Ooof

Oh the anxiety, we feel you garlic #anxious #graphicnovel

Wow Christmas was a blur with an almost six month old and travelling to family, such a blur that I feel like today is the first time I've had to breathe, look at my phone and remember I had a gift to open!!!

Thank you so much @CarolynM and @thegirlwiththelibrarybag what an amazing #aussiesecretsanta this all looks amazing!

All wrapped up and ready to post (I hope the gingerbread doesn't disintegrate in the post! #aussiesecretsanta @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @MrsMalaprop @CarolynM @LapReader @Jhullie @Teresereading @Lizpixie @Rissreads @Freespirit

This was sweet, but not quite the mix up i was expecting 😂 no accidental texts or calls or dates planned with the wrong person at all #audiobook #libraryloan

This was a great follow up to the first book. Definitely read these in order as there's lots of call backs to the first book and it explains the characters more. I do hope there's a third in this series though! I love Lillian and Willowjean

Paleontology and a culinary mystery... I'm in
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Thanks @thegirlwiththelibrarybag and #bookbub for the recommendation!

First book down, One in a week is good for me and my neglected Kindle... Let's thank insomnia for that.

Otherwise I enjoyed the split narrative dual perspective fast paced book!

12 months on and I stand by my decision to enjoy a dragon book.... Will there be a 2022 Dragon??
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Thanks Sharni @thegirlwiththelibrarybag for being so amazed that you made it an annual event!

It's a relaxing at my mother in law's to escape our hot house, starting a new book kind of new year's Day for me 💕💕

Goodreads did me dirty and listed a book twice making me think I'd finished my challenge for 2021.

Luckily @thegirlwiththelibrarybag leant me this super adorable graphic novel.

So.... If you were a ghost, where would you haunt?

Am I watching Elf and wrapping...ooop unwrapping gifts?? Thanks @thegirlwiththelibrarybag #aussiesecretsanta

@MrsMalaprop @LeeRHarry @CathyJ @Jhullie @LapReader @Lizpixie @Teresereading @Freespirit @CarolynM

How my #aussiesecretsanta found a recent Aussie culinary mystery I'll never know! I'm excited to put on my new socks and read it in the new year!! Merry Christmas @Cathy_J thank you!!

Thanks for organising @thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Insider knowledge means I did send two gifts and get two.... Will open the other later tonight

@MrsMalaprop @LeeRHarry @Jhullie @LapReader @Lizpixie @Teresereading @Freespirit @CarolynM

It's finally opening day for #aussiesecretsanta ... I've had these hidden away without even photographing to prevent temptation!

Now they'll be my after work treat!

@thegirlwiththelibrarybag @MrsMalaprop @LeeRHarry @CathyJ @Jhullie @LapReader @Lizpixie @Teresereading @Freespirit @CarolynM

Immersed in art and sunflowers with @thegirlwiththelibrarybag happy birthday!! Always a joy to spend time with you

The elf adventures continue! @thegirlwiththelibrarybag #prankwars #christmastime

I'm now in the same "is there another book on the series" pain as @thegirlwiththelibrarybag

This package contains adorable wrapping paper #caution #aussiesecretsanta @thegirlwiththelibrarybag all posted and on the way!

If she dripped anymore with sarcasm I'd need a mop!
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A recommendation from @thegirlwiththelibrarybag that so far I'm thoroughly loving! #pentecostandparker #audible

We have to wait until May for this, but do excited!!
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I know I have such fond memories of my grandmother's button box and sifting through it as a child, but will the current generation understand?? I hope so!!??!!
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#loveozmg #emilyrodda
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I'll try not to fall over myself (@thegirlwiththelibrarybag save me! Please!)

On track in January, will 2021 be the year to smash early, or will there be a slump?? #timewilltell #goodreadschallenge2021

I found a little library on my walk home from the mechanics this morning, I might need to improve the selection! Exciting finds!!

