DECEMBER Book Club Pick

**Good Spirits by B.K Borison**

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Love, I need you to know something before we begin: I devoured this month’s Book Club pick. Like… heart full, eyes misty, cozy-sigh levels of devoured.

Last month’s book had a high bar to clear, but Good Spirits by B.K. Borison? It didn’t just clear it. It jingled straight over it with bells on.

Because nothing prepared me for how deeply I would fall for a cinnamon-roll ghost and a sunshine-soft people-pleaser who desperately needs someone to finally choose her.

This book was pure holiday magic, and here’s why you’ll love it:

A ghost who’s trying very hard not to grow a heart.

We start with Nolan Callahan, the Ghost of Christmas Past , whose job is usually pretty straightforward:

Haunt. Spook. Remind people they’ve messed up. Rinse and repeat for all eternity.

He’s resigned himself to an existence without purpose, drifting through the holidays like an underpaid seasonal employee with no health benefits.

But then he gets assigned Harriet. Sweet, soft, gentle Harriet.

A woman so aggressively kind that Nolan can’t scare her to save his… well, afterlife. (I know, that pun was so BAD wasn’t it? 😂)

And suddenly Nolan, ancient ghost man with dusty emotional baggage, begins to wonder if maybe. Just maybe. He wants something more.

And Harriet? She deserves everything.

Enter: Harriet. A woman who tries so hard to be good she forgets she’s allowed to be happy.

Harriet York is a chronic people pleaser. She keeps her head down and her heart quietly tucked away because life has taught her not to make waves.

So when she starts being haunted, she’s convinced she must’ve done something wrong.

But as Nolan gently (and sometimes grumpily) walks her through the moments of her past, we start to see that she isn’t hiding anything.

She’s just been carrying the weight of expectations that were never hers to hold.

And watching these two unpack her past feels like watching someone slowly open a window in a stuffy room. The air shifts, the light changes, and hope starts creeping in.

A haunting that turns into healing.

Soon, it becomes clear that Harriet’s haunting isn’t about punishment.

Because as they unravel her memories, they notice cracks in Nolan’s own story too: threads that tie their lives together in ways neither saw coming.

And the chemistry??? Love. The CHEMISTRY.

It’s soft. It’s aching. It’s “how is a ghost making me blush?” levels of romantic.

This book thrives on quiet moments:

• late-night confessions 

• gentle teasing that slowly turns tender

• that “I shouldn’t want you but oh no I do” tension

• emotional intimacy so sweet you’ll get a cavity

It’s slow burn in a completely different way. Soft, glowing embers instead of flames. The kind of romance that wraps around you like a warm blanket. AKA, perfect for Christmas 🥰.

Magic, memory, and the possibility of second chances.

What I loved most is how Borison handles the supernatural:

It isn’t about ghosts rattling chains.
It’s about the stories we live though, the regrets we hold on to, the love we don’t believe we deserve.

I love the idea of an impossible romance somehow coming together, and this book did it in a way so unexpected, it left me wondering only one thing:

Nolan’s not technically… alive. Is he? In the end, I mean.

Still, don’t let this one unexplained technicality dull the experience. This book was a masterclass in Holiday Romance.

Love, this book hit me right in the “Christmas magic is real” part of my soul.

I closed the final page smiling. The cozy, heart-full kind of smile that only happens when a story surprises you in the best way.

If you’re craving:

• a gentle, glowing holiday romance

• ghost-meets-girl tenderness

• emotional healing wrapped in twinkle lights

• found-family vibes and second chances

• slow-burn longing with a supernatural twist

…Good Spirits is the perfect December read.

Make some hot chocolate, curl up under your fluffiest blanket, and let Nolan and Harriet haunt you (just a little).

Happy reading, love,
Demi xx

Good Spirits ratings:

Spice Rating: 🌶️
(Soft, emotional, very sweet spice.)

Giggle Rating: 😂😂😂

Kick-my-feet Rating: 🦶🦶🦶
(Yes he’s a ghost. Yes I’m loving that aspect of it.)