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Krampus
Krampus: The Yule Lord | Brom
113 posts | 59 read | 1 reading | 93 to read
Terrific. A wild ride.I loved it. It hooked me and I couldnt put it down. Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy Acclaimed author and artist Brom raised eyebrows and pulse rates with The Child Thief, his grim, brilliantly audacious, gorgeously illustrated reimagining of the Peter Pan legend. So what does this innovative fantasist do for an encore? He tinkers darkly with the beloved mythology of Santa Claus. Set in Appalachia, Krampus the Yule Lord is a twisted fairytale about a failed West Virginia songwriter who gets ensnared on Christmas Eve in an eternal war between a not-so-saintly Saint Nick and his dark enemy Krampus, aka Black Peter, an ancient trickster demon. Krampus the Yule Lord is Gregory Maguire (Wicked) meets Susanna Clarke (Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell) in the realm of Guillermo Del Toros Pans Labyrinth, as Clive Barker (Mr. B. Gone) works his dark sorcery from the shadows. Once again featuring Broms chillingly beautiful artwork throughout, Krampus the Yule Lord is a feast of wonder straight from the kitchen of Sweeney Todd.
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NikkiM5
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Happy New Year!!
Submitting my points while I remember lol.

15,117 points earned 18 Dec-01 Jan! #wintergames #USS #UglySweaterSquad
The tagged provided a lot of 🎅🏼 word search points

AnnR Happy New Year and Good Job! 🎄🎉 3mo
Reggie Happy New Year! 3mo
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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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Little bit of feel good little bit if dark and gloomy. I love the mythology intertwined in this one. May your Yule be merry and filled with fright for Krampus is coming in the night.

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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My best read in January was definitely Krampus.
#12Booksof2023

Andrew65 Lokks interesting, 3mo
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Nelnjali
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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Horror and Christmas combined—the marriage of two of my favorite things! 👻🎅🎄
#WinterGames #AlltheBooksDec23 #FirstReadofDecember #PhotoChallenge #USS #UglySweaterSquad

dabbe Now THAT'S a cover! 😱 4mo
NikkiM5 I started Krampus yesterday! Loving it so far, I‘m giving Santa the side-eye 🎅🏼🤣, can‘t wait to see how it all plays out. I read Slewfoot by the same author and enjoyed it. 4mo
CindyMyLifeIsLit @NikkiM5 I haven‘t read Slewfoot yet but plan to. The Child Thief is AWESOME!! Brom is so talented! 4mo
NikkiM5 @CindyMyLifeIsLit I‘ll add that to my list! 4mo
Gissy I really enjoyed this book🎄🖤🖤🖤 4mo
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mom_of_4
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Watching the first Krampus. Havent seen it in a while. #wintergames 5+1 points #hollyjollyreaders

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Littlewolf1
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Here is my TBR for Decembers #BookSpinBingo and #WinterGames . Super excited to start these reads on Friday… let‘s go #GingerbreadGems 🎄

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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This is my first year to read seasonal books around the holidays and I'm very much looking forward to these 😌 I also have one queued up in audible since my commute is gonna go from 10min to 40min in December. I may even get through more!

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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4 ⭐️s
I loved starting out the year with this one! A dark holiday novel about the great Yule Lord, Krampus. I couldn‘t put it down! The characters were great, especially Krampus, of course. Jesse was an entertaining hero. I also enjoyed Brom‘s take on the Santa/Krampus lore and his weaving in of Norse mythology. And of course I loved the gore! 😜😈🤣 There were a few clunky exposition parts, but other than that, a great fast read.

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Addison_Reads
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My last read of 2022.

I loved this dark holiday tale. The writing had some issues here and there, but the story was action-packed, creative, and fun to read.

Krampus is hunting Santa Claus in order to kill him and Jesse, a down on his luck guy who just wants his wife and daughter back gets caught up in the wild chase.

I'm a fan of Brom's work and the Norse mythology in this one was captivating.

Great read to round out the year with.

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Addison_Reads
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@LocalTXLibrarian surprised me with this book. I came home to find a B&N package waiting and I was beyond excited when I opened it.

