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Winter Games
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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During the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people died from the use of nuclear weapons in Nuclear War I and other nuclear disasters. Dr. Newtan's book describes the disastrous consequences of the following nuclear developments all of which occurred in the 20th century: The Trinity Test of a nuclear device (explosion) The destruction of Hiroshima by a uranium bomb The destruction of Nagasaki by a plutonium bomb The hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, and cobalt bomb Radioactive fallout Radiological weapons The BRAVO Test (hydrogen bomb) Three Mile Island nuclear reactor disaster Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster Fermi I breeder reactor disaster Nuclear submarine disasters (U.S., U.S.S.R.) Thresher nuclear submarine disaster Scorpion nuclear submarine disaster Nuclear satellite disasters Lost nuclear weapons Lost nuclear fissile materials for weapons Nuclear waste disasters Acts of war on nuclear facilities Nuclear terrorism Proliferation of nuclear weapons Nuclear reactors in space Nuclear weapons in space Nuclear waste can it be safely stored for millennia?
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Texreader
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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kwmg40 Impressive!! 10mo
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Texreader
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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tpixie Happy New Year 🥳🥂📚 10mo
Ruthiella Happy New Year to you! 🥂 10mo
mrp27 Happy New Year! 🥂 10mo
Reggie Happy New Year! 10mo
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Texreader
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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PJs
Sleep
Mug (hot chocolate)
Couch
Slippers

It‘s all about comfort!

Typical: I sleep, which I plan to do by midnight. But before that, we are going to have champagne for the first time. Our daughter turned 21 in November and is wanting to try it for the first time. So maybe I‘ll get tipsy and wobble into bed. 😃

#Snowangels #WinterGames

@emilymdxn

 @kwmg40 @5feet.of.fury @Nessavamusic @sblbooks @MsRadioSilence @CogsOfEncouragement

Emilymdxn Sounds like a great time with the family! 10mo
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MsRadioSilence
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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1) PJs! Since I‘m all by my lonesome in AK, no party this year :)
2) stay up (I‘m a night owl anyway)
3) mug ❤️ my champagne flute was in my trailer that got stolen lol
4) couch fs
5) slipper

Usual NYE plans are parties at someone else‘s house (my boyf‘s friend‘s birthday is today, so usually his) and we play games, take shots, and eat snacks until the ball drops and we uber home. Meetup the next morning for Chipotle and picking up cars lol

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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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We have one more game for #wintergames team #snowangels!! Can you believe how fast this has gone by??

1. Party dress ?
2. Stay up but just til like 12.30
3. Champagne all the way
4. Couch. I wanna be fancy but I don‘t wanna pay for admission for some 680 new year event that would be (d8 any other day of the year
5. Comfy but pretty flats…?

I normally do Chinese takeout w my parents but they‘re away so I‘ll be at my childhood bestie‘s house

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StayCurious
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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#TeamWreathItAndWeep - I totally forgot to post this week‘s #WinterGames weekly game (with Christmas fast approaching I‘m not functioning on all cylinders). Good news is we‘ve decided to extend this game until Jan 1st so you have plenty of time to play and gain a ton of points! Have fun!

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Emilymdxn
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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PuddleJumper That's gotta be 11mo
Emilymdxn @PuddleJumper it is! 50 points for you 11mo
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Lizpixie
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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My tentative #WinterGames TBR for #TeamEvergreen is a mixture of seasonal reads, thrillers, scifi, mystery & translated stories. There‘s a few ebooks & audiobooks as well so I‘m pretty much set but I‘m sure I‘ll be adding mood reads on top! 26pts

Clwojick Looks great! 12mo
Skygoddess1 The Dead Take the A Train looks so good 12mo
PathfinderNicole Oooh Winter Spirits looks fun! 12mo
Jadams89 Awesome list!! 11mo
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Clwojick
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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We are sad to announce that due to personal schedules, this years #WinterGames will be cancelled. Unfortunately we simply won‘t be able to host the event, and give it all the effort and attention it deserves. We are so sorry, as we know many of you look forward to it each year, but we‘ll will be back at it in 2023. Best of luck with your end of year reading goals, and we wish you the happiest of holidays. ❤️

