pickThis was a sweet festive story. Oh the setting is beautiful. It touches on the subject of loss which is tough but its not focused on. The plot is a steady fun build up to a brilliant ending,perfect for the plot. I loved Andi working out what she wants. Plus the kindle edition gives a link to short follow on story. Festive and fun. 4* #ReindeerGamers #WinterGames @LiseWorks
Just checking in to see if @thewallflower0707 and @Yuki_Onna have got there #Jolakflodswap yet?
I sent the the first week in December.
@MaleficentBookDragon I sent you proof of posting via email for both.
Oh my stars!!! I came home to a package today - it was a wonderful gift from @AkashaVampie Thank you so much for this awesome book, it has been on my TBR forever!! Can‘t wait to start reading it!!! You are so sweet!!! 💙💙💙💙
Totally forgot to post. Finally got my #wintersolstice and #jolabokaflodswap packages in the mail (took me multiple trips to the post office.) I forgot to put the hashtag on the #jolabokaflod package, so @Soubhiville the package you get from Nebraska is for the swap! @sprainedbrain @Chrissyreadit @MaleficentBookDragon
What a cruddy picture 🤣😂 but #fallingforswap and #cbbc packages are on their way to their respective destinations. Due dates are the 13th and 14th of next week. @Avanders @Chrissyreadit @Mommamanzi
Got this in the mail from #putinepenpals today for my birthday. I think it‘s a book holder. Thank you so much @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego; it was much appreciated.
Day six of #the12coloursofDecember is Silver.
I got this one for my Kindle for free but haven't read it yet...surprise, surprise.
#wintergames2020 #wintergames #merryreaders @Clwojick
I don‘t have words to tell you how much Jessica‘s ( @Lovesbooks87 ) support has meant this school year. I needed to replace missing books and wanted to make the selections as diverse as possible. Jessica has sent boxes of books for my classroom three times! And just look at these amazing titles!!!! Thank you, Jessica. You have made a huge difference!
Forgot to post these, some of the #litsylove I've received lately. Thanks @Kaila-ann and @catiewithac ! I love this group 🤗
Even though they‘re all short, I probably won‘t have time to read all of these before year‘s end, but I‘ll do my best! #teamnutcracker #wintergames
My friend came in to work today with a stack of books for me. I was so excited, I was like a kid in a candy store. ? When I got home my fiancé said “I wish I got that happy over a book”. Silly guy he just doesn‘t know the joy they bring. Has anyone read any of these? Thoughts?
I usually like to leave these as surprises but apparently BD does not have a "leave a note" option ?
Anyway..... @KarynGood If a box from BD that you didn't order shows up at your house....Happy Birthday ?
This was on my desk when I came in to work this morning. It's lovely to be thought of but especially in a bookish way ☺️ 💗📚
I received the Christmas Gift Box that I bought from @MyBookSwapClub . Really nice things inside: fuzzy socks, a bookmark, bookish pin, candy, bath toiletries, a candle and book. Plus a Christmas card. Great present for myself.
#Christmas #giftideas #giftingisfun #gifts #giftsforme #mybookswapclub
My book mail today contained a copy of love this newly-released mystery! I've been reading this cozy mystery series from far more years than I care to confess to 😂 And, a package of goodies from Lynn Austin for being on her lunch team for legacy of Mercy ♥️
Totally blown away by the generosity and awesomeness of my first ever Litsy bookswap. Thanks @slightlyfoxed ! #conandoyleswap
Look what just arrived in the mail: a surprise gift all the way from Australia! #luckyme #Ifeelloved
Thank you so much @TsundokuAleax for the thoughtful surprise - a booksleeve and bookmark - I've been using your gift all weekend at my choir concerts! I was so touched! Can't wait to do another round of #lmpbc 😁
Something unexpected arrived in the mail today which made my daughter squeal with glee. I may have joined her. Thank you so much @bedandabook it really wasn‘t necessary but we love it! It really made our day. My daughter said “Maddy is the most awesome girl.” I‘m glad we were able to help make her holiday and you certainly made our February!