I'm going to end my year reading this one and I can't wait. 💚💚💚

LocalTXLibrarian i‘m so glad it finally got there! enjoy! ❤️ 1y
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aperfectmjk
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This year's holiday festivities just didn't seem the same this year. Not only was my holiday reading impacted, but my crafting and baking all took a hit. I'm glad Christmas is over honestly. Anyway, despite it all, I managed to finish these three titles for #trappedonanisland

@Clwojick

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1y
Clwojick Hopefully next month is a better one for you. 💜 1y
SamAnne Hang in there. Yay for Krampus. 1y
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ElizaMarie
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Happy holidays !

slategreyskies Happy Holidays to you too!! ❄️✨ 1y
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Nessavamusic
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This is my second Brom book and I can now say I‘m a fan. I really like his new takes on folklore. This one takes place now in West Virginia and features a mix of Pagan and Norse mythology. It is horror but only has a couple very gruesome scenes. Though a touch long, it has some great character building, even if I was hoping for a slightly different ending. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo - bingo 2!
#WinterReadathon

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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DinoMom
Krampus: The Yule Lord | Brom, Gerald Brom
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Sent out my #creepychristmas package today. Forgot to snap a picture. So here is a picture of the Yule Cat instead.

@Tee

Aims42 🤣🤣🤣 1y
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wildwoodreads
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Happy Monday. Did you have a good Thanksgiving weekend? Thanksgiving was great, but I ended up sick the rest of the weekend. So, I didn‘t get to Black Friday shop like I‘d hoped. But I did pick up Krampus. I‘m so excited for a spooky Christmas read.

Tiny Black Friday Haul: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/11/28/my-tiny-black-friday-haul/

ShyBookOwl Omg I completely forgot I bought this three years ago and never read it 😅 Bury me with my TBR so I have something to do in the afterlife 🤦🏾‍♀️ 1y
DaveGreen7777 Sorry you got sick. ☹️ Hope you feel much better! 1y
wildwoodreads @DaveGreen7777 Thanks! I‘m feeling much better now. ☺️ 1y
wildwoodreads @ShyBookOwl I totally understand that. 😂😂😂 1y
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LitsyEvents
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@teebe has opened signups for one week only! See her page for link or with any questions.

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Twainy
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📚 Krampus
🖋️ Stephen King
🎬 Kill Bill
🎸 KMFDM
🎵 Kashmir

#manicmonday #LetterK @CBee

AmyG Kashmir….good choice. 1y
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abookishbutterfly
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It is clear that Brom is more than an exceptional visual artist. He is also a fine craftsman with words, sculpting details into rich, vivid imagery. His storytelling was mesmerizing, w/ unexpected complexities veering into world religion & Norse Mythology. His character development was thorough, as these were people I could care about & cheer for. There was plenty of action, emotional depth, and humor to keep me fully invested in this tale!

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AFrostCauseReads
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I loved this modern retelling of the Krampus myth! It has some really good conversations about the holiday season, how it‘s changed over time, religions impact, and what people want. I also really enjoyed the inventive back story between Krampus and Santa.

If you like Krampus, Yuletide, or anything having to do with Norse mythology, check out this book!

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melissajayne
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The hosts look at the myth of Krampus #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs +6pts

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JenniferEgnor
Krampus: The Yule Lord | Brom, Gerald Brom
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Krampusnacht was on Dec 4, but I wanted to throw this one in there today too with the other holiday books I recommend. Krampus is my favorite being of this time. This book tells his side of the story, in a way you may not expect. I loved it! I hope to see a Krampus parade in Germany one day!

Happy Holidays and Merry Everything!🎄🍄

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KatieDid927
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Thank you so much @Gissy for my awesome #CreepyChristmas package! That tote is so cool! The Nightmare Before Christmas artwork is very pretty. I‘m most excited about the books though! I‘ve been wanting to read Brom‘s Krampus for awhile, and I love Silvia Moreno Garcia! Thanks again! And thanks to @teebe for hosting one of my favorite swaps! #CCS #CreepyChristmasSwap

