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With this clever little novella finished today I have finished all but 2 of my #bookspin and #doublespin books for the year.
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While Schönhaus' story of living in Berlin under the Nazi regime as a Jewish document forger is interesting, the writing was just so, so bad.

88/80

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My December #BookSpinBingo

My #BookSpin book is The Black Falcon‘s Christmas
My #DoubleSpin book is The Gingerbread Bakery

#BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard December and Christmas are some of my favorite times of the year. I have so much to look forward to this month!

#BookSpin NetGalley #DoubleSpin Bloodmarked

#Roll100 The Inconvenient Indian, Great Fortune, Burns Poetry

#OokBOokClub Where‘s My Cow?

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery off Old Telegraph Road

#QueerBC The Bones Beneath My Skin (I knew I had forgotten to add one!)

#ThematicCozies Where the Bodies are Berried

I'm definitely looking forward to reading my #BookSpin, but with the way my life has been going lately, I'm not sure about my #DoubleSpin, The Darkest Night. I've already finished the first book on my December list, Enid Blyton's Christmas Stories, and I'm hoping to get at least one #BookSpinBingo this month, even if I don't manage to finish both books.

What an exciting political thriller!

The best part of the book were the characters. I loved the two main characters, Kostas and Jessica. Sometimes in thrillers characters can take a backseat to the action of the story, but not here. They were well developed and I loved their bond.

The story was well crafted. It was fast paced and had short chapters.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/review-running-with-the-gods/

This month, I plan to post about the #BookSpinBINGO picks I‘ve read this year. Here is the first, my #DoubleSpin pick for January. I‘m so glad I read it — not only to help me connect to the season, but also because it gave me a better sense of who Mary Oliver was as a person. I intend to read more of her poetry in 2026.

My December #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin books.

My December #Bookspin (20) is a seasonal #MoodRead from books that I already own and my #DoubleSpin (10) is The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson. I've been wanting to try something by him, so this little seasonal novella might be a good intro into his work.
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I put off reading this book for a long time because I figured it would be too sad. But #QueerBC made me pick it up & I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Yes, there are heavy themes of death & grief, and the title doesn't lie. But overall the feeling of hope prevails. I loved the found family elements, and the way smaller interconnected stories were weaved throughout showing how our lives impact the world around us in ways we don't realize