Crazeedi I was always in aww of what you and @StayCurious accomplished and did for the games! So much time and effort! Thank you both for your hard work of years past. You are the best!! 2y
Bookwormjillk No worries @Clwojick @StayCurious I think we can all see how much work those challenges are, and understand! Happy holidays ❤️💚 2y
Emilymdxn Completely understand! It must be so much work. If you‘re ever looking for people to take on some administrative/points adding up weight in future when you‘re able to run it again (no pressure) I‘d be happy to lend a hand 💖 2y
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Bookworm54 You both put so much effort in, of course you want to give it your all! Enjoy the break 🥰 2y
IndoorDame Glad to hear you and @StayCurious are looking after yourselves! Thank you both for all the time and hard work you put in! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Oh, so sad!!! But I know it's a LOT of time and that is definitely a finite resource!! I hope you and @StayCurious have a lovely holiday season!! 2y
Jerdencon I can‘t even imagine the work - take the time to enjoy the holidays!, 💕 2y
Jerdencon Take the time to enjoy the holidays!! 💕 2y
Nelnjali Oh, won't lie, this does make me sad, but I totally understand! Thank you both for running an excellent Scarathlon event, and I hope you both have a wonderful holiday season! 2y
5feet.of.fury 💙 Thanks for all you do, enjoy your holiday season! 2y
tpixie I‘ve never played, but I cannot imagine the amount of time and effort. It takes to organize one of these events. Enjoy your holiday, season and happy reading. 🌺🎄❄️ 2y
Read4life You two are amazing! Thank you for all of the work you put into these readathons. 💙 Hope you both can just enjoy the season. 2y
PathfinderNicole Totally get it! Hoping you and @StayCurious have a fantastic holiday season! 2y
Laughterhp Thanks for letting us know. Totally understandable and take of yourselves and enjoy the season! 2y
PuddleJumper That is sad but I cannot imagine the time and effort it takes to put it on. Thank you both for all you do and I hope you have a good holiday season! 2y
AnnR Thanks for letting us know and all the effort both of you put into #scarathlon this year. 🙂🍁⛄ 2y
tdrosebud This is a bummer, but I completely understand. I can only begin to imagine the undertaking it is on you both. I'll look forward to next year! 2y
MidnightBookGirl I guess that means I can start reading Christmas books now rather than trying to hoard them for December. I‘ll miss participating, but I completely understand the need to skip a year. It‘s so much work, and during a busy time of the year. Thank you and @StayCurious for creating such a fun event that is worth the wait! 2y
CaitZ Thank you and @StayCurious for all the work you've done. It must take a ton of work and time. Hope you have a more relaxed holiday season . 2y
SamAnne @Clwojick @StayCurious Thanks for all you do! I can‘t imagine doing Scarathalon and Winter Games! 2y
Larkken I‘ll miss participating and following along with everyone, but since Christmas themed books aren‘t usually my cup of tea this means I can keep hoarding the ones I‘ve found for next year! 😉 I hope y‘all enjoy the season and get to spend some extra time with family 🧑‍🎄 2y
BookmarkTavern Thank you for the wonderful events you and @StayCurious put together. Your event will be missed this year, but you both deserve a break! I‘ll eagerly anticipate next year! ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
DieAReader @ozma.of.oz I completely agree♥️ Thank you both @Clwojick @StayCurious for all of your awesomeness! Happy Holidays to you both🥰♥️ 2y
bthegood Thank you and @StayCurious for having done it for so long (along with Scarathlon) 🎄❄️- 2y
vonnie862 Completely understand! You and @StayCurious put so much work into these events. This is a much deserved break! 2y
julieclair What a positive example you and @StayCurious are setting for all of us. We all have times in our lives when we can‘t (or shouldn‘t) “do it all”. It takes wisdom to recognize those times, and guts to make the necessary changes. Of course we will all miss the Winter Games, but y‘all are doing the right thing. And considering you just gave us all the gift of an amazing Scarathlon, I‘d say you are more than deserving of some down time in December! ♥️ 2y
DanaManiac Totally understandable! I‘m glad you both are taking the time you need and hope you have a wonderful holiday season! 2y
Jadams89 Completely understand! I can‘t imagine how much work goes into these events! You and @StayCurious are the best! Like @Emilymdxn, If you ever need help with any of the tasks for future events, I‘m willing to help. Enjoy your holidays!! 2y
kay.the.bibliophile Awww so sad to hear there won't be one this year, but totally understand that you and @StayCurious need to take a step back this year. I hope you two have a great rest of your reading year and I can't wait for next years 2y
aperfectmjk Awww, bummer. I just bought a whole bunch of Christmas books for the event too. I understand. Happy Holidays to all! I hope it's a stress free one too! 2y
Lizpixie Damn Cassandra! I completely understand having to prioritise other stuff, but I can‘t say I‘m not disappointed. We‘ll just have to make 2023 spectacular!🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻💥Thank you both for all the work you do for us in these events🙌 (edited) 2y
Allylu No worries. We all understand. It doesn‘t mean that the others who created bingo boards or Readathons for the holidays won‘t get to do them! Rest and relax and know that we all love you! 💕💕🎄🎄📚📚😊 2y
Andrew65 That‘s sad, but fully understandable. Hope both you and @staycurious are well, that is the most important thing. Roll on 2023‘s #WinterGames. Thanks for al l that you both do and if you want any help in the future do let me know. Merry Christmas Ho,Ho,Ho 🎅 2y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I am so sad, but do understand entirely. Have a wonderful holiday season and thanks for all that you do! ❤️ 2y
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Clwojick
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Late, but here are the books that I read during week four of the #wintergames. I gained 4,650 pts for team #MistletoeManiacs!

