Whoop! Finished the board! I had so much fun doing this and I found some amazing books and authors that I don't think I would have read otherwise
I'll post my list later when I'm at a computer and not finger pecking at my phone
@lgbtqbookbingo @Kenyazero
pickThis was a really amazing read. I can't recommend it enough!
December #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
BIPOC #lgbtqbookbingo @Kenyazero which is my last book for the bingo!
Compete bingo card! I don't think that is what it was intended for but anyway!
#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious
so-soI can see why people enjoyed this book but it fell flat for me. It was clearly written by someone who knows nothing about the UK and has a very shallow or naive understanding on politics
With everything going on right now it felt tone deaf
bailed🤣 The insta love of insta love. Two insufferable and dislikable people fall in love without any build up and that love heals them of their suicidal thoughts, trust issues, self esteem issues ... Yeah. I kept reading because I was sure it couldn't keep getting worse (surprise it did!)
panThis is the last of my free Kindle Christmas books and this was terrible 🤣
The authorial insertions were annoying and there was a strange religious vibe to the whole thing which was not my thing
Week 1 total = 23,470
That was a lot of word search stuff and hours reading
#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious
so-soI was disappointed in this. It might be because it was hyped so much but I found it quite dull to read
pickFull of YA tropes, a little cliched but entertaining and well written. A great victorian ish urban fantasy book that isn't taxing to read
Playing some Mario Kart swapsies and reading when it isn't my turn
Thought this one looked like an easy one to pick up and put down
pickReally enjoyed this short story and holidays during the pandemic. 30 minutes read so nice and quick
panThis is for the second book in the series which was free on Kindle. This wasn't a holiday romance book so much as a romance book with Christmas as a backdrop
There love triangle was weak and I found the set up very strange and forced
so-soThis was a Hallmark film in book form which I found really hard to handle. Reading is effort and I have to concentrate whereas with films I can zone out
If you want Hallmark romance then give this a go
panThis is a family saga book not a holiday romance. There was a lot going on and a lot of characters. The plots I found interesting didn't get much time and the ones I find boring took up a lot of time
so-soAnother short romance. This one used to be a Merlin/Arthur fanfiction that was then published for charity and is now free
pickA short, sweet holiday romance
It was about a thirty minute read and it's still free on the Kindle for anyone that wants to give the author a go
2 Red and White
This is one of my #averymerrybingo picks this year as it was on December TBR last year and never got read!
#festivephotochallenge #wintergames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @staycurious
1: @mrsmarch March B-day
2: No one! Booo
3: It's a small TBR
4: @TheAromaofBooks because of Book Spin Bingo and @Kenyazero because of their recs - not on the team but whatever!
5: @peanutnine
6: @Crazeedi might not be ugly but its a jumper
7: @Hansarjohnson
8: @galueth28
9: @Bookworm54
10: My cat but he doesn't read ... 😻
December #bookspinbingo I'm not sure if I can get any bingos but I can definitely get through a lot of the Christmas books
@TheAromaofBooks
Ok, ok, ok! I was planning on reading Hani and Ishu next as it's the last book I need for #lgbtqbookbingo
#bookspin Hexbreaker by Jordan L Hawk
#doublespin Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
@TheAromaofBooks
so-soThis is an unremarkable and easy Christmas romance. It was fluffy and cute, great for a lazy morning in bed
pickReally enjoyable. I think this is the last in the series and it felt like a good ending
There were a few occasions that threw me out of the book because it didn't feel right for the setting. Just a few things that didn't read quite right for being in the UK
Oh wow! Thanks to everyone who signed up! There are a lot more of you than expected which is amazing!
With December being full of readathons, challenges and real life stuff I thought I‘d better get some rules and stuff up before January 1st
#roll100 is a super chill challenge to help clear down some TBR piles or just to randomise your reading
Boyfriend bought me a dice advent calendar because he knows me so well 😍😍😍😍
1 Red and Green for #festivephotochallenge #wintergames2021 #TeamGameSleighers
@StayCurious
pickAbsolutely brilliant book about family, gods, and ghosts. It was a little darker than I expected and it was a slow build but definitely worth the wait
It's my day off so I'm powering through my books and ignoring the large pile of laundry
so-soA collection of winter themed romance short stories. They were all as cliched and as implausible as any holiday Hallmark film.
