#festivephotochallenge #bookandchill

#wintergames2021 +15 for #mistletoemaniacs

Day 3 wrap up for #WinterGames2021

A fantastic 5 hours of reading!
📙A Season for Second Chances finished-review on my page
📖Tic-Tac Mistletoe 20%
🎧The Matzah Ball 75%
Watched first episode of British Baking Show Holidays

400+5+1=406 points for #mistletoemaniacs
Readathons:
#bookspinbingo
#christmasreadingchallenge
#littenlistenbingo
#bangingthroughthesnow
#averymerrybingo
#averymerryreadathon
#wintercosy
#thefestivereadathon

This was a very sweet book, that I would call more women‘s fiction than romance, though it has a sweet slow burn love story. I love a good 40something woman finding herself story. A delightful small town story with a charming cast of characters. It is a little slow at times but still charming. 4⭐️
#wgwordsearch 25 x 10 = 250
+25 wintery read +1 for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Twofer here! #christmasornamenthunt - Ornament that is a character +10
#festivephotochallenge #silverbells
This book looks so cute, added it to my Hoopla queue! +15 +1
#mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Day 2 reading time: a bit over 3 hours!
🎧The Matzah Ball 40% done
📖A Season of Second Chances 62% done

30 x 8 + 1 = 241 points for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021
Readathons:
#bookspinbingo
#christmasreadingchallenge
#littenlistenbingo
#bangingthroughthesnow
#averymerrybingo
#averymerryreadathon
#wintercosy
#thefestivereadathon

A good friend of mine just self published her first short story. If you enjoy paranormal romance you can check it out here: https://www.evelynecrowe.com/

#festivephotochallenge #redandwhite

16 points for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Here is my #bookspinbingo card for my #decembertbr One book already done!

My #bookspin pick is: The Ninth Rain
My #doublespin pick is: Tic-Tac-Mistletoe

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks for organizing!

Day 1 - not a ton of reading today but a good 2 hours.
Finished Christmas at Rose Bend 🎧
In Progress:
📖A Season for Second Chances
🎧The Matzah Ball

20x8+1=161 points for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021
Readathons:
#bookspinbingo
#christmasreadingchallenge
#littenlistenbingo
#bangingthroughthesnow
#averymerrybingo
#averymerryreadathon
#wintercosy
#thefestivereadathon

My #WinterSolsticeSwap arrived a couple days ago, forgot to post! Very excited for this one.
Thanks @BarkingMadRun
#wss

First Christmas movie of the month and I really enjoyed it. Gotta love a romance with over 40 characters and age appropriate actors. Very cute and loved all the side characters. +6 points
#mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

First set for the #christmasornamenthunt

1. Ornament that sparkles
2. Ornament with North Pole Character on it
3. Ornament that makes noise-singing 🐓
4. Ornament that looks good enough to eat
5. Ornament with an animal on it

+51 points for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Day 1 #FestivePhotoChallenge #redandgreen

+15 points for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

This was an ok small town holiday romance. I wanted to like it more, but it had several meh characters, including a whiny tween. I deal with those at work so I don‘t need to have them in my romance. 3⭐️
+26 points for #mistletoemaniacs #WinterGames2021
First book off my tbr!
#wgwordsearch 10 words x 10 = 100 points

Hey #mistletoemaniacs and anyone else who wants to play! #wintergames2021

So I may be going a little wild in my reading goals for December. I have saved all these above to participate in as well as #bookspinbingo

#blameitonlitsy go team #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

My final #tbr card results for November:
Completed #bookspin & #doublespin reads!
5 bingos for #bookspinbingo

1 additional book read not on card - The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley
17 books read
1 DNF - Piranesi

So many incredible reads this month, too hard to pick a favorite - I had 9 5⭐️reads!

Made m time goal and then some for #20in4 #readathon

Finished Skyward and started two winter/Christmas romances to kick off my #wintergames #decembertbr

This was so good! A YA Sci-fi epic that feels like a mix of Top Gun and Star Wars. After needing to take a break from YA that was all seeming the same, it is great to find some great YA books again. I look forward to continuing this series. 5⭐️
2 bingos for my #bookspinbingo 3rd book done for #20in4 #readathon

End of Day 3 of #20in4 #readathon

2 books finished today
Redemptor & A Shadow in the Ember

50% through Skyward
Started Christmas in Rose Bend which starts my holiday reading binge!

So close to 20 hours so I‘ll definitely surpass it tomorrow!

Loved this! Part of the Blood & Ash world, this spin off answers a lot of back story of that series. Really entertaining read. Not really a standalone, so I do recommend reading the Blood & Ash series first. This is #romantsy but it is a slow burn. 5⭐️
Another #bookspinbingo and my second book done for #20in4 #readathon

My #WeeklyForecast for Nov 28-Dec 4

Excited to start #WinterGames with team #MistletoeManiacs
Currently reading:
🎧A Shadow in the Ember - may finish tonight
📖Skyward - going to try to finish tomorrow

Up Next:
🎧A Christmas in Rose Bend & The Matzah Ball
📚The Ninth Rain & A Season for Second Chances

This duology is just beautiful. Though the pacing of this second book is not perfect-it drags at times I‘m the first half, and the resolution feels rushed-it is still the best and most original YA fantasy I‘ve ever read. 4.5⭐️
Another square for my #bookspinbingo and first book done for #20in4 Readathon

#sundayfunday
1. Hugo from Under the Whispering Door, he‘s so calm and peaceful.
2. Comfy clothes and calm music. Also, of course, a good book!
3. Kristen Ashley is always my go to comfort reread.

