firstsnowreadathon

Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas | Roger Riccard

#firstsnowreadathon
@StayCurious @Liseworks
#wintergames2024 #holidaybookdragons

I managed 6.5 hours over these two days with the above books. Thanks for hosting, Renee and Lise! 😘

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+20 points (10 for photo, 5 for post, 5 for being book-related)

StayCurious Great job! 7d

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TheAromaofBooks

Mingle All the Way | J. P. Sterling

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If I had to choose one word for how I felt while reading this series of books, I think it would be “baffled.“ These characters constantly made decisions that made no sense. The narrative frequently made no sense. The motivations made pretty much no sense. A few samples: two grown adults have a “cheesecake fight“ in the kitchen ruining the desert and dinner party they're attending (after the FMC starts EATING IT WITH HER BARE HANDS?!); two people ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) can't remember anything from the night before (including whether or not they GOT MARRIED) and apparently it's not because they were drunk, it's because there is some kind of... holiday magic?? That makes you have no memories?! - guy needs to be married to inherit his grandma's house so he convinces girl to go to Vegas to PRETEND to get married and the guy's lawyer dad totally accepts a few photos of them in wedding clothes as proof and ⬇ 1w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) deeds everything over to them!? I could go on. I read these with a sort of fascinated horror as to how they could be SO BAD. It was disappointing because the concepts were actually fun and the characters likable (except for “I eat from the middle of the cheesecake with my bare hands before we slice it up to serve to other people“ UGH) and I am genuinely always on the lookout for clean holiday romances, but these just honestly made ⬇ 1w

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) NO SENSE.

However. They did fill a lot of prompts 😂 and they were short!!

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#FirstSnowReadathon @StayCurious @LiseWorks 1w

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TheAromaofBooks OH And here's another pet peeve!!! Books that say they are a series and then HAVE ZERO CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM!!!! Sharing a loose theme is not what makes a series!!!!! 1w

DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks 😤😵‍💫Sounds painful! 🤞🏻better reads ahead! #Next 1w

Texreader Ok one of the best reviews ever!! I‘d say it was worth the read so we all could read this review (edited) 1w

PuddleJumper Ruining food like that is a dumpable reason 😂 1w

TheSpineView Hopefully the next is better! Kudos for finishing 1w

BookmarkTavern Listen, I‘ve been feral about a good cheesecake before, but never ate it with my bare hands. 🤣🤣 Hope your next reads are better! 1w

Andrew65 Oh no, sorry these left you feeling like this. 7d

StayCurious I always love an honest review! 😀 5d

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aperfectmjk

Xolo: A Novel of Canine Horror | Peter Hurd

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I finished this one on Sunday. While it's not a holiday read, it's great for anyone working on an A to Z challenge. Be warned, it's horror. #WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha @StayCurious @LiseWorks #FirstSnowReadathon #20in4Readathon @Andrew65 #Adventathon @BookmarkTavern #AtoZChallenge2024 #LittenListen

BookmarkTavern Looks wonderfully spooky! 1w

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 7d

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TheSpineView

Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

Day 2 results for the #WinterGames #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

I read for 8.5 hours yesterday. I finished two books and a third in the early morning hours because of insomnia. I'll count the third book as part of today's results since reading at 2AM is technically today.

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BookmarkTavern Well done! 1w

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peanutnine

Fall for Him: A Novel | Andie Burke

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Such a stellar story! The enemies to lovers trope can feel so superficial sometimes but this book did it so well. Both characters only had parts of the other's story and once some of those truths were revealed, their relationship grew with empathy. Dylan's struggle with ADHD and Derek's journey with grief were handled with compassion and the two men really grew to love each other and rely on each other, flaws and all
5🌟 highly recommend

peanutnine #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#ChristmasAtoZ @TexReader
#FirstSnowReadathon @StayCurious @LiseWorks
#20in4 @Andrew65 1w

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1w

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JessClark78

Untitled | Unknown

Day 2 Totals #WinterGames2024

Read for four hours. Finished two chapters of Winter‘s Tale and almost done with Jamaica Inn.

#ReadAway2024 #FirstSnowReadathon #20in4
#ChristmasAtoZ #Adventathon #WinterCosy
+40 each

Watched:
📺 Supernatural: A Very Supernatural Christmas +5

+250 points #ChristmasChapterChasers

StayCurious

StayCurious Great job! 1w

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Bookwormjillk

Wintergames | Litsy Litsy

Thanks @Andrew65 for hosting #20in4 and @StayCurious and @LiseWorks for hosting #FirstSnowReadathon last weekend. I was thrilled to finish up 3 books I had been in the middle of!