I love the singing pages!! #whenyouwishuponastar

This was cute, and I think it would be super helpful for a MG going through parental divorce to help them navigate the emotions, but I didn't love it, there were a few plot holes and interesting magical timelines 🤣 #bolindaaudio #librarylisten

I was hesitant about this #librarylisten as after starting it I saw a GR friend had bailed on it. But I enjoyed it for what it was, and it was a quaint reflection on Australian life in the 1970s and 80s in outback Northern Territory. Sophie Green read beautifully. #wavesoundaudio

Hit me in the feels! #librarylisten #bolindaaudio

It's just after midday here so I declare it time to open my #lcs #littlechristmasswap! Thank you so much @ju.ca.no and to @bookish_wookish for organising! I'm excited for these! (I now have 2 copies of the Alan Bradley thanks to Christmas swaps, so I'm excited to be able to gift one and share the Flavia love)
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And yum all those sweets!!!!
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Thank you!!
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Can't wait to see everyone else's swaps (and the one I sent, I forget what's inside 🤣)

"The dead girl‘s legs were splayed across the floor. She was wearing grimy boots with mismatched socks. That seemed very sad. I mean, it was sad that she was dead anyway—probably, unless she‘d been a horrible person—but dying with mismatched socks seemed especially sad somehow."

If you wear socks are you team Match or mismatch? I love mismatching my socks, I guess that makes me especially sad ?

I admit it, my first read/listen of 2021 was a book with dragons... Am i a convert? No, but did I love this? Yes. It had that Emily Rodda charm and I'll be her fangirl forever #bolindaborrowbox #audiobooks #emilyrodda #mgfantasy #aussieauthors #loveozmg

Nothing like cutting it fine! #challengecomplete
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I will admit that working in a library during the year that is 2020 put me in an almighty mid-year slump, so I'm glad the mojo came back, with some friendly encouragement (and peer pressure) from @thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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#huzzah

It's #elfswap day! Merry Christmas littens! Thanks for organising this @Avanders and huge thanks to my #secretsanta I've not heard of either of these before, but they look interesting!! Thank you again!!

This was an adorable audio novella. Loved the fumbling police and comedy of errors!

Ohhhh my @thegirlwiththelibrarybag thank you!!!! That chocolate looks divine (why did I have so much Christmas fettuccini??!) And I'm excited to own a physical Flavia! I love this series and own the audio, so it's lovely to have the first book (and now know which covers to continue buying!!) #christmaseve #Jólabókaflóðswap @MaleficentBookDragon #JolabokaflodSwap ##Jolabokaflod
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I was tempted so many times, but glad I waited!!

We've never needed to celebrate collective survival more

A couple of mysterious gifts arrived this week... I'm guessing it's #elfswap and #littlechristmasswap @Avanders @bookish_wookish

Surprise gift from @thegirlwiththelibrarybag ... A reindeer in December and a moose the rest of the time?? 🤣

I can't express how adorable this was!! I'm so glad I randomly happened upon this MG detective #librarylisten #bolindaaudio

Thank you #aussiesecretsanta (I'm guessing @Gillyreads !!) That cover is delightful, I love MG adventures so I'll look forward to getting into this! Thanks for organising this book exchange @thegirlwiththelibrarybag

It's finally opening day for #aussiesecretsanta I can't wait to see what's inside!!! How cute is that dog ornament?? @thegirlwiththelibrarybag (confession I should have opened the envelope sooner, the chocolate is now a weird shape 🤣)

What an adorable package! That address 🥰 so cute to open a seemingly random parcel to find my bookswap inside!! Thanks to my #secretsanta @MaleficentBookDragon another one has arrived!! #jolabokaflodswap

So cute!! #librarylisten

#littlechristmasswap another gift wrapped and ready to post @bookish_wookish thanks for organising!! #lcs

My #JolabokaflodSwap all wrapped and ready to post.... Exciting!! My giftee specifically asked for second hand so perhaps I went #ott hehe... And yes there will be a note to open the box early so the chocolate can be kept safe, because it may not survive a Sydney summer!! @MaleficentBookDragon

Quite the mail day for me today. Thanks to my #aussiebookishsecretsanta on insta... The people on this swap were not keen at all to wait to open their gifts 🤣

No idea why I waited so long to actually read this, adorable! And can we all agree that deja is a sagittarius??

I'm enjoying the #teenpower #ravenhillmysteries series. This wasn't one of my favourites but I do like Elmo's character, so that was disappointing #librarylisten #bolindaaudio

Let the Christmas reading begin

"Life without her was a sensory deprivation of my soul" #OTP #audiobook #librarybook

I'm excited to start this one! The first in this series was so amazing and gave me many many emotions! #friendzone #abbyjiminez

Another great quick listen! #librarylistens #mgmystery #emilyrodda #bolindaaudio