Gissy I read Krampus and I loved that book, it is creepy and weird but I really enjoyed it. The other book is in my wish list.
The tote and artwork are from my favorite store online Society6. They sell many artworks, totes and mugs related with books. I thought you will like the tote since it is related with Krampus and the artwork because you said that movie was your favorite. There is a black tree to celebrate the creepy Christmas☺️Enjoy your reading
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BethM That tote is cool! 2y
teebe Oh those are cool! I think I‘ll be adding krampus to my tbr now 2y
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reading_rainbow
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Now starting ⛓🌲⭐️❄️ Hopefully I get it read before Christmas. Excited about this one, I was a fan of The Child Thief

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Readergrrl
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Hopefully, my #CreepyChristmas package is NOT being delivered by this guy!! The postal worker looked relatively benign at 3pm, but give it a few more days and I‘m sure we‘ll all look this!!
#CC
#CCS

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KatieDid927
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@Gissy ! I received my #CreepyChristmasSwap package today! Thanks my friend, can‘t wait! @teebe #CCS

Gissy I hope you like what is inside 🤗📚❤️🖤❤️👻 2y
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Readergrrl
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❄️This year, as long as the border remains open, we‘ll be traveling to Canada to be with family. Last year was the first year in my over half-century life that I didn‘t get to Canada for Christmas,so I‘m extra excited this year!!
❄️Gaiman, Miéville, Bardo?!?! I honestly can‘t keep it to 3!
❄️A Mask of Crushing Work-Load Anxiety and Coffee (I‘m a teacher, so just the status quo this time of year! ???)

I‘ll tag my #Round13 #LMPBC partners!!

Karisa 👏👏👏 I‘m a teacher too, so I hear ya! Counting down the days until break. 🎄 2y
Butterfinger Fellow teacher as well. 2y
kspenmoll I so get where you are at & love your fantasy book title!!! #teachersoflitsy 2y
mcipher I love that book title - though hopefully that anxiety dies down a bit soon! ❤️ 2y
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TheBookStacker
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Happy Krampusnacht! Sadly our Germany trip was cancelled due to covid restrictions but I‘ll be celebrating from SoCal! Wish I was in Germany.

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Readergrrl
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Received my #CreepyChristmasSwap package this week!! I‘m getting very excited for this holiday season!!
#CreepyChristmas
#CC

sharread I was thinking you should open it asap because of one gift I had to wrap openly. The rest I wrapped in Christmas rapping. There's a time limit on the one gift sorry, so open the box asap. Hope it's okay. ❤🎄🎄 2y
sharread When you open the box you will see what I mean with the one gift in a white hat. You probably think I've had too much fudge and eggnog. 🤣🤣 2y
Readergrrl @sharread I opened it and found the white hat gift!! I‘ll leave all the others wrapped, but I might have to open that one early!! 🤫🤫🤫😉😉😉 2y
teebe Lol I‘m catching up on posts - you all are so fast! This is great. 2y
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Chrissyreadit
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A fun swap if you like horror and creepy and Christmas! Sign up on @teebe ‘s page.

teebe Thanks for sharing! 2y
Chrissyreadit @teebe 🙌🎉🖤 2y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 2y
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sharread NOS4A2 😳❤❤❤❤ 2y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Whoop whoop! 🎅🏼💀 2y
Sungirl79 Ooooohhhh 😳 2y
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AFrostCauseReads
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Omg, @Aims42 , Thank you!!! 😁 I can‘t wait to start reading this festive book, and am so happily surprised to see it came with a poster of Krampus! 🐐And so much chocolate (I couldn‘t even fit all the Dove chocolates in the picture 😂)!!! 🍫🖤🎄
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting!!!
#jolabokaflodswap

Aims42 Merry Christmas!! I hope you enjoy it all 🎄🍫🎅🏼📚 3y
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Jadams89
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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 A great cover! 3y
Bookgoil Love it! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
TheSpineView 🤩📖📚 3y
aperfectmjk I'll have to check this one out 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick This sounds right up my alley! Great job on the 7 bingos!! 👏 👏 👏 3y
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Nazgul93
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I got my #CreepyChristmas package!!! I'm so excited I can't wait! And I also sent mine out! @teebe

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BookwormOfTheDamned
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New video up! In this episode, I review "Krampus" by Brom.

https://youtu.be/c8_LG3d03Ao

LibrarianRyan My guy would want your shirt so bad. 3y
BookwormOfTheDamned @LibrarianRyan found it on Amazon :) 3y
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Bookworm54
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At the start, I wasn‘t sure whether I would enjoy this. But once we met Krampus I really started to get into it! Such an interesting take on Yule traditions and the assimilation of these into the more Christian Christmas and Santa Claus. And blending some Norse mythology into it was a nice touch.

