January #ReadYourKindle list. A bunch of these were what was left perpetually at currently reading on Goodreads 🫣. If I don‘t get to them this month they are gonna get TBR‘d or DNF‘d

Final #BookSpinBingo board of 2024. Was so close to 4 lines but 2 in one month is not bad! In 2024 I completed 6 BookSpins and 7 DoubleSpins. Looking forward to another year of spinning!! Thanks @TheAromaofBooks for keeping this one going. It‘s always what I look forward to at the start of each month even though I‘m not always great at the follow through 😂

Finally ready to concede to my final Goodreads total of 138/100 🤭 The pages read don‘t mean anything because of how pages tend to register for audiobooks, though.

100 tends to be my default for goodreads but I am going to try to make more specific reading goals that I can hopefully stick to. I am moving next year and would like to focus more on my physical books and will likely be looking to rehome some of those before moving. 👀

HNY 🥳

Going to call this as my last book of 2024. It was also my October #DoubleSpin for #BookSpinBingo. This is one I definitely need to own at some point. I jumped the gun and added it to my #AuldLangSpine list ahead of finishing it because I knew what I had. Sorry not sorry 🤭 Amy Fleisher Madden has taken incredible care of documenting and capturing the 2nd and 3rd waves of emo music. I‘m so glad this book exists 🖤⬇️

This is my 2nd book I have read from the Jr. series. I just might need to find more of these in 2025. So cute to see these characters before they met Mrs. Jeepers.

+30 Word Search Words. #BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 Santa (and a bingo line) for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letter D (and a bingo line) for #ChristmasAtoZ. Curls (and a bingo line) for #ISpyBingo. Naughty for #ChristmasCheer.

Not in database - insert sad trombone.

Gahhh what a perfect book to end 2024 with. If I don‘t finish another book today, I won‘t even be upset. I loved Piper‘s story and how this book brings the other 4 HEA‘s full circle. This series is one I will continue to revisit. I love these characters so much and this book particularly is a love letter to romcoms and the “hopeful romantics” who love them. ⬇️

#12Booksof2024 July was a tough choice it was between this book and The One by John Marrs. As far as I know this is the last of the series, but I hope it isn‘t the end. As I said in my January post this is the series I have recommended the most this year. I love the concept of healthy masculinity in the form of gleaning wisdom from reading romance. This also happened to be my #DoubleSpin for Christmas in July 😁

#12Booksof2024 Loved this sequel to the Ruinous Love series. This is Lachlan Kane and Lark Montague‘s story. I wouldn‘t call this a New Year‘s book but there is a deserving death involving fireworks to the crotch right at the beginning 😄🧨

May was all about The Ravenhood series for me. I finally read the trilogy, plus the tagged book which is the first of a legacy spin off of the original series. So hard to nail it down to just one. 🌧️ 🥹 #12Booksof2024

Absolutely adored this cheeky frog‘s wisdom. 🐸 🍄

Finished 12/27 +5 Word Search Words.

#BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 #ReadAway2024 #SugarRush Tree for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letter L for #ChristmasAtoZ. Xmas Tree for #ISpyBingo. Tree for #ChristmasCheer. Book you received as a gift prompt for December 2024 #TBRTarot prompt.

One of my kiddo‘s Christmas presents from the grandparents. Was actually a 2 in 1. I was very full of Christmas cheese when we were reading this but my son was adamant that we finish reading before taking a nap lol 😴

Finished on 12/25 +6 Word Search Words. #BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 #ReadAway2024 Ice for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letter I for #ChristmasAtoZ. Stripes for #ISpyBingo. Cheer for #ChristmasCheer.

My son is obsessed with spotting these guys all over town so I got him his own for Christmas that came with this little booklet going over the history of these things. Finished 12/23. + 1 Word Search Word #BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 #ReadAway2024 #Adventathon #SnickerdoodleSprint Gold for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letter W for #ChristmasAtoZ. Different levels for #ISpyBingo. Jolly for #ChristmasCheer.

