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Which books did you buy as gifts this holiday season?

I went with a witchy theme for my 5-year-old niece. The inspiration was a Witch‘s Apothecary Potion Kit that I found on Etsy; it incorporates STEM, sensory play, and social emotional learning. It comes with rhyming spell cards (for things like kindness & courage), and a slew of special, bottled ingredients. I also got us “matching” hagstone/fairy-stone necklaces.

Wrapped & ready! ✨🎄🔮

Had a surprisingly fabulous spot of luck in the book corner of Goodwill. I don‘t usually find this many books but it seemed someone had dropped off many queer reads and witchy books from their collection, as well as authors I‘ve read and enjoyed! Plus an instant pot book that tells me how to use the darn thing 🤭 #BookHaul #UsedBooks

So let's pick a 12 hour audiobook when trying to meet our reading goal for the year. 🤦🏾‍♀️ I've been getting into the LitRPG genre lately, and while this book isn't really LitRPG, it's adjacent. 5 more books to read by the end of the month. I can do this!

LibraryThing Early Reviewer book.

Narrated in 1st person, present tense from 2 POVs; Raina & Alexus. There's supposed to be sexual tension between them but I'm not really feeling it. Starting part II of IV
Competently written but if I put it down it doesn‘t call me to pick it up again and the quality of the. writing fluctuates a bit.

This was a cute witchy romance!

The premise is super fun. It‘s about two witches who fall in love during a spell casting reality show competition. The competition parts were very entertaining to read.

The romance aspect worked very well. The two leads, Penelope and Gil, made a great couple. I loved their dynamic and their chemistry.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/review-witch-you-would/

Happy Samhain everyone.
#Samhain #Halloween #TurningOfTheWheel #CelticNewYear #FireFestival

Wishing a blessed Samhain to everyone who celebrates this season! I am sharing one of my many altar spaces (embroidery courtesy of the lovely @StaceGhost And thought I‘d share books my beloved Grandma and Dad shared with me as part of my Ancestor journey- please feel free to share books you have been inspired to read by ancestors also🖤Mine will be tagged- and I love all of them!

I was terrible about logging my books this month but I did a lot of reading and cleared the board! The tagged book was great! A cozy, witchy, fantasy and I enjoyed every minute on #audio .

#MajicMonday @Eggs
The best Halloweens I ever had were when we lived in Dublin. It was a serious affair. We would spend weeks building a community bonfire and guarding it so no others would rob it. The day of Halloween we ate colcannon and barmbrack, dressed up in costumes and partied with the neighborhood at the bonfire to scare all the evil away. It was my favorite night of the year.