Speaking of Secret Litsy Presents, this was in my mailbox at work. I just can't believe it. @Callemarie and @Smangela sent me this awesome package because they heard I didn't get a #secretsantagoespostal. Seriously, how are there this many people here that are so dedicated to making Litsy the greatest place on earth? Angela and Britain, I was overwhelmed when I got your package. I'm so excited to read these books that you love! 👇
I love everything @JSW sent me. I am looking forward to the Kate Morton (I think I have all her books on my TBR) and the The Wilder Life (I read all the Little House books as a kid). I had too laugh as to the reason you picked Glazed Murder (I love doughnuts too 😃). The coffee smells phenomenal and I can‘t wait to try it with doughnuts 🍩. The socks are awesome and I adore the bookmarks. Thank you again with all my heart ❤️ ❤️❤️ #ssgp.
Found a bookish surprise on my porch this morning that I didn‘t even realize was delivered last night! Thank you @Julsmarshall ! Both are from my TBR and I can‘t wait to crack them open! 🎁📚❤️
I‘m a big believer in homemade gifts. They‘re always more meaningful than anything store-bought. I‘m also a big believer in bookmarks. I‘ve made cross-stitch bookmarks, and I have a beautiful crochet bookmark a friend made for me, but these are definitely unique. My husband made a collection of bookmarks for me out of wood - each with its own special toggle and message. 💕
Here is a pic of all the Christmas 🎄 goodness from @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Misty, You are so kind and generous! 2 books from my TBR, a @BookBabe bookmark, sweet magnetic bookmarks, note pads, an adorable owl notebook, and sweets! 😍😍😍
I had a lovely unexpected surprise waiting for me when I got home from Disney. My dear #LitsyPenPals match @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks sent me a box of Lovely Christmas goodness! 🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄
Thank you B&N! Just in time for some #secretsantakids shopping
I‘m closing this up now & away it goes. Secret Santa on the way to you. 😉🎉🎉
Thanks for the tag @merelybookish . 1. Classics, children‘s lit, ya, literary fiction, non-fiction selectively, mysteries, suspense. 2. This is tough - classics (Dostoevsky and Forster); current - Lahiri, strout, Louise Penny, Diaz; 3. Horror; 4. More regional writers/Native American writing; 5. Down the rabbit hole (poorly written and ridiculous), anything by current pres; 6. @hes7 @Reviewsbylola
1) YA, contemporary/historical romance, rom-com, (urban) fantasy, non-fiction/sciences, (forensic) thriller,... Pretty ecclectic.
2) one? Gaiman, VE Schwab, Laini Taylor - doors, coats, Londons
3) I don't want to exclude anyone or anything but I'm not very keen on biographies
4) erm...?
5) "50 Grades of Shame" - anything with unhealthy relationships
6) goodness - anyone who hasn't done this yet
#giftswapsurvey @teebe
Thanks for the tag @thewallflower0707 😘
1. I'm a huge fan of supernatural and fantasy novels
2. Leigh Bardugo is one of my favorites for sure
3. I like to try everything once but anything depicting sexual violence is automatic bail for me
4. The Classics... Maybe.
5. Ruby by Cynthia Bond, I tried to read it 3 times and couldn't
6. @Avanders 👋
#giftswapsurvey @teebe
1. I don't bathe (but I do shower, I promise!)
2. Flavorful Lipbalms 😘
3. Sure
4. Love them all! 💅
5. Iman once said her best accessory was her husband David Bowie. Since I'm not married, can anyone get me Henry Cavill 😉😁
6. You're all tagged!
#allaboutme2017
#secretsantagoespostal
@Clwojick
Had a parent of a former student bring me a gift yesterday. She said she used to have a bookstore in China before they moved to the US called Unfree Books and gave me three bookmarks of authors. Can anyone tell who they are? The lady author's info is in Russian so I don't actually know who she is but I do know the other two. The students and families I get to work with are the best!
