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Here's how I did with #wintercosy, #wintercleardown, #longdarknights and #brightcolddays bingo cards in the month of December! #wintergames #snowangels

I still have January to work on finishing #wintercleardown but I thought I'd post my progress.

Thanks to @Emilymdxn and @Puddlejumper for hosting these challenges!

This is a complex and gripping mystery/thriller spanning two timelines that eventually merge. Some parts are quite disturbing and graphic, but I enjoyed learning more about Portugal's history in the second half of the 20th century.

I chose this book for the “wartime mystery“ prompt of #CloakAndDaggerChristmas. @Ruthiella

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights @Emilymdxn

A novella in the October Daye series. If you've read the earlier books in this series, this is a pretty interesting story about cyber-Dryad April O'Leary, but if you hadn't, the storyline would probably be incomprehensible.

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights @Emilymdxn

I really enjoyed this final selection of the #goldenagecrimeclub. The mystery was intriguing, the characters had depth and the commentary on English society and politics was especially interesting. I was also amused by the fact that it was a Christmas setting but everyone was absolutely miserable! @Mitch

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights @Emilymdxn
#DashingDecember @Andrew65

I loved rereading this Christmas-themed horror story as our #snowangels buddy read, and the audiobook narration by Kate Mulgrew was excellent. I especially enjoyed spotting all the Stephen King references. Joe Hill is SK's son, and I'm sure the character Tabitha was a nod to his mother.

#wintergames #longdarknights @Emilymdxn
 @Texreader @5feet.of.fury @Nessavamusic @sblbooks @MsRadioSilence @CogsOfEncouragement

I did a reread of this 2nd book in the Nancy Drew series for both #NancyDrewBR and #CloakandDaggerChristmas. It's a low pick for me. It was enjoyable, if a bit dark compared to others in the series, but the mystery was not all that compelling.

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights @Emilymdxn @Ruthiella @Librarybelle

I'm using this collection of British Christmas-themed mystery stories for #CloakandDaggerChristmas. A few of the stories were mediocre but most were enjoyable. I especially liked a novella-length story by Victor Gunn, a.k.a. Edwy Searles Brooks.

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights @Emilymdxn @Ruthiella

The “oldest book on your TBR“ challenge for #wintercleardown and #gottacatchemall motivated me to finish the 1st book in this series, which has been on my shelves for over 40 years!

This nonfiction account of the early Plantagenet kings reads like a novel. The downside is that the author takes some artistic license but the upside is that the book is very readable!

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights
@Emilymdxn @puddlejumper

I expected this to be a holiday monster fucker book which it was but there was also a plot about saving the world from aliens. It didn‘t work for me.

This was a fantastic but disturbing, haunting and eye-opening read. It was tough to read but mesmerizing at the same time. It made me think hard about my preconceptions about domestic abuse.

#wintergames #snowangels #longdarknights @Emilymdxn
#20in4 @Andrew65