Thank you @Captivatedbybooks for an absolutely **PURRfect** 12/10 no notes #NLHS #naughtylistholidayswap package. The cookies look soooo good, I just caught a cold 😭 so fuzzy socks and hot drinks are a must, I‘m obsessed with the smell of the candle and her adorable kitty ornament and bookends, and can‘t wait to dig into this book and build myself a weird chocolate Santa 😂 Love it all so much!!
pickMy 2025 favorite books
First up is DLTFI
I really enjoyed reading this book and it was also one of the first ones I read this year. Just the right amount of creepy and horror. Also felt very dark academia to me. It also features asexual representation and an Achillean romance.
Trigger warnings for this book will be spoiler marked in the comments. If you do not want to know or be spoiled, simply don‘t click.
I seem to have caught a winter cough so Rolo is helping me recover as I read in bed. This book is interesting and kind of gives me the urban fantasy equivalent of The Last Wish vibes.
I am loving this so much! Just puttering around, cleaning cupboards in the bathroom, reorganizing the linen closet #whatdayisit #whenisgarbageday #nevercookingagain
Today‘s BN #bookhaul to spend my Christmas gift card. I asked for the tagged, but didn‘t really expect to get it. The Hekate has the gorgeous sprayed edges, and I can‘t wait for the next book (both to read it and to see what it looks like). The Time Machine is for homeschool literature on a few months - I thought I had it, but can‘t find it anywhere. Kiddo didn‘t spend all her gift cards in one go, but very carefully considered her purchases. 👇🏻
pickThis will probably be the last book I finish this year, and it‘s a good way to end it. This was a lot of fun and would honestly be an easy one for me to recommend to a lot of people. Complex characters? ✔️ Propulsive plot? ✔️ Interesting world building? ✔️ Vivid writing? ✔️ There‘s magic/fantasy but it‘s mainly a heist story. And there‘s romance but it‘s not the main plot. Found family, an anti-hero you can root for, diverse cast. Easily 4.5 stars
Kind of awesome to read an incredibly popular book and discover that damn, it really is that good!
#12Booksof2025 @TheEllieMo
so-soWhile I loved Witches of New York and was excited to spend time with these women, this fell short of expectations. The characters are wonderful, but this reads like an outline of a story rather than something complete unto itself. I'm a big fan of the novella form, and believe a lot can be packed into a small package, but this just felt like it needed to be fleshed out. A great concept for a return to these witches, but a bit soulless in execution