Matthew Prince creating events in his head in times of stress reminded me so much of Jenna Hunterson from Waitress creating a new pie in her mind. 🥹 Was really sad that there wasn‘t a recipe in the book for the chai cookies with eggnog icing. I want to make them so bad. I really loved the focus on mental health in this one around anxiety. And Matthew‘s mom can get stuffed. ⬇️

Mooncakes was my #12Booksof2024 pick for April. It was also an #AcquiredViaLitsy2024 read that was received from #BasicWitchSwap from @tdrosebud in 2022. 🖤

It‘s that time of year again where we are feeling really good about the coming year‘s reading goals! I will be hosting / attempting Acquired Via Litsy in 2025, now with a less annoying hashtag! 😄

#AVL25

#12Booksof2024 BB flippin‘ Easton 🙇🏻‍♀️ Loved this one and will not be surprised if the sequel shows up later on this challenge. ☘️

#12Booksof2024 My review for this one pretty much sums up why Mother Faker deserves the top spot for February:

“I‘ve found it. The perfect book. Should probably come with a warning for single moms. Read at your expanding heart‘s own peril 🥹🥰”

(I really need to finish this series in 2025)

#12Booksof2024 I read a lot of 5 ⭐️ reads in January but The Bromance Book Club has also been the series I have recommended the most this year. 🌼 💛

#HolidayLaughs #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024

+ 390 Word Search Words.

#BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #SnickerdoodleSprint #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #Adventathon #LittenListen Wreath and another bingo line for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letter J for #ChristmasAtoZ. Candy Cane for #ISpyBingo. Wreath for #ChristmasCheer. Blind Date for #ItsATrope. I found Art Gallery, completing December‘s #WickedWords (lobster was also in this book in case my last lobster post didn‘t count 😆)

As we start making plans for 2025, check out this #AllergicToChunksters challenge @julieclair will be hosting next year. See her original post for the StoryGraph link if you‘re into that! 💚

+ 75 Word Search Words.

#BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #Adventathon #LittenListen Mistletoe for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letter S for #ChristmasAtoZ. Neck Tie for #ISpyBingo. Holly for #ChristmasCheer. Grumpy/Sunshine for #ItsATrope. I found Necklace for #WickedWords

+270 Word Search words. #BookSpinBingo #HolidayBookDragons #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #Adventathon #LittenListen Free Space and a bingo line! for #AVeryMerryBingo. Letters H for #ChristmasAtoZ. Eyes #ISpyBingo. Reindeer for #ChristmasCheer which is perfect because I think my favorite part is Blitzen‘s love for weeing and pooing on unsuspecting ppl lol 🦌 💩

Not sure if this gets #WickedWords credit, but I just noticed that the Wombats album coming out on Valentine‘s Day has a final track called #Lobster. 🦞 Looking forward to this release so much. The 3 singles already out from it are 🩵🩵🩵

-I‘m Sorry I‘m Late I Didn‘t Want to Come
-Blood on the Hospital Floor
-My Head Is Not My Friend

#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons

Last night I went to a Queer Crafternoon event hosted by one of our local SAPL branches. I love this idea! It was my first time. I got to make 2 holiday crafts (my poinsettia needs a little more work) and we got to listen to part of the tagged book while we worked. Also the author is local to me. #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons

I just realized I made this a few weeks back but never posted it. I am looking forward to #AuldLangSpine 2025. I marked out books I‘ve read already. These were all 4 or 5 stars books for me 🤩. ✨ = most likely to pick up in January and 👀 = I will definitely be reading 🤣 Thanks for the list @Marmie7 and our fearless leader @monalyisha for being our gracious host!

Midway check in for #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 6,255 points. 📖 🐉 🎄

Made my first bingo line of #WinterGames2024 for #ISpyBingo #HolidayBookDragons Pardon my hexxus X‘s

Decided to combine this series into 1 post. Total of +221 Word Search Words. I have ranked the series on a scale of 1 being Winter Wonderland ❄️🥰 and 5 being I miss who I was before I read this. 🫣😅

But even the lowest ranked book I am glad I read because it led me to the 1 ⭐️ Goodreads reviews which made me laugh so hard 🤣 And it‘s too bad my least favorite story had my most favorite narrator of the bunch (Connor Crais). ⬇️

Finished on 12/7. Another impulse Disney graphic novel. I think Turning Red was a slightly better adaptation but it was still very good. +8 word search words. Candle for #AVeryMerryBingo and #ISpyBingo. Gift for #ChristmasCheer #BookSpinBingo #ReadAway2024 #Adventathon #WinterGames2024 #GingerbreadJourney #HolidayBookDragons

