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Moominland Midwinter was my pick for February, given that I read and loved it first. But I can see Giving Up the Ghost potentially sweeping the whole board.

I‘ll tag each of the remaining books below (to make it easy for anyone who may be considering adding them to their TBR).

#ReadingBracket2025

CSeydel

CSeydel Nice start! 23h

monalyisha January Winner:

The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft

22h

monalyisha Wild Card:

Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir

22h

lauraisntwilder I love the Moomin books. 😊 19h

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Leoslittlebooklife

Summer Book (Revised) | Tove Jansson (Intro by Esther Freud)

Today is the start of the Tove Jansson reading group in the Author Spotlight Series, organized by Sarah @HardcoverHearts starting with The Summer Book.

I have never read anything by Tove Jansson, so I‘m very curious!

BarbaraBB Wow!I loved The True Deceiver and Fair Play. (edited) 1d

sarahbarnes What @BarbaraBB said - I‘ve only read True Deceiver and loved it! 1d

Bookwomble I love all of these books 🤍🩵💙 You're in for a treat!😊 22h

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Leoslittlebooklife @Bookwomble Thank you! 20h

Leoslittlebooklife @sarahbarnes Can‘t wait! 20h

Leoslittlebooklife @BarbaraBB Curious! And I loved these editions. 20h

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monalyisha

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

I‘ve felt sort of scattered and dissatisfied lately; I think those feelings have transferred to my reading life, too.

For the second month in a row, I read more than I typically do. But the vibe is off. 🙈

I did read two books I absolutely adored: Moominland Midwinter and Giving Up the Ghost. I hope that same passionate energy guides me and focuses me in March.

I‘m still reading the last two. But I‘ll be done before the clock strikes noon!

monalyisha Again, don‘t mind my personal tag tracker: #AWreads2025 3d

Kristin_Reads I loved the Barbara Brown Taylor book! 3d

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andrew61

Deep as Death | Katja Ivar

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After the events in book 1, Hella returns to 1950's Helsinki, having been kicked out of the police and working as a private investigator. When she is asked to look into the murder of a sex worker, she quickly clashes with two police officers who were involved in her dismissal. A very enjoyable crime novel set in 50's Finland, which alternated chapters from hella and one of the officers. Will read book 3 soon.

MrsMalaprop 📷👌❤️ 1w

sarahbarnes Great photo. 😊 1w

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monalyisha

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

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❄️ Welcome to my new obsession. ❄️

First, some backstory. Depending on how long we‘ve been Litsy friends, you may or may not know that I had a little house rabbit for 12 years. Her name was Moxie. A common nickname for her was “Moomin.” Understandably then, I‘ve been meaning to read a Moomin book for a long time! 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/5: As it turns out, Moxie was more a combination of Moomintroll and Little My — sweet, curious, *definitely* up to something, irritable (somehow in a cute way), and small. As for Little My? She never feels sorry. Instead, she‘s “always either glad or angry.” And “she always had the gift of having fun on her own.” That was Moxie (also called “Little Moo”) — to a “T.” (edited) 4w

monalyisha 2/5: In fact, I think I might be more Moomintroll than Moxie ever was — with all my lamenting of winter; my sun worship; my not wanting to upset anyone; my begrudging admiration of softly fallen snowflakes; and the round, smooth pebbles in the pockets of my bathing robe all year long. 4w

monalyisha 3/5: Character assessment aside, Moominland Midwinter was my first foray into Moominvalley. I‘m smitten. Immediately charmed. It‘s adorable and introspective; sad and lonely; curious and playful; hopeful, gentle, and sharp. (edited) 4w

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monalyisha 4/5: It doesn‘t shy away from topics like death (of a squirrel, complete with a little squirrel funeral) but the author provides a footnote with guidance about what a reader should do if they find the content too sad. In short, Jansson‘s world is comprised of everything I love about Children‘s Literature — with fantastic illustrations to boot. 4w

monalyisha 5/5: I‘ll leave you with Too-ticky‘s winter bonfire song:

“Here come the dumb,
The lonely and the rum,
The wild and the quiet,
Thud goes the drum.”

Thud, thud, thud goes my Moomin-lovin‘ heart. 4w

willaful This was my first Moomin book too. Seems to be a good place to start! 4w

Suet624 Oh, this post was so revealing and so lovely. 💕💕 2w

Kerrbearlib I love Moomin! 2w

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RowReads1

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis

The movie is premiering in Finland. https://youtu.be/Wzn7SAIXBkA?si=919qJHAFTR6L03xk

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Roary47

The Summer Book | Tove Jansson

so-so

3✨ I wasn‘t completely engaged to this story, but enjoyed the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. Read for #FoodandLit 2024 Finland

Texreader, Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🇫🇮 (edited) 2mo

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Yuki_Onna

Wintergames | Litsy Litsy

#WinterGames #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
🎄🎄🎄
Points for the second half of December: 18710 pts. ->
2630 pts. for hours read in readathons;
800 pts. for books, posts & games;
15280 pts. for wordsearch
🎄🎄🎄

❄️ My #WinterGames totals: 46145 pts. ❄️