Day two of the #24in4 Readathon! Half way there is your goal. Also read a lot of pages, but didn‘t finish any of my books, but they are all over 400 pages. Hope to finish at least 1 today! Still enjoying all three.

My #bookreport for Nov 21-27

Finished:
📙The Blade Itself 4⭐️
🎧Shadow‘s Claim 4⭐️
📙The Perks of Loving a Wallflower 5⭐️
📙The Silence of Girls 4⭐️

DNF - Piransi

In Progress:
📖Skyward 40%
📖Redemptor 65%
🎧A Shadow in the Ember 65%

#weekendreads
1.📖Reading Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, Redemptor by Jordan Fueko & 🎧 to A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L Armentrout
2. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse - so good
3. Adding tagged to my tbr!

The last of my swaps will be shipping out Monday!
#littlechristmasswap #lcs #jolabokaflodswap

The first of my many swaps arrived for me! #littlechristmasswap #lcs
Thanks @Lovesbooks87

Aiming for the 20 hours of reading this #20in4 Readathon weekend. Hope to finish these three before the end of the month. All are really good so far.
Today‘s progress - almost 5 1/2 hours
📖Redemptor 30% in
📖Skyward 25% in - this one is so good!!
🎧A Shadow in the Ember 50%
I also beta read a friend‘s short story.

“My name is Tarisai Kunleo, and no one I loved would ever die again.”

#FirstLineFridays

This grim, woman‘s perspective of the Trojan war is not a pleasant read but very well written. I do want to continue reading the next book. Again this is quite dark, probably entirely true accounting of the treatment of women during war. 4⭐️ Another square done for my #bookspinbingo tbr.

This is absolutely charming and adorable. This is book 2 in a newer series by Erica Ridley. It is on its way to being one of my favorite historical romance series. Though each is a standalone, I do recommend reading book 1 of the Wild Wynchesters first! 4.5⭐️ #romantsy

#wondrouswednesday 🥧🍁🦃
1. Ilona Andrews, Lisa Kleypas, Nora Roberts
2. I love Beatrice and Rhys
3. Tagged is my last added

Another book done and another #bookspinbingo
I love this series! This is book 12 in the Immortals After Dark paranormal romance series. Each one is a standalone story with interlocking characters so it is best read in order. A mysterious vampire from a hidden realm and a sorceress w/out her power who is on the verge of being queen of a demon realm. It‘s good times. Not my fav of the series, as it‘s lacking a bit of the humor. 4⭐️

#Two4Tuesday

📚Yes, trying to get another #bookspinbingo so hopefully finishing a couple more tbr books
🥧Pie!

My #DecemberTBR 🎄

Lots of wintery/holiday reads and some epic fantasy. Posting early for #WinterGames for team #MistletoeManiacs I will also be enjoying #bookspinbingo fun one more time for 2021!
📚🤶🏻❄️☃️🌃

Hi #mistletoemaniacs

One of our buddy reads is on sale on audible!
#wintergames2021

This is odd and tedious and I‘m not digging it. Sticking to my goal of DNFing books I‘m not enjoying. My first sort of #bookspinbingo as it‘s off my tbr!

My #weeklyforecast for Nov 21-27
Currently Reading:
📖The Perks of Loving a Wallflower 29%
🎧Shadow‘s Claim 60%
📖Skyward 4%

Up Next:
📚Redemptor
📚Piranesi
🎧A Good Girl‘s Guide to Murder
🎧A Shadow in the Ember

#sundayfunday

1. Definitely Nora Roberts, she is such a force for women authors and the romance genre.
2. Nope
3. Tagged book is like a warm hug.

This one took me a while to finish, but it had an excellent ending which made up for the very slow paced first half. Such intriguing, brutal, terrible yet likable characters. I am intrigued to continue the trilogy. 4⭐️ My #bookspin pick complete!

My #BookReport for Nov 14-20
Finished:
🎧The Last Graduate 5⭐️
📙The Rake Mistake 4⭐️
📙The Hawthorne Legacy 5⭐️
🎧Muse of Nightmares 5⭐️
Currently Reading:
📖The Blade Itself- will finish tomorrow
🎧Shadow‘s Claim 25%
📖Perks of Loving a Wallflower 29%

#weekendreads
1. Quite determined to finish tagged this weekend, listening to Shadow‘s Claim by Kresley Cole and reading The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley.
2. Pumpkin bread
3. The Bakeshop at Pumpkin & Spice - though I only finished the first of this book of novellas. I DNF‘d the other two. This book screams cozy fall goodness.

Getting the first two of my too many swaps ready to ship next week. Should head out Monday or Tuesday. #CreepyChristmas #WinterSolsticeSwap
🎄🎁📚🎅🏻

“Only fools crawled to the surface.”
#FirstLineFridays

This is such a fun idea I had to sign up! Another way to make a dent in my massive #2022tbr. Head over to @PuddleJumper to play #Roll100

Loved book 2 in this duology! Such beautiful lyrical prose. A completely original fairy tale. I don‘t really want to say much about the books other then you should read them. 5⭐️ 2 more squares for my #bookspinbingo and another book complete for #NovelNovember

Erica Ridley is a new favorite. #romantsy