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I‘m really enjoying reading Tamora Pierce‘s Song of the Lioness books for the first time. The writing isn‘t anything special, but the characters and their relationships deepen here in endearing ways. The tone felt a bit odd to me, though—pitched fairly young, while the content feels more mature. Some of that may be due to uneven pacing and some pretty big jumps forward in time, but it still felt off. That said, I did enjoy seeing Alanna grow ⤵️

Let's say I've selected Madeline as 1939 for the #192025 Challenge in the spirit of diversifying genres with a children's book. It was absolutely not chosen because I'm running behind with the challenge.

This was one of my childhood favorites so it was fun to revisit Madeline - a true influencer, way before social media! 🤣 I couldn't just borrow one from the library, so i picked out two others. A cute, spunky girl and beautiful illustrations.

I completely re-did my December #BookspinBingo list once I saw the 2026 #TOBLonglist

I think I have it now. Books tagged in the comments.

@Librarybelle I am pleased to let you know that I actually completed the #192025 challenge!!! 🎉 I have absolutely LOVED this and am so glad that we're signing up for another five years 😂 I read a lot of older books every year anyway but it was still fun to try and hunt down certain years!! Thank you so much for hosting!!!

This book seems to be a Japanese classic, but I've only just discovered it, thanks to various Litsy challenges that inspire me to try out new authors! I really enjoyed it and will look for more books featuring the eccentric detective Kosuke Kindaichi.

#192025 #1946 @Librarybelle
#ChristmasCrimeChallenge (locked room) @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead
#gottacatchemall (Herdier: set in winter)

A good installment in the Falco series set in Ancient Rome. In this one, Falco travels to Germania on an imperial mission and has a number of (mis)adventures along the way.

#192025 #1992 @Librarybelle
#ChristmasCrimeChallenge (any) @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead