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#WinterGames #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
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Points for the second half of December: 18710 pts. ->
2630 pts. for hours read in readathons;
800 pts. for books, posts & games;
15280 pts. for wordsearch
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❄️ My #WinterGames totals: 46145 pts. ❄️

LOVED this one! So glad boyf got it for me for Jolabokaflod. I‘m honestly a little mad I hadn‘t picked it up before then! After three great books from T Kingfisher, safe to say they‘re a solid new favorite.

#wintergames #xmaschacha #adventathon #cozychristmas #12booksofchristmas

Easily my least favorite and honestly? With the downward trend, I may not finish this series. Nina does some HORRIBLE things and is basically given a slap on the wrist, and also the back says Morty is “nonbinary” but is never referred to as they/them, only he/him the ENTIRE book. Granted, they say their pronouns are he/they, but there‘s a whole convo where they explain that they‘re uncomfy being labelled as just a man. 😐

Another reread! This one…wasn‘t as good as the first. For one, Issa at one point compared being an Avramov in Thistle Grove to being a Black man in the US South and…no??? Not at all the same. For two, I just think the resolution to the problem is a little lackluster.

#wintergames #xmaschacha #adventathon #oatmealescape

Reread! I got a couple witchy Christmas romances in anticipation of the #wintergames but it‘d been a while since I read the first two. I forgot it was wlw, which was a pleasant surprise, and it‘s just a fun lil romance.

#xmaschacha #adventathon #20in4 #firstsnowreadathon #gingerbreadjourney #oatmealescape

Short fake dating holiday story. I liked the characters but felt like we didn't get any information about the love interest, only the main character's backstory. His family was kind of sneakily awful and the big miscommunication that stopped them realizing their fake relationship could be real was silly.
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern

Another silly tentacle novel, this one with an oblivious cephalopod MC and his coworker who is happy to teach him more about human culture. Not in the database
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern

#WinterGames #WinterGames2024 #ChristmasChapterChasers @StayCurious

#Readouttheold @TheAromaofBooks

#SugarRushReadathon @bookwormjillk

#LittenListen @Aperfectmjk

#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern

1283 +5 = 1288 total points for readathons.

I really loved reading these letters each day. It's amazing that Tolkien was able to keep it up for so many years for his children. I loved the fun adventures Father Christmas described with his trusty, chaotic North Polar Bear. The drawings were spectacular & magical. I can only imagine the excitement the kids would have each time they got to read a new letter and the story inside
Thanks @Daisey & @JazzFeathers for hosting this #TolkienChristmas

This was a fun grumpy sunshine romance. Roman avoids his cheerful neighbor with his festive spirit each year but reluctantly steps in to help after damage to Elias' animal shelter causes many animals to be displaced. It was sweet to see him warm up to the animals and Elias, and start to see Christmas Falls as a place to put down roots.
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#ChristmasAtoZ @TexReader