she.hearts.horror Hello 😃…. 1. What did you think of Survive the night? Did you think it would appeal to movie lovers ( as RS had anticipated)? 2. On average- how long does it take you to finish a book? Thanks! 3y
Clwojick I thought it was okay, but it wasn‘t what I was expecting since I didn‘t read the blurb going into it. Definitely read more like a movie than most books, so I could totally see the appeal there for movie buffs, and could definitely see them making it into a movie! Since I mostly listen to audiobooks, I tend to get thru them super fast… normally finishing 1-2 a day. Sometimes even 3-4 a day, on my days off. 😜 @she.epeolatry 3y
BarkingMadRead My final points were 1861 for the week. Not my best but not my worst 3y
she.hearts.horror @Clwojick I was really disappointed. I think it‘s my least favorite by him — my fave being Final Girl — and it‘s probably because I am an equal lover of movies and books. I expected a greater variety of movies that reflected a broader timeline. He and I grew up in the same generation and even with the book being set in the past — the movies were all incredible old and less relatable than they could have been. 3y
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candc320
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Here are my totals for #wintergames2021 ! I know we have one day left but I don‘t think the little bit of reading I‘ll do will make much of a difference. I really fell apart in weeks 4 & 5 but I had family visiting that make it really hard to participate 😜. Hopefully my points still help the awesome #mistletoemaniacs get a win! I‘ve really loved being a part of winter games and my group and am already looking forward to next year‘s games!

Clwojick ❤ You did amazing! Thank you so much for joining us this past month! ❤ 3y
candc320 Thanks so much, @Clwojick !! 3y
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keys_on_fire
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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This was my best week yet! Can‘t believe how much reading and points I got with Christmas in the mix…
#wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs @Clwojick

Smartypants Keep it up!! 🥇 3y
Clwojick Amazing job! 😍 3y
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guinsgirlreads
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Clwojick Awesome ❤️💚❤️ 3y
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melissajayne
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Week 2 stats
Books: 82
Other Posts: 1262
Readathons: 578.86

Week 2 Total: 1922.86
Week 1 Total: 756.51

Overall total: 22679.37

#mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021

Clwojick Amazing! ❤️💚❤️ 3y
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IndoorDame
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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These are some of the readathons I‘ll be participating in next month. My overall goals for the month are to:
1. Get in the holiday spirit and have fun
2. Earn points for #TeamGameSleighers
3. Complete #Booked2021 and my Goodreads 2021 Reading Challenge of 120 books (41 books to go so this probably isn‘t possible but I could get pretty close)

TheSpineView Glad you are joining in! Good luck on those goals! 3y
PuddleJumper Good luck! 3y
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IndoorDame
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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I‘ve been working on my TBR for #WinterGames2021 I‘ll probably add some titles from my November list I don‘t get to, & even with the careful mix of children‘s books & audiobooks I made sure to add here I doubt I‘ll read all these, but I like to have opinions. In the interest of keeping life low stress, I‘m going to go ahead & call this my #bookspin list for next month as well even though I‘ll probably change things up some. #TeamGameSleighers

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
StayCurious Great list! 3y
wordslinger42 I also put children's books on my list and was probably overly optimistic about how much I'll read 😂 3y
IndoorDame @wordslinger42 I always am. Even in regular months. 😂 But I figure that‘s half the fun, right? 3y
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peanutnine
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Decided to sign up for my first #WinterGames 🎄
I have a weeks vacation planned for the end of the year so I'm excited to get in the holiday spirit and have some fun reading ☺️
@Clwojick @StayCurious

Clwojick Woohoo! Happy to have you with us! Thank you for sharing 🎄 3y
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AmyK1
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Can‘t believe it‘s already time to sign up for #wintergames! I have really enjoyed this the last 2 years and can‘t wait to participate again this year. Check out @Clwojick and @StayCurious pages for the link to sign up!

