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Winter Games
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Winter Games is a dazzling tale of secrets and betrayal, and the perfect novel for fans of The Bolter by Frances Osborne, and all those fascinated by the Mitford sisters.Munich, 1936. She doesn't know it, but eighteen-year old Daphne Linden has a seat in the front row of history. Along with her best friend, Betsy Barton-Hill, and a whole bevy of other young English upper-class girls, Daphne is in Bavaria to improve her German, to go to the Opera, to be 'finished'. It may be the Third Reich, but another war is unthinkable, and the girls are having the time of their lives. Aren't they?London, 2006. Seventy years later and Daphne's granddaughter, Francie Fitzsimon has all the boxes ticked: large flat, successful husband, cushy job writing up holistic spas . . . The hardest decision she has to make is where to go for brunch - until, that is, the discovery of a photograph of Daphne sends her on a quest to discover what really happened to her grandmother in Germany, all those years ago.A dazzling tale of secrets and betrayal, Winter Games is powerful novel of innocent lives caught up in the march of history.'Johnson has a brilliant eye for the telling specifics . . . She is a natural comic writer and has a breezy, Mitfordian tone that makes you laugh at the same time as wincing in recognition . . . To write an entertaining romp set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany is a tricky feat to pull off. Yet Johnson has done it - and done it in style' Observer'A rip-roaring read' Evening Standard'There's never a dreary moment in this blast of a book . . . Johnson's descriptions are irresistibly exuberant . . . As addictively, fizzily invigorating as the Alpine air itself' Daily Mail'Johnson delivers a genuine sense of time and place . . . there isn't a dull sentence in this sure-footed novel' Jenny Colgan, Telegraph'An excellent romp. Full of 'tally-ho' Mitfordian charm . . . a witty, fast read' Red'Excellent on period detail, the blundering innocent abroad and young heartbreak' Sunday Times'The Jane Austen of W11' ScotsmanRachel Johnson is a journalist who has written two previous novels and two volumes of diaries. The Mummy Diaries, Notting Hell, Shire Hell and A Diary of The Lady are all available now from Penguin.
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kelli7990
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Here‘s my points for the #wintergames. I read a lot of dark books. I either read books set during Winter or books with dark themes. I really liked that because I wasn‘t in the mood for overly Christmassy books since my dog passed away on 10/25/24.

#christmaschapterchasers #xmaschacha

Smrloomis Sorry to hear about your dog 💗🐶 3w
lil1inblue My condolences! 💓 2w
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lil1inblue
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Final check-in for team #xmaschacha for #wintergames2024! I logged 1,870 points for the second half of the month for a grand total of 2,545.

Thanks so much for leading the team, @StayCurious ! It was a lot of fun.

#christmaschapterchasers

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Jerdencon
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Thank you to @StayCurious and @Lise for hosting this years #wintergames
As usual, it was fun to be a part of! Happy New Year to everyone!
#teamchacha

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Roary47
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Life has been really busy, but I read a lot more holiday reads than I have in previous #WinterGames Thanksgiving for the fun #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

LiseWorks I'm glad you enjoyed our games this year! 3w
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Gissy
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragon

Total points until now=1, 740 pts

@Liseworks

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lil1inblue
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#wintergames2024 check-in: 675 points for #xmaschacha

The second half of the month will be better. 🥰

StayCurious You're doing great! 1mo
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vonnie862
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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LiseWorks Great! 1mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
PaperbackPirate Wow! 👏 1mo
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Jerdencon
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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LiseWorks Good for you 2mo
StayCurious Wow!! 2mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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Light_of_Aether
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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This is likely my only major contribution to the point getting for #holidaybookdragons 😂. I wrote a Python script last year for a similar Scarathlon challenge and used it for the 2023 Winter Games challenge. The phrase this year is the same as last year's, but I reran the code to be sure. The code and words can be found here: https://github.com/wapisani/public-pyprojects/tree/main/Litsy/WinterGames_2023/W.... #wintergames2024
@LiseWorks

