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Moominland Midwinter was my pick for February, given that I read and loved it first. But I can see Giving Up the Ghost potentially sweeping the whole board.

I‘ll tag each of the remaining books below (to make it easy for anyone who may be considering adding them to their TBR).

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So I got tricked into reading a zombie apocalypse book, but tbh the locked room mystery of it all softened the blow. Bit grim though.

I love the Russian folktale of The Snegurochka, and that‘s what this book is about. Illustrated by the beloved Tomie dePaola, this version has a different ending. If you know anything about pagan lore and teaching, you‘ll see the similarities here to such figures as the Green Man, Oak King, Holly King, Callieach, and more. This is one of my favorite folktales and I plan on getting the Russian versions as well for their art and linguistics.

I‘ve felt sort of scattered and dissatisfied lately; I think those feelings have transferred to my reading life, too.

For the second month in a row, I read more than I typically do. But the vibe is off. 🙈

I did read two books I absolutely adored: Moominland Midwinter and Giving Up the Ghost. I hope that same passionate energy guides me and focuses me in March.

I‘m still reading the last two. But I‘ll be done before the clock strikes noon!

Snow White Retellings 🍎

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Abbie thinks her 4 yr boyfriend Richard‘s going to propose. Instead, he breaks up w/ her b/c as a lawyer he says he needs someone serious. She finds his boss on a dating app, & contorts a plan for him to bring her to the Christmas party to get back at Richard. Will she begin to have feelings for him?

4.5⭐️ I was happy w/ the spice & plot. The character arcs were great. There was good comedy & romance. The writing just felt repetitive at times.

On the way to a guided trip in the woods, a tree has fallen due to a winter storm. The guests find a cabin and then one by one each is found without their heads. It was beautifully twisty and turny.

This was bleak. I struggled a little because horror is not one of my favorite genres but this was interesting & well-written. Plus the frigid temps we've had this week added to the experience! It's 3 locked room mysteries in 1, tied together from the beginning by talk of the world wide virus and the Retreat. But slowly another thread takes shape that kept me quickly turning pages. It was good but I need to read something completely different now!

Started this one a few days ago and liking it so far. Getting a few pages in while I wait for Diablo 4 to update 😂

@Chrissyreadit I can‘t give you an audio rec bc we are on team Tonies for our busy brained 4yo. Each one of these characters has stories on it and that‘s how he falls asleep every night. Some are “jazzy” like Spidey so he has to skip the songs and only listen to the story if he picks one of those for bed.