Clwojick Thanks for sharing Amy! ❤️ 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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My #WinterGames final check in...
Week 5 was a catch up week on posts so I have an additional 13,657 points to report, bringing my total score to 24,914 points!

Considering what a busy work month I had, I am surprised I got this high. Thank you so much @Clwojick for being a great team captain. All the effort you and @StayCurious put into this is greatly appreciated! Both of you are the BEST! I had lots of fun!
#wintergames2020 #merryreaders

TheSpineView Great job! 👍 4y
Clwojick You did great! Amazing! Way to go! ♥️❄️🎄 4y
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Avanders
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Happy New Year everyone!!!

💜🤍💙🥳🎇🌅🎆🥳💙🖤💜

It sometimes seemed 2020 might never end.... May our next 12 months leave our last in the dust... 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Also, apologies to my team for not posting all month, but I kept track! I earned a measly 330 points all month, but hey, 1 point is more than 0! 😳🥸😘
#WinterGames #WinterGames2020 #MerryReaders

Clwojick You did great! I struggled to keep my posts up to day too. December was busier than expected, considering everything 😅 4y
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Bookgoil
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Well 83 different books (including work story readalouds ftw), 39 shows and movies, playing the readathon and games hard. All the bingo and scavenger hunts! I did my team proud I hope and I had tons of fun! I read tons more Christmas books and watched more movies than normal for sure! #wintergames2020 #readnosereindeer @StayCurious

StayCurious You're such a star! Thanks for playing and kicking butt! 4y
Bookgoil @StayCurious it was tons of fun thanks for running this game! ❤️ 4y
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BayouGirl85
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Here is my total for the entire #wintergames2020 challenge: 14,185. 😃 I had a blast.

Clwojick Amazing! Way to go! ♥️❄️🎄 4y
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Clwojick
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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We‘re coming up to the last two days of the #WinterGames, and although I REALLY didn‘t stick to my original list of 100 books for the month, I‘m still happy I managed to read as much as I did considering how busy the month ended up being for me. I wish I was able to participate more, but it‘s been a blast. Let‘s see how much more I can read in the last stretch. #merryreaders

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Clwojick
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Can you believe we‘re already into the last week of #WinterGames2020? This game was a huge hit during Scarathlon, so we wanted to bring it back for the last game of the year! Hope you‘re still having a blast #MerryReaders! ♥️