DieAReader 🤯❤️‍🔥☺️Absolutely Genius! Thank you so so much for sharing!! 2mo
StayCurious Sorry this isn‘t fair to everyone- the point of the game is to use your head to come up with words not a code or AI. I didn‘t realize someone did this last year or we wouldn‘t have allowed it. I‘ll make a post about this tomorrow 2mo
DieAReader @StayCurious 🥺So sry for all the trouble. 2mo
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StayCurious @DieAReader no trouble at all! We just want people to have fun and make it fair. 😊 2mo
DieAReader @StayCurious 💖Absolutely! 2mo
Light_of_Aether @StayCurious I DID use my head to write the code. No AI was used to help me write it or run it. I'm a competent programmer in Python and I don't need the help of AI to write anything. I don't really care because it's a game, but how does it matter the specific way someone comes up with the words? I did use my head to write the code and the post did say "unlimited points". This kind of stance says that there is indeed a limit. 2mo
Light_of_Aether @StayCurious If you'd like me to remove this post and the associated points from my spreadsheet, I will. I didn't see any issue with my approach because I wrote the code myself (using my brain). 2mo
StayCurious Hello, thank you for your comments. I appreciate that what you did was a smart way to go about the game and I admit that it does go above my head when it comes to understanding how exactly it all works. However I think the issue is that the code was shared with the idea that anyone could use it, and also it goes against the original intent we had for the game. I absolutely do not want to upset anyone but I have to put some limitations to the game. 2mo
LiseWorks I totally agree with @StayCurious I really do not understand anything about coding or how it's done, but we need an equal playing field. Even if you said it's easy to learn, I'm an old fart who can barely use apps on my phone. So let's keep it simple 😊 2mo
Light_of_Aether @StayCurious My intent behind sharing the code and the list of words was not so that others could re-use my solution, but to show my work. No where in my post did I say others could use it. 2mo
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MsRadioSilence
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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1. LOVE me some eggnog. Non-alcoholic, though, and I recently found a pumpkin one that is delicious!!
2. Family tradition is one on Xmas Eve with new PJ‘s, and the rest on Xmas day
3. Red star to match our red, silver, and black decorations :)
4. Another family tradition is to have Xmas dinner at one of the two Waffle Houses within a mile of our house lol
5. Since I moved to Alaska, we can‘t afford to go home very often

+20pts

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MsRadioSilence
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Got my books all ready to go! Glad the library was able to get those four in time. So excited to get started!! Most anticipated is probably Thirteen Storeys (thank youuu @Lin3han !)

+40pts
#wintergames #wintergames2024 #christmaschapterchasers #XmasChaCha #twowitches #twoyuletidewitches #earlybirdpoints

bookwyrm7 I love your tbr 😍 Will be curious to read what you think of each. 2mo
StayCurious some great choices! 2mo
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Light_of_Aether
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Hot chocolate
Xmas
Star
Chinese food
Stay at home

#holidaybookdragons
#wintergames2024
@LiseWorks

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Catsandbooks
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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❄️Hot chocolate with whipped cream
❄️Xmas eve
❄️Star
❄️We usually have Italian for Christmas and Chinese for new years
❄️stay at home and watch Christmas movies

#holidaybookdragons #wintergames2024

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Kshakal
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#wintergames2024 #earlybirdpoints #xmaschacha

Cozy up by the fire
Small celebrations
Stay home
Continue family traditions
Cozy reads
Make holiday crafts

StayCurious This is great! 2mo
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lil1inblue
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Here's a little this or that board for #wintergames2024! Play if you feel like it! Here's mine:

❄️ Play, then fire 😉
❄️ It's a big family gathering this year
❄️ It's also a travel year
❄️ This year I'm hoping for a little of both
❄️ I'm feeling the dark reads right meow
❄️ Crafts! 🤩

#wintergames2024 #xmaschacha #christmaschapterchasers #earlybirdpoints

lil1inblue Tagging a couple of teammates in case they want to play: @asyouwish @kshakal @ read4life 2mo
StayCurious This is so great! Thanks for posting! 2mo
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LiseWorks
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Hello Team #HolidayBookDragons. Here is the breakdown for #WinterGames2024. You will notice that some things have increased in points this year. Remember to keep track of your points, and there will be two points check-in. Dec 15 and Jan 3. Tomorrow, we'll post some options for #EarlyBirdPoints. Any questions? Comment below.

