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30% off for teachers today = more books for me. Bottom two for my classroom.

I highly recommend you read this as an audio book. The narrator is Kate Mulgrew and she does an excellent job! She is especially creepy and convincing as the villain, Charles Manx. The book is a little longer than necessary, but this is made up for by great, sympathetic characters who are lovably imperfect and an action-packed packed plot. It does have a distinct Stephen King flavor.

Starting my first Joe Hill book. I'm curious to see how his writing compares with his father's writing. I want to read this before I watch the TV series...

Horror genre but it‘s not horrifying rather dark & twisted with a balance of humor & wit. I had quite a book hangover after reading this one, btwn supernatural elements, Christmasland, and terminology of inscapes, strong creatives, & a knife all are quite fascinating. Hill writes seriously creepy kids, a great villain, some bad ass female characters. I was hooked all the way till the last sentence.

Highly enjoyed NOS4A2! I like a really scary thriller, which this was less on the super scary side but definitely thrilling and good till the end. Very creepy at times. Joe Hill's art in writing is pretty solid. Suggest reading not listening to this book!

Not like I was going to go to sleep or anything... lol definitely gave me a shock

Wanted to start this before Christmas but oh well! Loving the creepy illustrations already 😆

This book was pretty darn amazing! Book two of the #24B42020 #24B4Monday
I had only seen some of the TV episodes that came on. The book is rather different but VERY enjoyable.
Also a #TBRREAD for the #wintergames @LibrarianRyan

I'll admit it, I'm the guy who at 4 in the morning made ham rollups with @anewton91 because I'm not sleeping until I finish this book now!! The dog is super jealous #NotSorry #24B42020

So today I managed to hit 2 hours and 36 minutes for the #24B42020 #24B4Monday to finish up #wintergames but I had therapy and everything going on today too. Tomorow will be better!
@LibrarianRyan @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

I'm still experiencing hangover from this book! 😣

#qotd

I didn't get any books for Christmas...but I did get gift cards and those are the potential for books...Mrs. Claws wouldn't hold still for a picture.

Gift from my sister-in-law

#ChristmasTreeScavengerHunt

#TeamFestivus @wanderinglynn
#WinterGames @Clwojick @StayCurious

Merry Christmas one and all. I hope Santa brought you lots of books.

What an awesome book! I loved everything about this book - plot, writing, characters! I was emotional after I finished this book and still experiencing hangover from it! 😁

Rating: 5⭐

For my full review please visit https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3077540947

I wanted to wish all of you a Happy Holiday!❄⛄🎁
Merry Christmas Eve🎄🎅

Thought I'd share a photo of my Charlie Manx Ornament that I recieved from BookCon this year.

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@bookish_wookish thank you so much for the amazing gifts! I cannot wait to read all of these! The socks are adorable and that bookmark! #redrum #creepychristmas @teebe

More decorations sighted, on last nights walk.....they are the one marked in purple.

It took some wiggling bc the postman put it IN the mailbox but here it is! Thank you Santa from #tmskellington #wintergames

Intense Christmas reading before I bake 😲

FINALLY finished this tonight. It took way too long.
I really, really liked the story but I just found it dragged on and on too much for my taste. Hill definitely got his father's talent for description but sometimes, less is a lot more 😑

#WinterGames #JingleBallers #HolidayRead

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Visiting my mom to help bake cookies. She used to put up like 4-5 but now she is down to one. The color scheme is mostly red, gold, silver and white...but there are others too. Either way here is another beautiful tree for #XmasTreeContest #WinterGames #MerryReaders

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Yayyyyy! I got my #jolabokafloaswap package today!!!! Cant wait to open it! Thank you @DePaepe

Today‘s second #wintergames for #teamfozziwig @Clwojick @StayCurious

#creepychristmas swap @teebe and #jolabokaflod swap @MaleficentBookDragon have been sent! Sorry I forgot to take pics before I sent them, so heres another one of my tree 😊

Thanks for the fabulous card Kay @kaysworld1
Very cool! #jbuk

Good

Or Silver Bells May Dance
#teamfozziwig #wintergames @BarkingMadRun @StayCurious @Clwojick

What a day! Think it's pretty much going to be balls-out straight until Xmas.