Allylu Our team read (one of them) is A Christmas Carol, so I‘m posting The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand because it‘s based on A Christmas Carol! #MerryReaders (edited) 4y
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Jadams89 Like The Afterlife of Holly Chase, this is also a retelling of A Christmas Carol 4y
kezzlou85 Book with Holly in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Book with a character called Holly in it 4y
FantasyChick Secret in the title 4y
ImperfectCJ Breed of dairy cow in the title. (Guernsey to Jersey). 4y
FantasyChick About a monster 4y
FantasyChick Has had many adaptations 4y
PuddleJumper Character called Belle 4y
FantasyChick Women in war 4y
Bookworm54 Takes place during a war 4y
PuddleJumper Pajamas in the title 4y
Bookworm54 Story revolves around letters 4y
FantasyChick Flowers in the title 4y
ImperfectCJ Contains a famous chariot race. 4y
ImperfectCJ Another modern take on mythology (and adapted for film/TV). 4y
PuddleJumper Adaptation has Ian McShane in it 4y
FantasyChick Has over 1000 pages 4y
ImperfectCJ Has a creepy clown in it. 4y
ImperfectCJ (oops, creepy puppeteer. But still, kind of a pied piper figure) 4y
PuddleJumper Has the word renegade in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Set in Dublin 4y
ImperfectCJ Also in/around Dublin. 4y
FantasyChick Tree branches on the cover 4y
ImperfectCJ Also set in Vermont. 4y
ImperfectCJ Part of the Little “House“ series. 4y
BayouGirl85 Characters pays to stay in a lake house similiar to paying to stay in a hotel. 4y
Sresendez12 Takes place partly on the Amazon river 4y
PuddleJumper Has a colour in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Both written by Vietnamese American writers 4y
Allylu Winter in the title: 4y
kezzlou85 Book with love in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Both have death in the title 4y
kezzlou85 Both have mistress in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Both have gladiators in them 4y
FantasyChick Sole survivors 4y
PuddleJumper Both published in 2020 4y
FantasyChick Wizards named Harry 4y
PuddleJumper Both have magic schools 4y
j9brown Has a character named Penny 4y
PuddleJumper Both first in a trilogy 4y
j9brown Space operas from the 90s 4y
FantasyChick Ship on the cover 4y
j9brown The Devil in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Has dark in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Instruments in the title 4y
PuddleJumper Pulitzer prize winner 4y
MidnightBookGirl Like The Sympathizer, this book has a spy too 4y
j9brown Movie adaptations starring Richard Burton 4y
Linsy Shrew in title (edited) 4y
Linsy Kilts! 4y
j9brown Time travel romances 4y
MidnightBookGirl Like The Girl From Everywhere, part of this story is set on a boat 4y
j9brown Also takes place "in paradise" 4y
Avanders 🤭 I‘ve kept track of my points, but not posted all month re this!! Should I post an end-of-month total? It‘s rather small compared with some, but it‘s something 😁😁 4y
Avanders Also... also involving a Carpenter (ish 😄) (edited) 4y
Clwojick @Avanders if you post your monthly total by January 2nd that‘s fine by me ♥️ 4y
Avanders @Clwojick 👍🏽😘😘 4y
PuddleJumper Gothic in the title 4y
Jadams89 Involving creepy houses 4y
Jadams89 Mango in the title 4y
MidnightBookGirl Also set in India (and a great series) 4y
PuddleJumper By the same author (only read her Rei Shimura books so yay new series) 4y
Jadams89 Ice in the title 4y
MidnightBookGirl Another collection of holiday short stories 4y
MidnightBookGirl Like In Five Years, this book deals with visions 4y
j9brown Blue eyes on the covers 4y
BayouGirl85 A girl with one eye visible. Half her face is covered with wavy hair. 4y
MidnightBookGirl Another take on Beauty and the Beast 4y
j9brown Adapted into a movie with Dakota Johnson in the cast 4y
MidnightBookGirl Dylan Neal starred with Dakota Johnson in 50 Shades and played Hermes in the movie based on 4y
PuddleJumper Dylan Neal played Mike Celluci in the TV adaptation of the blood books starting with 4y
BayouGirl85 Tv adaption of a novel 4y
PuddleJumper Christmas in the title 4y
j9brown Ornaments on the covers 4y
AsYouWish Murder During A Party 4y
AsYouWish Takes Place In Scotland 4y
AsYouWish Compares Love Interests to “Famous Person” 4y
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Clwojick
Winter Games | John Lacombe
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Merry Christmas Eve Eve! Canada is going into lockdown tomorrow, and I‘m working straight through the holidays at the hospital, so this last stretch of 2020 is going to be a busy one for me. #MerryReaders, I wish each and every one of you the Merriest of Christmases and a very Happy New Year. Stay safe, stay healthy, and most of all stay HAPPY! I hope you all get some to rest and relax, and pick up a book or two 😍 #WinterGames2020

Laughterhp Merry Christmas! Good luck at work! 💚🎄🎁 4y
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candc320 Merry Christmas!! I hope your work isn‘t too stressful and you get the chance for some fun and reading as well!!! 4y
Lizpixie Merry Xmas O Captain My Captain! It‘s already Xmas Eve here and we‘re busy prepping fir a Xmas Eve family dinner with roast leg lamb, roast pork, roast potatoes, pumpkin, sweet potato & all the trimmings. Yum!🍖🥔🍠🌽🥕🥦 4y
OriginalCyn620 Merry Christmas! I hope work isn‘t too bad for you and that you find some little moments of joy in your holiday! 🎄🎅🏻 (edited) 4y
bookishcow Merry Christmas! Please stay safe ❤️ 4y
guinsgirlreads Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄 4y
Read4life Merry Christmas ❤️💚 4y
BethM Merry Christmas and stay safe! 4y
Allylu Stay safe fearless leader! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 4y
ElizaMarie Merry Christmas to you too! Stay safe! 4y
MrsGagnonreads2024 Merry Christmas and stay safe! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 💚❤Merry Christmas❤💚 4y
Cupcake12 Merry Christmas to you too, take care and stay safe 🎄🎁⛄️ 4y
Bookworm54 Merry Christmas! Stay safe, and I hope you get a bit of time to relax before the new year! 💜 4y
kezzlou85 Merry Christmas to you too. X ♥️🎄 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Merry Christmas, Cassandra!! Don't work too hard!!! 4y
Traci1 Happy Christmas! Stay safe. ❤❤ 4y
Andrew65 Happy Christmas. Hope you get a rest soon. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅 (edited) 4y
Avanders 🎄♥️🎄♥️🎄 4y
MidnightBookGirl Keep safe! 4y
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