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OriginalCyn620 I can‘t wait! 🎄 2mo
BookmarkTavern I‘m so excited! ❄️🎄❄️ 2mo
Lin3han I‘m so ready!!! 2mo
JenlovesJT47 When you say kids books and short stories count as 1 read do you still use the same point system or is it worth 1 point? 🙃 2mo
TheSpineView Ready! 2mo
Airykah13 Woo hoo! 2mo
BookwormAHN Yay 🧡 2mo
LiseWorks @JenlovesJT47 you use count the same point system. Eg. One of your kids' books is an impulse read, your points are 25 for that 1 read 2mo
StayCurious Just to clarify the points check ins are Dec 15 and Jan 3 2mo
peanutnine Woohoo can't wait!! 2mo
JenlovesJT47 Great, thank you! 2mo
Emilymdxn SO excited 2mo
kwmg40 Thanks! Looking forward to the event! 2mo
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CrowCAH
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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I‘m looking for to #WinterGames2024!

First time participant, so I‘m hoping to bring my team, #ChristmasChapterChasers headed by @StayCurious , some points next month!

curiouserandcurioser @CrowCAH hi teammate-first time participant, too!! 2mo
CrowCAH @curiouserandcurioser high five 🖐🏻 we got this! ☺️ 2mo
kelli7990 I‘m on the same team. 2mo
CrowCAH @kelli7990 yayyy 👍🏻😁 2mo
StayCurious Looking forward to some holiday fun! 2mo
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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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I am beyond happy that the #wintergames is back this year! I'm starting to get very festive already and this is always a highlight of my year

Thank you so much to @staycurious and @liseworks for hosting 😍

StayCurious Thanks for sharing! 3mo
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MsRadioSilence
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Lol that‘s a nice number. I had lofty goals! And then life happens but that‘s alright. Go #teamsnowangels!

#wintergames #wintergames2023 #wintergames23 #snowangels #teamsnowangels

Emilymdxn Woooo! Every point counts and December is a super busy time for all of us ❄️❄️❄️ 13mo
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Nessavamusic
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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5feet.of.fury Awesome 🥂 13mo
CogsOfEncouragement 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 13mo
Texreader Yay!!! 13mo
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sblbooks Way to go!❄ 13mo
Emilymdxn That‘s incredible well done and go #snowangels! 13mo
kwmg40 Well done! I enjoyed being on the #snowangels team with you! 13mo
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MsRadioSilence
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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1) The Salt Grows Heavy, which I‘m currently rereading
2) Easily Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
3) nope :)
4) I truly have no idea what Boxing Day is
5) White Christmas here in Anchorage! I haven‘t seen the ground since October haha

#wintergames #wintergames2023 #wintergames23 #snowangels #teamsnowangels

Texreader Ha! I‘m not really sure about Boxing Day myself. I recently saw a short explanation but I clearly didn‘t retain it! For me, I think it‘s all the boxes leftover after Christmas 13mo
MidnightBookGirl Boxing Day is a UK thing, usually it's about shopping nowadays. 13mo
MsRadioSilence @Texreader @MidnightBookGirl welp im not doing either of those RIP 😂 13mo
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MatchlessMarie
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Meant to post this at the beginning of the month when we first put up our tree. Do you spy the book ornaments? 😜

1 - Favorite - ahhh so hard to choose. Undoctored by Adam Kay was my favorite non-fiction. But a year end favorite I haven‘t raved about yet on here was The Anti-Hero by Sara Cate. Recommend for fans of the Priest series by Sierra Simone.