1. I love rose gold and turquoise. Or anything watercolor 🎨
2. Disney, cactus, traveling, snowboarding, Harry Potter (💙)
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. YA, middle grade (I teach middle school), memoirs
5. Coffee and tea (weird I know...)
6. I love audiobook coloring 🖍
7. My Goodreads and Litsy TBR lists are all books I do not own
I keep refreshing my email in anticipation of receiving my match for #SecretSantaGoesPostal but since I haven't received it yet, I'll do another survey ⛄️
1. Yay! 2. Silver 3. Yay! 4. Nay 5. Yay! 6. Nay 7. Yay!
🌵 Rainbow! No seriously...I️ love multicolored and all the colors things
🌵 Books? Lol! Cactus! Things about AZ or the desert Southwest, earrings, cards, maps, travel (within then US)
🌵 The Phantom Tolbooth
🌵 YA, middle grade, general literary fiction and mystery
🌵 Hmm Trump?
🌵 I️m a lawyer! ⚖️
🌵 My Amazon wishlist and Litsy TBR are all books I want and don‘t own
🌵 @Onlaughterandliteracy
#GiftSwapSurvey
1. Gray, lavender, green
2. Stationery products, pens, anything fun or unique
3. Seriously, one??? Sherlock Holmes canon
4. Lit Fiction, classics, classic mysteries, sci fi like Gaiman, Adams
5. Romance (no shade just not what I read), YA (same caveat)
6. I love non-fiction about travel
7. Goodreads profile is Rebecca Demaree and my tbr-owned shows what I have from my tbr list.
8. @kamoorephoto @Alicia @SkeletonKey @TricksyTails
#giftideasthisorthat #gifting #thisorthat
Thanks @Tiffy_Reads for this gifting prompt!
🎁 both
🎁both
🎁coffee
🎁candle
🎁both
🎁both- my house is old & very drafty!!!
🎁nope
🎁🎉🍾🤶🏻🎄⛄️
🎁 I love used books, even if they are banged up!
🎁 Stand Alone
🎁 Coffee or Dr.Pepper!
🎁 Candles
🎁 Neutrals, with pops of color!
🎁 Blankets for sure
🎁 No...They are cute, but I don‘t love clutter on my shelves.
#giftideasthisorthat
Thought this may be useful for the upcoming #secretsantagoespostal #wintersolsticebookexchange !
New...
Both!
Tea
Candle
Both... I love hot pink and black lol
Warm blankets
Yes to funko pop figures
#giftideasthisorthat
@Tiffy_Reads
1) Used or new: either is fine
2) I like series & stand alones
3) Coffee or tea, please
4) Candles
5) I like all the colors
6) Fuzzy socks!
7) No to the Funko Pop Figures. I like em but need the room for books. #giftideasthisorthat
#giftideasthisorthat @Tiffy_Reads
🎄Both is perfectly fine
🎄If it‘s a series i‘ve never read id prefer the 1st book in the series but i love either
🎄Coffee or hot chocolate
🎄wax cubes, i have a burned at work
🎄i love all colors
🎄fuzzy socks
🎄i like pop figures
Both! New books are pretty and shiny, old books have stories and histories (I love finding notes in old books)
Generally stand-alones these days. I'm part way through too many series right now!
TEA! TEA! TEA!
Both. I love candles, and I've got a couple Scentsy warmers too.
BRIGHT 🎉
Yes please, socks and blankets and teas, oh my!
Not really my thing. They're cute, but I don't have much room for them!
#giftideasthisorthat @Tiffy_Reads
Just wanting to get some new ideas!!
Off to the post first thing Monday morning!! So excited for the 31st. 📚👹❤️🕷🦇🏰🔦🖤☠️👀
Did a jump for joy as I opened my mailbox today and found this beauty!!! 😍 can't wait for Halloween now... thank you so much @Cinfhen ! 😁 #halloweengoespostal #fallbookexchange @BookishMarginalia
Thank you @leslieseidel ‼️‼️‼️‼️ holy crap‼️ this stuff is amazing ‼️ I could just die over this bag❤️❤️👏👏🎉💕🎈#bibliophilebookexchange
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