Welcome to Litsy!

Thanks @Andrew65 for hosting #20in4 and @StayCurious and @LiseWorks for hosting #FirstSnowReadathon last weekend. I was thrilled to finish up 3 books I had been in the middle of!

#holidaylaughs Gotta bring out my work humor this time of year! #XmasChaCha @StayCurious

My weekend was kind of jam-packed but I managed to read 26 chapters of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and finished two Harlequin Romances: Fa-La-La-La Faking It and an oldie called Saved from Sin. Also listened to 90 minutes of Thank You for Listening and started the graphic novel of On Tyranny.

#WinterGames Team #XmasChaCha

Day 2 Points Tally:

Posts: 4 x5pts= 20pts

Tbr Read: 50pts

Reading: 5h x10pts= 50pts

Words (x10 each):
- Cold: 3
- Cozy: 2
- Fireplace: 1
- Party: 3
- Present: 1
- Shop: 8
- Snow: 3
Total= 210pts

Daily total= 230pts for #TeamChaCha

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha #FirstSnowReadathon

This looks almost too open-ended but I actually already have most of the picks borrowed from the library, so I do have a plan of sorts!

Hi #WinterGames2024 Teams, it has come to our attention that we have to be more specific about our intentions for this game - we had hoped that you would sit down and come up with words yourselves - as many as you could think of. We absolutely don‘t want to offend anyone but we must set guidelines to keep the game fair & fun for everyone. Please do not use codes, AI, Python Scripts, etc to generate word lists. Let us know if you have any questions

I was too tired to do this last night but here it is. I know it isn't required but it helps me keep things organised.

Points for Day 1:

Posts: 5 x5= 25pts

Words: x10 each
- Candy x2
- Celebration x1
- Cold x3
- Cozy x1
- Christmas x1
- Delivery x1
- Giving x1
- Party x3
- Present x5
- Shop x2
- Tradition x2
Words Total = 220pts

Reading: 6h x10= 60pts

Daily Total= 305pts for #TeamChaCha

#WinterGames2024 #FirstSnowReadathon #XmasChaCha

#WinterGames #HolidayLaughs
Team #xmaschacha

😂😂😂

#wintergames2024
#holidaybookdragons
#holidaylaughs

Happy December 1st! I'm so excited for the start of #WinterGames - especially that it's a Sunday so I have plenty of reading time to kick off the event with these readathons!
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#FirstSnowReadathon @StayCurious @LiseWorks
#ChristmasAtoZ @Texreader
#20in4 @Andrew65
❄️🎄💖🎄❄️
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons

Grinch and I are ready for December! Let's go team #XmasChaCha @StayCurious

Getting on my focused mode so I don't miss a word (I'll probably miss many 😅). Hopefully I'll finish my #Naturalitsy November read today, so I can move on to my December tbr pile 🎄

#FirstSnowReadathon #WinterGames2024 #ChristmasChapterChasers #XmasChaCha

Starting my #FirstSnowReadathon for the day. Hoping for at least 5h today!

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers

My updated #EarlyBirdPoints come to a total of 70 points.
@StayCurious thanks for reminding me that posts also rack up 5 points
#WinterGames2024 #ChristmasChapterChasers #XmasChaCha

Team #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers and Team #HolidayBookDragons - It‘s the start of #Wintergames2024 and we‘re offering our first weekly game with unlimited points available! Any word counts (as long as it‘s a real word) and any word length. When you‘re done, post a pic of your words and keep track of your total. Have fun!

I‘m making two lists to finish up some of the books I have from Thai year that never got read, and a Christmas book list. #HolidayBookDragons #WinterGames24 @LiseWorks #EarlyBirdPoints

My This or That #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons #EarlyBirdPoints @LiseWorks

1. Hot Chocolate
2. Christmas if I get to be with family
3. Star
4. Turkey
5. Work, then home

#wintergames2024 #ChristmasChaptersChasers

My #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo #castthedie and #wintergames TBR. #ChristmasChaptersChasers
@TheAromaofBooks @StayCurious @PuddleJumper

December TBR #Wintergames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks

Definitely hot chocolate (from Second Cup); we get one present on Xmas Eve and the rest Xmas morning; I‘ve had both over the years; definitely turkey but ham is on the table as well; I‘d prefer to stay home. Getting ready to start #WinterGames2024 Team #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers #EarlyBirdPoints

I actually made this bingo for a video game scavenger hunt* and then I thought “you know, it would work for Litsy/books too“, so I thought I'd share it. #wintergames2024

*It's an Advent Calendar style item hunt. We need to find items (not UI elements) in video games from fresh save files. Games can only be used once by anyone participating, so it's both cooperative and competitive. We all made bingo boards to try to predict this year's items. 😂

Now that the #LitsySciFiBookClub pick has finally been announced, I've updated my #DecemberTBR list. I also included a new book which funnily enough is about a cat. As if my tbr list wasn't optimistic enough for a busy month 😅 I blam... I mean, thank @Kenyazero for sharing what seems like a very irresistible read.
Does posting this again before December get me any extra #EarlyBirdPoints? No? Just checking...😋

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha

My #EarlyBirdPoints come to a total of 50 points.
#WinterGames2024 #ChristmasChapterChasers #XmasChaCha

Team #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers here are the #WGWordSearch words to keep an eye out for while reading for #WinterGames2024. Words are 10 points a pop each time they show up! This is for the entire event!

#WinterGames #XmasChaCha

Choosing just one was impossible😅so, here are my three most anticipated reads for December.