2 - Least favorite - The Boy with The Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith ⬇️

MatchlessMarie 3 - other than finish reading books and try to find some fireworks to watch with the kiddo not really.

4 - nah
5 - Texans are traumatized by the winter storm of 2021 so I am fine with a Christmas in the 40s/50s lol

#WinterGames #TeamReindeerGamers
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#snowflakesquad there is another mini game for #wintetgames

1) PJ's
2) I don't usually go to bed until 2am anyway
3) I don't drink so mug?
4) Sofa
5) Neither, bare feet or socks. Can't be doing with slippers or high heels.

I don't like going out. Going out on NYs sounds awful 😂

@BarkingMadRead @Maggie4483 @Ash.on.the.line @Marmie7 @Nazgul93 @Crazycatperson @ImperfectCJ @faranae

BarkingMadRead 1. Casual clothes and then pajamas 2. Sleep 3. Mug 4. Couch 5. Slippers (edited) 13mo
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kwmg40
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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1. Babel by R. F. Kuang
2. A Version of the Truth by B. P. Walter
3. A big family party!
4. We attended a friend's annual Boxing Day party, which was much nicer than fighting crowds at the mall.
5. We normally get a white Christmas here in Southwestern Ontario but sadly, we had a grey, rainy and foggy Christmas this year.

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kwmg40
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Emilymdxn That‘s SO many! Amazing! 13mo
tpixie Amazing 🤩 13mo
Texreader Rockin it!! 13mo
sblbooks Wow!🎊 13mo
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bekakins
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#wintergames #snowangels

1. This is super hard to pick! My top 3 are Sleeping Giants, Wanderers & The Starless Sea. Sleeping Giants probably wins as just so unique and I devoured it!

2. Ravished - absolutely dreadful.

3. Just chilling, as still recovering from surgery and not big on NYE generally (especially with a noise-phobic dog!)

4. Yes - but just chilled, read & watched Xmas films 😁

5. It was a very very wet Christmas 😒

Emilymdxn Sleeping giants is SO good - and I‘m right with you there in nye. Normally I get Chinese takeaway with my parents but they‘re way this year so I‘m drinking wine on my friends sofa 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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We have some #wintergames last minute points available team #snowangels ❄️

1. The first one that came to mind was Babel!
2. I read some pretty awful TikTok romances but I don‘t remember them well enough to pick one
3. Yep I do it with my family the English way 🍗
4. Rainy but very atmospheric!

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Airykah13
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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I started this early in the week and then forgot about it so I only found 100 words 🤦🏾‍♀️. Better than nothing I guess

@Julsmarshall @katiekat311 @Bookworm54 @AmandaBlaze @tdrosebud @Coueriamb @Sarahreadstoomuch @RedxoHearts

#RestingGrinchFace #WinterGames

Bookworm54 They extended this game so you can keep going until Jan ☺️ 13mo
Airykah13 @Bookworm54 oh perfect! 13mo
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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Team #snowangels I am so sorry! I have to confess that I forgot to post the team game for this week 😞 I‘ve been wrapping up work for before Christmas and it completely slipped my mind I am SO sorry. We still have a few more days to play though so get those points!

#wintergames

CogsOfEncouragement I‘ve seen others post that this game has been extended through the end of the month. Is that info you have too? 13mo
Emilymdxn @CogsOfEncouragement yep that goes for all the teams 🥰 13mo
CogsOfEncouragement Thanks! 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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This week's game has been extended until Jan 1st! This is a great little point earner and you can chill out and do it as you watch TV or trick people into helping you.