Finished on 12/6. +19 Word Search Words. Snow for #AVeryMerryBingo Monster for #AVeryScaryXmasBingo Letter F for #ChristmasAtoZ Santa for #ISpyBingo Festive for #ChristmasCheer #HolidayBookDragons #BookSpinBingo #ReadAway2024 #WinterGames2024 #Adventathon #GingerbreadJourney

We went to the park today and I noticed this leaf that looked like a Christmas tree 🍁🌲Currently reading the tagged book. #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons

Some holiday movies watched this week. #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons #ChristmasCheer #Santa

Kiddo picked out the Emoji Movie from the library. Wasn‘t expecting it to open with the Christmas tree emoji 🎄😄 #wintergames2024 #holidaybookdragons

Another 5 ⭐️ read from Benjamin Stevenson! I love this series / writing style so much. +129 word search words. #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #BookSpinBingo #LetterE #ChristmasAtoZ Different Levels for #ISpyBingo Promise for #AVeryMerryBingo #Adventathon #LittenListen Seasonal for #ChristmasCrimeChallenge Gift for #AVeryScaryXmasBingo #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024 #Lights #ChristmasCheer

Some holiday shows/movies we‘ve been watching this week. #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024

This book was so cute and made me think of all you #LitsyLove littens 🥹 +22 word search words. #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #BookSpinBingo #Christmas #WickedWords #LetterM #ChristmasAtoZ Movement for #ISpyBingo Friends for #AVeryMerryBingo #Adventathon #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024

Ok so maybe technically not a Christmas show 😜 but I loved this line from the Season 1 finale. I got the Peacock Black Friday deal where you get the whole year for $20 so I am finally watching this series after reading the Bill Hodges trilogy last year with #LosersClub. So far I‘m really enjoying this adaptation. #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024

We put up my son‘s Crocsmas tree 😅 #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames2024

We were watching A Pink Christmas yesterday morning and I forgot all about “Swifty‘s Messenger Service” 😂 🎁 #holidaybookdragons #wintergames2024

December #ReadYourKindle list

December #BookSpin list / TBR. #WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons

14 books read in November. My reluctant reader actually asked to read us the Turning Red graphic novel twice! #BookSpinBingo #ReadAway2024

I have my activities for the “til you wobble” part of the day ready to go 😅

🩵 59 pages left of RTSA
🥂 I hope to start First Wives Club in honor of it being Operation Hell‘s Fury Day today
🧛🏻‍♂️ ‘Salem‘s Lot in progress on Kindle for #losersclub

Happy Thanksgiving from behind one of my new Zenni pairs! 🤓

This is probably going to be my favorite nonfiction book of the year. Extremely relatable for depressives and not in a sugar-coaty way which is super refreshing.

The end of an era. I finally updated my used and abused #mysapl library card yesterday and got a new number. I‘ve had the last one burned into my brain for the last 12 years. The new designs are really cool too.

Litsy database is sadly lacking in Kayley Loring books. 🎻

My most anticipated read for December is A Very Snowed in New Year which is the *tentative* end of the Very Holiday series. ⬇️

Here‘s a Painting with a Twist Painting I did about 5 years ago. Who doesn‘t love a holiday hedgie?

Hot Chocolate or Eggnog

Hot chocolate. I like eggnog but I am Scott Calvin about cocoa.

Open presents Christmas or Christmas Eve

My son and I do our Christmas on 12/24 and then do Christmas with my family on 12/25.

Star or Angel topper - Star 🌟

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Registered for #AuldLangSpine. Creating my list had me thinking that was this year?? It‘s been a long one, folks 😅 This is such a fun challenge to do each year and @monalyisha is a great matchmaker! I recommend signing up especially if swaps seem intimidating to you. It‘s a neat way to find books that you didn‘t know you needed.

‼️Littens who print as a part of their bookish activities‼️ Please send me your printer recommendations. I currently have an Epson XP 4105 that is making me batty. I‘ve had it for 4 or 5 years and am about ready to set it on fire 😂 I‘m hoping Santa might send me a new one this year. 👉👈I mostly use it for my BookSpin bingo tiles. 🖨️ 🔥