If I am being honest, based on this, I prefer Krampus to Santa!

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders #HolidayRead

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Gissy Loved that book! 3y
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Bookworm54
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And part 3 is complete! I am going to review in another post, just so I can post all the pretty pictures in the book! ☺️

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders

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Crazycatperson
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My total for week two! #Merryreaders #wintergames @Clwojick

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Bookworm54
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I have finished part 2 now and I definitely got more into the writing. The first part was important to set the scene, but things definitely became more exciting once Krampus was in the picture!

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders #ReadYourWay

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TheSpineView 💜😊👍 3y
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Bookworm54
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I am not sure what I think of the narrative so far, but the illustrations are gorgeous!

#WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders

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Clwojick 🌲 🙌 Way to go! 👏❤ 3y
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Valhalla
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TEArificbooks
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I love a little holiday horror. Stayed up past bedtime to earn some points. The family movie yesterday was Casper. Tonight‘s family movie was Tower of Terror. 16 pts #teamharkness #scarathlon2020 @StayCurious

Total 1140

bthegood @mdm139 me too!! 3y
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bellprincess6
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“You worship death. You and all the One Gods. They seduce mankind with their promises of glory attained in the hereafter, thus blind men to the splendor before them here on earth. One can never expect to achieve enlightenment if one does not first live life to its fullest.”

Been absorbed in this since I picked it up! #krampus #yule #brom

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ElizaMarie
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I love this movie!!!!

Go #TeamNutcracker !!! ❄️ #WinterGames

@Bookworm54 , @Clwojick , @StayCurious

1 point participation + 5 points Holiday Movie = 6 points

Running total: 2,819

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Skygoddess1
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Finished this today. This was a fun, bloody, non traditional holiday read. It was fun learning more about the Yule Lord, Krampus, his relationship to Santa and how the Christmas holiday usurped him. I loved how both Krampus and Santa were each presented as imperfect figures. #WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals #TBRRead #HolidayRead

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TEArificbooks
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Gotta mix up the warm and fuzzy with a little holiday horror
@Clwojick @StayCurious @Bookworm54 #wintergames #teamnutcracker

6 pts total 2043

LibrarianRyan Did you know they made a horrible sequel to this awesome movie. 4y
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alisiakae
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This was a wild, Norse mythology-inspired, hillbilly ride! Krampus vs Santa in the backwoods of Boone County, West Virginia. 🥊 Definitely not your typical holiday read.

Plus Yule goats! 🐐 🐐

TW: domestic abuse, drugs and addiction, child neglect, violence

aprilpohren I am so curious about these books. Going to have to check them out! 4y
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alisiakae
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This is one seriously disturbed Christmas story...and I love it! 🎅🏻😈

rather_be_reading tag it and u will at least get a participation pt 4y
alisiakae @rather_be_reading the points aren‘t all that important for me, and life got a bit crazy this week! 4y
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alisiakae
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We‘re installing a new HVAC system (with 2 new AC units) the first week of January. Tonight we find that our water heater appears to be going too. Calling the plumber tomorrow.

Krampus looks like how I feel at the moment. 🤬😰 #adultingsucks

Alicepondpoe My daughter and I, watch the movie Krampus every year in december while we decorate our Christmas tree 😆. Hope you feel a little less like krampus looks soon! 4y
alisiakae @Alicepondpoe I am feeling a little more human this morning. 😂 4y
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alisiakae
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I really love the illustrations in this book! #WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals

Karisa The book I've tagged has a really good Krampus story by Holly Black. Sounds like creepy, cool Santa. 😜 4y
alisiakae @Karisa Thanks for the recommendation! I‘ll check it out 4y
TiredLibrarian @4thhouseontheleft Isn't that book gorgeous? I have it on display right now. 4y
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alisiakae @TiredLibrarian It is! And I like the story so far, too. 4y
rather_be_reading very cool!! 4y
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