#snowflakesquad #wintergames @BarkingMadRead @Maggie4483 @Ash.on.the.line @Marmie7 @Nazgul93 @Crazycatperson @ImperfectCJ @faranae

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Julsmarshall
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Love this game where you can earn infinite points! See how many words you can get from the following phrase.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS WINTERGAMERS

Thanks for the game, @PuddleJumper

Good luck Team #restinggrinchface @Airykah13 @katiekat311 @Bookworm54 @AmandaBlaze @tdrosebud @Coueriamb @RedxoHearts @Sarahreadstoomuch

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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Another game where you can earn infinite points! See how many words you can get from the following phrase;

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS WINTERGAMERS

Good luck!

#wintergames #snowflakesquad @BarkingMadRead @Maggie4483 @Ash.on.the.line @Marmie7 @Nazgul93 @Crazycatperson @ImperfectCJ @faranae

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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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I think most of this came from the #WGGuessthebook game! 😂

#wintergames #snowflakesquad

Faranae Points related for the second half: does “home renovation“ count for winter crafting? 😂 13mo
PuddleJumper @Faranae Unless you're renovating a reindeer barn in going to have to say no 13mo
Faranae @PuddleJumper I figured that was the case, but after a day of Surprise! Renovations derailed my own plans, I thought it was worth a shot (and your reply gave me a good laugh when I needed it). 13mo
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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Thank you so much and a HUGE HUGE well done to the #snowangels team members who have already submitted their points totals so far for the #wintergames ❄️ if you haven‘t posted yet, there‘s still time to tell me your points! You can make your own post and tag me or comment down below 🎅

bekakins I‘m so sorry @Emilymdxn I‘ve been in hospital the last couple of days with appendicitis so not been able to sort this 😢 I‘ll tot up my points when I‘m back home and share 🎄 13mo
Emilymdxn @bekakins I‘m so so sorry! No worries about points at all - focus on feeling better and we can add all your points in at the end 💚 sending lots and lots of love 13mo
bekakins @Emilymdxn thanks! I will do that then tot up my points right at the end! Back at home now and on strict recovery so at least there‘s plenty of time for reading!! 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#snowflakesquad it is time for the first points check in for #wintergames

How are we all doing? I went a bit overboard with this week‘s game but I‘m really enjoying myself!

Can you all post or comment with all the points you have earned so far. This includes any Early Bird points. If you post, please remember to tag me @puddlejumper

If you can get that done by Monday 18th, as I‘ve got to add all our team points up and submit them!

Faranae I wasn't feeling well this weekend, and I'm still so not caught up on the games, but 8699! (For some reason the template I've got it totaling up the total twice, so I took the first total only) 13mo
BarkingMadRead 9570 for me 13mo
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Crazycatperson I got 12,635! 13mo
PuddleJumper @Faranae That's great, well done! Sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope you feel better soon 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Afternoon film! I will continue to spam the guess the book tag because I'm having so much fun!

#wintergames #snowflakesquad

AmandaBlaze I‘m having more fun doing the photos than trying to guess. I‘m not that great at guessing. 13mo
PuddleJumper @AmandaBlaze I prefer doing the photos too 😅 If I recognize a book I'll guess but if I don't know it I'm not great at figuring it out 13mo
AmandaBlaze @PuddleJumper Yes, and when I know a book, usually someone gets there first.🙂 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Here‘s one for #wgguessthebook ❄️❄️❄️

#wintergames #snowangels

Emilymdxn @OriginalCyn620 yes it is!! The points are yours 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Time for the next #wintergames game and it's one of my favourites! I will be spamming like crazy 🤣

Remember to use the tag #wgguessthebook so non-participants can block the tag

#snowflakesquad @BarkingMadRead @Maggie4483 @Ash.on.the.line @Marmie7 @Nazgul93 @Crazycatperson @ImperfectCJ @faranae

AmandaBlaze Do you only participate on your teams' post, or can you answer other teams' photos? 13mo
PuddleJumper @AmandaBlaze I think you can participate with any teams post as you get points for posting and guessing the correct answer 13mo
Nazgul93 @PuddleJumper Are we supposed to put spoiler tags on our answers? 13mo
PuddleJumper @Nazgul93 You don't need too 13mo
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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Can you believe it‘s time for the second week of #wintergames??? Here‘s the weekly game for week 2 - it‘s an oldie and a classic!