🎄: 10

#Wintergames #TeamXmasChaCha

Last of my early bird points 15 pts for most anticipated read.

This was a gift from the lovely @AmyG last year and I can‘t wait to revisit it soon. 🩵❄️🩵

Finally switched my Halloween shelf out for my Christmas shelf. This and a bunch of holiday ebooks/audiobooks make up my #wintergames TBR. #xmaschacha

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha @StayCurious

☕️hot chocolate
🎁Christmas day
🌲Angel
🥡Chinese food
STAY AT HOME (I feel just a little bit strong about that)

#WinterGames #XMasChaCha #ThisOrThat

🎄: 15

#WinterGames #XmasChaCha #CastTheDie

My audiobook & #CastTheDie (a mix of physical & digital-there may or may not be some overlap📚) tbrs🎧🤓

🎄: 5

#WinterGames #XmasChaCha #BookSpinBingo #ReadYourKobo #ReadMyRoom

Setting ridiculously high expectations for myself to finish out the year🤞🏻🤓. These are my Kobo & physical tbrs for December📚

🎄: 25

I see all these fun “have people pick books for you“ games but other than my obligatory books (stream reading or epubs I'm making), I'm a huge mood reader and also how do you even begin to tackle my monster 1043 books on Storygraph alone? Especially as I find their filters kind of useless (eg pages starts at 300 or less???). And I have 3 or 4 TBRs at this point...

#wintergames2024 #xmaschacha #earlybirdpoints @StayCurious

Eggnog
Open Presents on Christmas
Star tree topper
Turkey
Stay at Home

#WinterGames2024 #ChristmasChapterChasers @StayCurious

#WinterGames2024 #ChristmasChapterChasers #EarlyBirdPoints #DecemberTBR #ChristmasReads

Here's my own drawing of my shelfie with a VERY optimistic tbr list for December.
I don't yet know which book will be chosen for the #LitsySciFiBookClub but I've included it and will replace the title once they pick one.
Merry solstice readings everyone! ❄️

Hey Team #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers and Team #HolidayBookDragons - here is a link to a google shared folder where we will put everything related to #WinterGames2024. Anyone can edit and add - we ask that you just don‘t delete anything. If the link is not working please let me know! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yZmuozgqV-qHyvj9BIqgSIum6DUQSCts

#wintergames2024 #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers #EarlyBirdPoints

Here's my most anticipated read for December. I'm a sucker for tales and Hans Christian Andersen and Angela Carter are two of my absolute favourite authors.

You just have to know my opinion about *everything* right?

“Die Hard“ has Christmas music and a character named Holly. Case closed.

Thanks to @dabbe for such a cute board!

Here's my version of This or That?. I look forward to seeing your answers!

My answers: Silver, Netflix, Candies, Garland, Wrapping Paper

#WinterGames2024
#XmasChaCha
#EarlyBirdPoints

#wintergames #xmaschacha #thisorthat #earlybirdpoints
@StayCurious

I already earned my #EarlyBirdPoints but who cares?

I don't know what the last question refers to, but I'd almost certainly pick a cottage over a mansion. I'm the one who cleans! 😂

Here‘s my #thisorthat for #earlybirdpoints! I made my own, because why not? 😂 #holidaybookdragons #wintergames2024

My answers:
🎄 white lights
🎄 gingerbread
🎄 wrapping gifts hurts my back too much, so decorating the tree
🎄 pajamas
🎄 Kate‘s cottage!

Please feel free to play if you like!

Hot chocolate
Christmas Eve with a friend, day with family
I don't have a tree 🤦‍♀️
Chinese
Stay at home
#earlybirdpoints #XmasChaCha @StayCurious

#wintergames2024 #XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers #EarlyBirdPoints
Hot chocolate ☕ BUT I've never tried eggnog. If anyone has a good recipe they care to share, I'd love to try!
We open presents on Xmas eve but only after midnight (although if we're too tired we do it sooner) 🎁
Star 🌟
Turkey 🦃 BUT my family's traditional meal is boiled dried cod. However I grew tired of it as a kid and now eat Salmon instead.
Stay at home 🏡

@StayCurious

Team #ChristmasChapterChasers #XmasChaCha - here are a couple of FAQs for #WinterGames2024. Hope this helps! Any other questions let us know!

1. Hot Chocolate topped with cream.
2. Always been Christmas Day for my family to open gifts.
3. No tree at moment due to a pudgy feline.
4. I'm vegetarian so of the options it would be Chinese food, but at home I have a Sunday roast without meat.
5. I've done both but I prefer to stay in.
6. A question of my own at the end - I like both but at present (hyperacusis) it has to be books.

#XmasChaCha #ChristmasChapterChasers

Repost for @Jadams89

For those who like to cozy up with thrillers, horrors & the like during the holiday season, here is #AVeryScaryXmasBingo. One book per prompt but get creative with it! There are no wrong answers!
Dec 1-31

Repost for @Jadams89

It‘s time for #AVeryMerryBingo! This year the board is full of words related to the season. One book per prompt but all these are open to interpretation. Have fun with it & stack up some #Wintergames points.
Dec 1-31

#WinterGames Team #XmasChaCha #EarlyBirdPoints

I'm actually more interested in finishing my #10BeforeTheEnd than reading holiday books, but these are what I currently have holds on.

For those who like to cozy up with thrillers, horrors, and the like during the holiday season, I present #AVeryScaryXmasBingo . One book per prompt, but get creative with it! There are no wrong answers.

Dec 1 - 31