{"id":30216,"date":"2023-02-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30216"},"modified":"2023-01-08T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T19:18:57","slug":"wotr23-ya-secretadmirer-seriesstarter-dear-mckinnon-love-notes-book-1-by-danielle-keil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=30216","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR23 #YA #SecretAdmirer #seriesStarter &#8211; Dear McKinnon, Love Notes book 1 by Danielle Keil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?resize=300%2C280\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?resize=300%2C280&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?resize=768%2C717&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Attending-Author-White.png?w=796&amp;ssl=1 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1646104093l\/60527972._SY475_.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dear McKinnon (Love Notes, #1)\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone except new girl McKinnon Gregory.<\/p>\n<p>The envelope is the start of a monthly tradition called the Secret Admirers, and something McKinnon never thought she&#8217;d see.<\/p>\n<p>To her surprise&#8211; and everyone else&#8217;s&#8211; the teal envelope is taped to her locker on March first.<\/p>\n<p>McKinnon only has one month to figure out the clues. But she barely knows anyone, which makes it infinitely harder to determine her secret admirer&#8217;s identity.<\/p>\n<p>Will she figure it out before the month&#8217;s over?<br \/>\nAnd if she does, will the guy she&#8217;s fallen for through letters be just as amazing in person?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60527972-dear-mckinnon?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=SNAesFbbLj&amp;rank=1\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25375 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B09TNHNCYJ&amp;asins=B09TNHNCYJ&amp;linkId=f64d6ac536a3739bf47f49247809ba51&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin\"><\/iframe>Amazon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25377 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/angie.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review by Twinsie Angie<\/p>\n<p>I purchased this book.<\/p>\n<p>I am going to start this review by saying your girl here doesn\u2019t read YA.\u00a0 Nothing against it but I just don\u2019t and haven\u2019t in a long long time. However, this author is about the sweetest and most adorable person in the whole dang world.\u00a0 I was up on all the books I needed to read and said LET\u2019S DO THIS!!!<\/p>\n<p>I purchased this book and dove right in annnnnd I was hooked.\u00a0 I freaking LOVED IT!!\u00a0 I thought the premise of the series was cute and totally enjoyed the \u201cnew girl\u201d getting the first letter.<\/p>\n<p>McKinnon\/Macks was the new girl who pretty much kept to herself and kept her head down.\u00a0 She was quiet, shy and totally the book nerd you picture.\u00a0 She is like WHUUUU when she is given the first letter.\u00a0 Her bestie Skye was cracking me up.\u00a0 She was so funny and totally what I would have been like through the process.<\/p>\n<p>The story is sweet and the fact Macks and \u201cCharlie\u201d start to form a great letter friendship that turns to trusting friendship and then a possible romantic relationship.\u00a0 Loved it!!\u00a0 I had to admit I was going between 2 guys on the story.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t totally sure who the guy was and when it was revealed\u2026my heart was skipping beats.\u00a0 I mean this was it.\u00a0 That was the time for Macks to decide what she does\u2026.does she accept him or not???<\/p>\n<p>Seriously I enjoyed the story 110%.\u00a0 I will be picking up the others and reading when I can because I want to see Spencer\u2019s book!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Danielle Keil grew up and spent the majority of her life in the Chicagoland area. A recent transplant, she is enjoying the Mississippi life, especially the pool in her backyard.<br \/>\nDanielle is happily married for over 10 years, and has two young children, a daughter and a son, who are exact replicas of her and her husband.<br \/>\nShe also is a fur mom to their Corgi, Cozmo, who loves barking, mud, and peanut butter.<br \/>\nDanielle&#8217;s love language is gifts, her Ennegram is a 9w1, and she loves everything purple.<br \/>\nThe way to her heart is through coffee, chocolate and tacos (extra guac).<br \/>\nFind Danielle on social media&#8211; @daniellekeil on Instagram, and @authordaniellek on Facebook. She&#8217;s a social media addict, so she&#8217;d love to be friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows what it means to have a teal envelope taped to their locker on the first day of the month. Everyone except new girl McKinnon Gregory. The envelope is the start of a monthly tradition called the Secret Admirers, and something McKinnon never thought she&#8217;d see. 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