The writing was good, there was build up to the romances and the sex scenes were pretty decent.
November #bookspinbingo results! No bingos but I read both the #bookspin and #doublespin
@TheAromaofBooks
Yet another new book because my other ones didn't fit in my bag 😅 Hairdresser running late so found a nice graveyard to sit and read in
Another for #shelfofshame because I found a bookmark 3 chapters in!
@Clwojick
There is snow on the ground, I have no work as everyone cancelled because of the snow and I forgot my book so I'm starting a new one
Also, fleece lined jeans are amazing 🤩
Ovid is not impressed that I'm staying up late reading when I should be in bed cuddling him. Oops
My current books for #ShelfofShame challenge
These are books that I've been 'reading' for months - this just means I started it, put it down and forgot about it 😅
It's a terrible habit I have when I feel restless so I wany to just read or discard not have them sitting on my shelf for ages
@Clwojick
panThis may be because I'm stuffed full of cold but I found this book really hard to follow. I didn't particularly like the writing style, I found it bounced around without saying much.
It was a bit too technical to for me which again, full of cold, made it even harder to read
November #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
pickNot as good as some others in the series but still a cosy, easy read
Ooft! December time! Here is my #bookspin list Mostly books from my TBR pile and some winter themed ones that I got for free on the Kindle ... I've got high hopes for them! 😅
Will try #bookspinbingo again because I've got lots of down time over December
@TheAromaofBooks
pickThe right level of cringe and second hand embarrassment to make the teenage characters realistic
Really great read, enjoyed it immensely
My 100 books for #roll100 These are nearly all books that have sat on my shelves for years
I've also filled it out on Storygraph. If anyone uses it check out the challenge Litsy 100 Rolls by @amandajoy
I am embarking on an epic challenge to try and clear down my books and not buy any new ones in 2022. I‘m combining this with my unhealthy love of dice to create #roll100
Anyone can join me! It‘s just a fun way to clear down TBR piles and I get to take pictures of my pretty dice
Make a list of 100 books you want to read and every month I‘ll roll to get a number between 1-100 and you read that book
Sign up https://forms.gle/zSoVNJotvo8ZofWG7
#novelnovember update as I won't have much time to read this weekend
Finished by #bookspin book Piranesi and started The Extraordinaries which will count as E in my read the alphabet challenge. All the things I wanted to do! 😅
@Andrew65
What reading apps do people use?
Goodreads is becoming increasingly frustrating to use so I want to swap to something else. I want to track what I've read and be able to search for stuff so I don't buy something I've already read
I'd also like something that tracks time spent reading
Cat for attention 😅
#bookapps #readingapps
pickI started reading this because the live action is super cute. The manga is super cute as well.
The live action follows it quite faithfully so the first volume is episodes 1-2.
It's a quick and fluffy read and I'm looking forward to reading more.
My December TBR pile for #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers
Mostly library books I keep renewing and never reading and a few books that have been on my #bookspin lists for months
@StayCurious
Goal setting time for #wintercosy
I have two goals - 1) I want to finish #lgbtqbookbingo before the end of this year and 2) Read the library books I keep renewing so I can return them
1) No, I don't like being told what to read
2) Books you want to share with people
3) Both - Depends what kind of group you're in
#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz
pickI've actually wanted to read this since it first came out and I just hadn't. Bought it for my niece for Christmas, I really enjoyed it as it was a super sweet story. Hope she enjoys it too!
pickBeautiful book
pickWell this was fucking weird, enjoyable but weird. I'm not sure if I liked it but it was an experience to read it
November #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
I'd like to start (and maybe finish) my #bookspin book Piranesi and find a book beginning with E that I can use for the alphabet reading challenge
#novelnovember @Andrew65
This is mostly for me but I would be thrilled if anyone wants to join me!
#wintercosy is all about cosying up with a book during those long winter days. Your books can be cosy, or you can be cosy, it doesn‘t matter just read and be happy!
Set your own goals and have fun
If you want to join in make a post with your goals and tag me @puddlejumper and I will comment with appropriate appreciative noises
