something that I can appreciate as a reader is the content warnings, the bookmark, and the author interview was a nice addition to the kit as well. If you were having a book club/meeting, I would definitely recommend this!

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What a fantastic idea, can all books come with a Book Club Kit please? Book clubs can be brilliant and so much fun, but reading books and talking about books are two very different things and a lot of us appreciate a nudge (or 10) in the right direction when it comes to talking points.

One of the things I appreciate the most about this particular supplement is the content warnings. Every single book I read, I look for this first, it's important to me. Don't want, or don't care for content/ trigger warnings? DON'T FLIPPING READ THEM, problemo solved. Anyway, having to dig through Goodreads reviews, Google, author's websites, etc. gets tired very quickly, having this list front and centre helps me immensely (there are spoiler warnings, which should be a given but aren't always).

I enjoyed the author interview, I feel like that's always a nice detail to read through either as a group or solo, especially when I've reeeeeeally enjoyed a book. As for the playlist, I generally avoid music curated by other people, but I actually love when an author shares music they listened during the writing of a book, songs mentioned in the story, or music their characters enjoy. A lovely addition.

Loved the bookmarks, such a cute touch (even though I'm mostly a Kindle kinda girl, personally), I would be embarrassingly excited to print and hand those out to the group. Laminated, obviously.

I have to admit, as a lazy ish person and also a person who doesn't want to inadvertently murder a member of the group, or get accidentally glutened by one of these clowns myself (allergens and stuff), I'm not really into recipes (also see cookie swaps). At all. That probably won't be happening.

Discussion Questions, heck yes, absolutely perfect. Activities, though... eh. It's a lot of effort, isn't it? Especially a gift exchange and baking cookies, I'd feel really guilty putting any kind of pressure on anybody. But Kiss, Marry or Banish sounds fantastic. I'm also a big fan of What to Read Next lists, definitely a big heart eyes emoji at those.

The only real (potentially) negative thing for me was, despite the gorgeous colour palette of these pages, the white text on a pink background did make me go a bit googly eyed. It just might be something to consider when it comes to readers with vision related disabilities (such as Irlen Syndrome).

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i didn't realise this wasn't the book. i have read the book however and it was a fun time. a good christmassy read.
i need to read the description before applying!

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This was such a cute addition/add on for the book! I haven’t seen a book club kit before but I love the idea. I feel like this was a lot more than the normal generic questions that could dive into the book a little bit more. It helped put my mind in the holiday spirit and loved the idea of recipes as well as a playlist. Fantastic work We Are Bookish and thank you for the opportunity!

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a really cute idea for readers who enjoyed the novel. doing the activities is super fun and the interview with the author was a really nice touch.

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First of all, those bookmarks are adorable! This is such a great kit to use for bookclubs! Jam-packed with information and tips for future books. Thanks, NetGalley!

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I wish more books had this type of resource for book clubs. The additional content like recipes, bookmarks and related books can make the book club a lot more entertaining.

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Thanks to NetGalley for this eARC of the book club kit.

This was a great guide to use during book club meeting to discuss The Nightmare Before Kissmas!

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Love this concept, the discussion questions, playlist, snacks, cocktails and activities to go with it excellent activities!

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A wonderful bookclub kit!
The bookclub kit is fun & even includes some themed bookmarks to cut out.
I wish more books had this type of bookclub kit.
The bookclub kit also contains thoughtful questions to prompt your thoughts on this romance.
I also enjoyed looking through the what to read next section.

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I enjoyed what the it had to offer. The artwork was fun and matched well with the story. All questions were thought out and encouraged discussions of meaning.

I would recommend getting a kit to others.

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This is my first ever book club kit that I have ever seen, and I'm afraid that it's set the standard so high that no other kit will ever be able to achieve just how fun and interactive this kit is! Seeing other people say how the kits are usually just discussion questions, makes me realise just how much of a treat this kit is! It fully immerses you into the spirit of the book and is fun and quirky. There is something for everybody to enjoy and I will be keeping an eye out for more like this!

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This is a very thorough book club kit. the questions are thought provoking and the inclusion of bookmarks and recipes are innovated! I also loved the inclusion of a playlist and activities to do after the discussion! Usually book club kits are solely discussion questions and this is top notch and should be standard

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I love this! It's so creative and such a fun way to remember one of my favorite December reads. My favorite parts are the printable bookmarks (which I printed and will be using), the playlist, the author interview, and the similar book recs. The discussion questions are great too!

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The Book Club Kit was a great addition to my book club! We are a virtual club, so this really helped us to have deeper conversations about the book that were more productive. I'm excited that I got a copy of the kit, because it was a lot of fun! I definitely would recommend this to other book clubs as a way to foster meaningful conversation about The Nightmare Before Kissmas!

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What a great idea for book clubs!

This kit gives you literally everything!
Themed bookmarks to give out to book clubers.
Themed sips and treats with recipes.
Book club activity ideas.
Discussion questions (duh).
What I liked the most with this is the trigger warning at the start. Even if something might not trigger me, its a good reminder of something that could bother someone else when we discuss this book.

This even comes with ideas on what to read next. This is such a good idea.

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I love using these to help make my reading experience better. This had author information, discussion questions, and even extras like printable book marks to match your book. I will forever recommend these if you are in a book club or even if you just want more from your current read.

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