#fairytalereadingchallenge - I read The Waking Forest for March, full review to come, and have a couple more recommendations on my blog if you‘re looking for a Hansel and Gretel retelling: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/03/20/fairytale-reading-challenge-march-re...
Hoping the nice weather means spring is here!!🌼🪻🌸📚
🦋What‘s the weather like where you live?🦋
There‘s a giveaway for my book on Goodreads! Enter here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/384918-the-bloodstained-key
I‘m hosting a bingo for February!💕🥳 All the details are here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/01/26/valentine-book-bingo/ #valentinebirthdaybingo
We are read this one for the Nancy Drew vibes book club on Fable. Check out the details here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/nancy-drew-vibes-book-club-januarys-...
A little behind posting this, but looking to make a dent in my reading goals! #readaway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
I‘m hosting the #readwritegrowbc again this year! It‘s a book club for writers where we read books about writing.😆 You can check out all the details here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/01/03/read-write-grow-book-club-january-24... #writersoflitsy #writerlife
Here‘s my #bookspin list. I‘m finding setting it up like this vs actual titles works better for me since I‘m such a mood reader! Looking forward to a new year of reading!!📚📖 @TheAromaofBooks
Here are my points for the second half of #wintergames 🎄❄️🎅🏼 I scored a lot of points with the word search game, read 10 books, and had a lot of fun with the ornament scavenger hunt! #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
I‘m planning on doing 24 bookish adventures for 2024! I‘d love to have you join me. All the details here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/24-bookish-adventures-in-2024/ #24bookishadventuresin24 #readingchallenge
1.mostly pjs, but could be talked into party dress for something special 😆
2. Stay up
3.mug
4. Couch
5. Slippers
We typically stay home and celebrate with food and watching the ball drop on TV.🪩📺😄
#wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
These are my top ten reads for 2023! See why here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2023/12/31/top-ten-reads-of-2023/ #toptenreads
This ornament is so old, I‘m not sure where I even got it from. I had before I ever got married, maybe since the first Christmas I lived on my own, so around 18 years or so. #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
For a minute I thought we hadn‘t gotten any new ornaments this year, but then I remembered the ones we got from Mickey‘s Christmas Party! So fun.😁 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
Second set of ornaments: you wished were life-sized, with a frame, makes a noise, represents baseball, homemade, bigger than my palm, characters on it, a bookish ornament, blue is my favorite color. #ghostsofxmas #wintergames @BookwormAHN
Ornaments for scavenger hunt: an animal, something sparkly, from my sister, my reflection in it, rememinds me of my grandma, North Pole character, good enough to eat, a date on it, represents our wedding ❤️🎄 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
1. Brain Damage by Frieda McFadden, I‘ve enjoyed all her books, but this one was so clever.
2. Reader, I Murdered Him - mainly because I was so excited for this one, but just couldn‘t get into it and DNF.
3. Just hanging out with my family and watching the ball drop on TV.😆
4. No, I don‘t think many places in the US do. However if we did, I probably would shop the sales as I do the Black Friday sales.😁
5. Pretty green and mild temps. ⬇️
Running a giveaway for The Bloodstained Key on Storygraph if anyone‘s interested: https://app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/ad4afae0-3f53-41c7-88ef-47d0d5876d53 #yafantasy #fairytaleretellings #fairytalereadingchallenge
Love this one!!😆🎄📚 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
Here‘s my #fairytalereadingchallenge for 2024! Find all the details here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2023/12/11/fairytale-reading-challenge-2024/
It is on Storygraph too! #readchallenge2024 #readingchallenge
This is actually an old photo (books I chose for a 2022 Olympic reading challenge), but it fits perfectly for the #decemberdreams prompt #iceskating ⛸️📚 I love to ice skate and keep up with the competitions on TV every year too! I‘m always thrilled to find books with an ice skating plot or subplot. #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
Finished a lot of holiday children‘s books! Which holiday picture book is your favorite? 🎄🎅🏼📖
#wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
I‘m so excited to announce that my YA fantasy novel The Bloodstained Key is now available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and most other major retailers! It‘s a retelling of the Bluebeard fairytale set I a fantasy world inspired by the Victorian era. You can check out all the details here: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/the-bloodstained-key-is-now-availabl...
Here are some photos of the train display. I love how they recreated Gumdrop Crossing!😄 Every year one of our local malls has this and several other train displays for the holidays. It‘s a family tradition to make at least one stop by to see the Christmas Train Garden.🎅🏼🎄🚂 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
pickSuch a cute little book! I just learned about it today after seeing a train display at the mall based on the book! 🎅🏼🎄😆 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
Here is the recipe I use every year! It‘s from the plaid red and white Betty Crocker book. I use butter or margarine rather than shortening. #wintergames #holidayrecipes #holidaybaking #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
I did some baking tonight! I made my favorite Christmas cookies - Gingersnaps (though really more like gingerbread cookies because they‘re soft.😆)🎄🎅🏼 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas @BookwormAHN
I didn‘t read a ton yesterday as I was taking a day to myself where I wasn‘t thinking too hard, but did watch several holiday movies and shows!😆🎄🎅🏼 #wintergames #ghostsofxmas #christmasmovies @BookwormAHN
1. Yes, I put up multiple trees!😄
2. I have candy/gingerbread ornaments that I love to use for a Nutcracker themed tree.🎄
3. Mariah Carey probably us my favorite holiday singer.😆🎶
@Eggs Thanks for tag @Read4life
Anybody else doing #nanowrimo this year? I brought back my bingo board.😄 Check out all the details on my blog: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/nanowrimo-bingo-2023/
These were our costumes last night!😆 #scarathlon #teamBOOks @Bookwormjillk
so-soAlso finishe up this one, and it was just so-do for me. #scarathlon #teamBOOklovers @Bookwormjillk
panSo I lagged with posting for #scarathlon but was still reading.😄 working on tallying all my points. I finished this one several days ago, but didn‘t care for it. It was all fluff and no plot. If you really enjoy romance you might like it, but just wasn‘t for me. @Bookwormjillk
Had an apple spice macchiato today. 🍎👻🎃 #scarathlon #halloweenbucketlist #teamBOOklovers @Bookwormjillk