Good luck #snowangels and remember to use the tag #wgguessthebook so non-participants can block it if they don‘t want to see 🥰

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StayCurious
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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#TeamWreathItAndWeep Some of my points getters for week 1 of #WinterGames - I also earned 1880 in our Week One word game. Hope you‘re all having fun and wracking up those points! Week 2 starts tomorrow!

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Lin3han
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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1,000 points for #readitandwreath! I love these games! #wintergames

julieclair Great list! 13mo
StayCurious wow you got some great words on there! 13mo
Lin3han @StayCurious thank you!! I‘m teaching a whole unit on winter traditions across the world so that helped 🤣 13mo
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LiseWorks
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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annahenke Nice list!! 13mo
kezzlou85 Well done on the words. 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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Hello #snowflakesquad it's nearly the end of week one of #wintergames

How are we all doing? Have you been enjoying yourself?

What's been your best read this week?

@BarkingMadRead @Maggie4483 @Ash.on.the.line @Marmie7 @Nazgul93 @Crazycatperson @ImperfectCJ @faranae

BarkingMadRead I need to catch up on my photo challenges, I‘ve been slacking! I‘ve read a bunch of fun holiday romances so far! 13mo
ImperfectCJ I've not had a lot of reading time this week (well, I finished three books, but it's less than I'd like to read), but I did enjoy Crooked House by Agatha Christie. I lost track of the challenges and hope to get more organized about those now that I have today and tomorrow off from work. 13mo
Faranae I'm way behind on posting, especially photo challenges. But I've gotten some fun reading done. All my best reads were re-reads, oops. Hopefully some of next week's new books will be “best“s.

I'm currently on track to not read a single book with “santa“ in it, somehow. 😂
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PuddleJumper @BarkingMadRead It's so hard to be consistent with the photo challenges! Holiday romances are great fun. 13mo
PuddleJumper @ImperfectCJ It can be a bit overwhelming! Agatha Christie is a good author to cosy up with 13mo
PuddleJumper @Faranae 🤣 Sometimes you just need a book you know is going to be good 13mo
Faranae @PuddleJumper Seriously! I've been reading nothing but bad books for my review blog the last 2 weeks, and bad books for my new podcast. Just heaps of bad books! At least I know my old favorites won't let me down. 😆 13mo
Ash.on.the.line Pretty good, had a few solid holiday reads and waiting for some library loans! I want to get some activities in the next week! 13mo
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PuddleJumper
Winter Games | Rachel Johnson
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This is a combination bucket list and shit I need to get done in December but you know I'll create a bingo board for it

#wintergames #snowflakesquad

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169 words for the first #wintergames game

#snowflakesquad

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kay.the.bibliophile
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Hello #SantaBookshELVES I was able to finish my first book of the #WinterGames this book was an amazing first read of the holiday season. I can't wait to read some more books. @peanutnine 🎄🎅🦌❤️❄️

peanutnine Woohoo! Awesome 💕❄️🎄 14mo
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Jerdencon
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Bookwormjillk We have the same Noel ornament with our names on it 14mo
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peanutnine
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Happy December Elves! Here's our first weekly game for #WinterGames - 10 points per word with unlimited potential! ❄️😄 Have fun!

@Deblovestoread @Blerdgal_fenix @mcipher @candc320 @TheAromaofbooks @Andrew65 @5280reader @Kay.the.bibliophile
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Deblovestoread Yay! I love the games! ❄️☃️🎄 14mo
mcipher Do we post in the comments or just make our own list in the tracking sheet? 14mo
peanutnine @mcipher keep a list on your own throughout the week and you can post when you're done 👍🏼 14mo
Andrew65 Thanks 😁 14mo
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