Finally getting a chance to get back to my book for a bit tonight....if I can keep my eyes open long enough. Trying to decide if this can be used as a #HolidayRead or not. Who's read it? What do you think?

#WinterGames #JingleBallers

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My current holiday read. So far I find it intriguing. I can't wait to see how the story progresses. I haven't been this interested in a book in awhile. The only other books I've read by Hill is The Fireman and the Locke and Key series, and I loved both. I do see a bit of his father's influence in this. Something about it does have a Stephen King feel to it, but better. I've never really been a King fan. Hopefully this will be a great journey. ❄️🎄

#selfiescavengerhunt w/ Disney decoration
Yes I am at the disney store.
#wintergames #teamfozziwig @StayCurious @Clwojick @BarkingMadRun

Package send... #JolabokaflodSwap Thanks a lot for organizing this!

Thank you for the card Jenny @jenniferw88 - what a fabulous bookish card! #jbuk

#WinterGames #TeamFestivus #HolidayLaughs #funnies

Thank you Jenny for the lovely Christmas card 🥰 #jbuk

The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 😁 pretend Christmas song....
Me and the kids taken at Dear Evan Hansen at the weekend
Champagne 🥂
Yes and no, it‘s complicated.
#wondrouswednesday

I would go back to Norn Iron or Wales, but this Christmas I‘ll be in Italy! Well, it‘ll still be Christmas for them, that is.

#wintergames #teamfestivus #christmastravel

#Two4Tusday @TheSpineView

1. I don't think so. But l'll ask for two movies about writers: The Man Who Inventeranno Christmas and Tolkien 😍

2. I adore gifting books... but l see that often they are not appreciated 😟

My December TBR is approved by Krampus!

Audio loan didn't come back until yesterday, which was perfect because I was able to finish this & have it count towards the #WinterGames! Glad I finally read it. Obscene, creepy, & will make you think of Christmas in a different light lol. Filled with kids & adults doing horrific things & showcases a frightening innocence that does not discern evil from fun. Kate Mulgrew's narration really brought this to life. #HolidayRead #TMSkellington 4⭐️s

Let‘s start this #wintergames fun! #teamfozziwig share this photo and answer the questions for 26 points! Be sure to wait until December 1 or it won‘t count! I‘ll be checking back tomorrow morning and adding some more challenges! Stay tuned!! @Clwojick @StayCurious

I‘m setting up the tree and reading through this book my kiddo got today at a craft sale. It‘s an indie press and the writer signed it for her! What a lovely lady. Looking forward to reading this!

This is where I ended for #24B4Monday. I tried to get a couple more hours in last night, but fell asleep after traveling home from in-laws lol. For my #BookReport, I almost finished the tagged. Now I just have to wait a few days for another audio loan. I started Midnight in the Garden for #MidnightParty #buddyread, and The Lost Hours for #LiteraryCrew. My #WeeklyForecast is finishing Midnight and NOS4A2, along with my #LMPBC picks!

I was hoping to have twice this time right now, but this is where I left off last night. Trying to finish my first Joe Hill before it auto returns tomorrow! It's creepy and obscene at times but I'm hooked. Timing didn't work for me, but this could be a good one for the #WinterGames considering the references to Christmasland. #24b4Monday #readathon

Thank you so much @Stacypatrice for my wonderful birthday gifts and for all your letters and kindness. XX

Reposted for @GypsyKat

I had so much fun doing the #HalloweenMovieBingo that I decided to host a Christmas version. Please feel free to share and play along! And if you use a free space, be sure to let us know what you‘re watching! 😁🎄🎥
#ChristmasMovieBingo

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