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I really enjoyed this #AtoZReadathon challenge, just 4 away from a full set! I'll tag my reads in the comments. It's been a great month with some fantastic reads. Thank you for hosting @Texreader

AllDebooks #LetterA

A Haunting in the Arctic

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AllDebooks #LetterD So good

Dark Matter: A Ghost Story

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Hex: Darkland Tales

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How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Roots to Leaves

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In Defence of Witches: Why women are still on trial

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The Night Animals

AllDebooks #LetterK #BookedinTime prompt - Ancient Egypt

The Woman Who Would be King

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Lanny: A Novel

AllDebooks #LetterM A favourite of the month

My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir

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Night and Day

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Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

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The Place of Tides

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Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen

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Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville

AllDebooks #LetterS #AuthorAMonth Tana French

The Searcher

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Tyll

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Vesper Flights

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The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times

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You Like It Darker: Stories

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Mischief Acts

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City of Light, City of Poison: Magic, Murder, and the First Police Chief of Paris | Holly Tucker

I‘ve listened to 5 of this 9 hour audiobook and I‘m sorely disappointed. The vast majority of the book is about King Louis in Versailles and various royal relations and mistresses and little of the “crimes.” The title especially and somewhat the book description are misleading. This month when I‘m trying to read as much as I can, I just can‘t spend the last 4 hours on it. So bailing for now. ⬇️

Texreader #trappedinaspookyhouse @CSeydel

#halloweenatoz #letterC
#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper
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CSeydel Oh no, I hate the bait and switch! 1mo

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City of Light, City of Poison: Magic, Murder, and the First Police Chief of Paris | Holly Tucker

So excited to read this one. It‘s been on my tbr so long. Thanks to @CSeydel for choosing it for #trappedinaspookyhouse!

#halloweenatoz #letterC
#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper

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Coat of Many Colors | Dolly Parton

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Parton‘s song “Coat of Many Colors” is paired with illustrations by Boynton-Hughes for a #picturebook about bullying. It‘s simple but the song lends well to a book. #BBRC #LetterC

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LibrarianRyan I thought this was done well too 3mo

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Andrew65

Christmas at the Cat Caf� | Jessica Redland

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Having discovered Jessica Redland last Christmas and enjoyed her books since, I was keen to jump into this book about Tabby setting up a Cat Cafe, which seems a novel concept. Unfortunately just before opening her partner deserts her and if that isn‘t enough she also is suffering from the debilitating condition of fibromyalgia. There also seem to be people around her that want to stop the cafe opening.

Andrew65 I loved this book as much as her previous books and do enjoy the writing style of her books, and the romance style of them. I do feel it‘s good that people write about people suffering with medical conditions, and I learned a lot about fibromyalgia in this book which will make me understand it better, but I can see how this might put some people off who read books for escapism. 11mo

Andrew65 However I have to say I felt this was written very well into the book, and only added to the reading experience and the story for me.

I felt the story was very well written, and in particular the slow burn of the developing relationship in Tabby‘s life, and found myself rooting for them. I loved the main characters and was very glad to spend some of the Christmas season with them. 11mo

Andrew65 I‘m not particularly a cat person, but despite that I did love the story and the unique cat part of it, although I‘m sure I wouldn‘t spend the extra money to go to a cat cafe. Just a word of warning if anyone is a cat lover there is one part of the story that could be upsetting. However, even that I feel was very well written in the story.

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Andrew65 Overall if you enjoy these romance style of books I would definitely recommend this book, and gave it five stars. There isn‘t one book by Jessica Redland that I haven‘t enjoyed very much, and look forward to reading more books by her.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 11mo

Andrew65 A bit late with the reviews but I did read this for these readathons.

#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses
#DashingDecember
#GottaCatchThemAll @Puddlejumper
#WinterClearDown @PuddleJumper
#WinterGamesAtoZ @TexReader #LetterC
#CandyLandReadathon @CatsandBooks
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks (edited) 11mo

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Christmas By Candlelight: A cosy, escapist festive treat by the bestselling Queen of Christmas | Karen Swan

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This isn‘t what you‘d expect from the title, it isn‘t a cosy Christmas love story. Romance does figure in a subliminal way but it is quite a hard hitting story set at Christmas about a group of former college friends snowed in for Christmas. I wouldn‘t say the characters are the most lovable characters you could wish to meet but the story does work and both the story and characters grow on you the more you read.

#WinterGames

Andrew65 As the story progresses there are quite a few sad and hard hitting moments, with incidents relayed that affect people‘s lives significantly. I felt overall this was a good story and whilst not what was expected the story did really hold up well. Amongst all the relationship information, told in the twin timelines of the current time and their time at college, there is an element of mystery that comes to an head towards the end of the book. 11mo

Andrew65 Overall this is a story I‘d recommend, and an author I‘d recommend, but do not go into it think this is the normal cutesy Christmas Fayre.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

(Trigger Warning : This story does involve a sexual assault, or at least the ramifications of it) 11mo

Andrew65 #HolidayRomanceReadathon @Peanutnine
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses
#GottaCatchThemAll @Puddlejumper
#WinterClearDown @PuddleJumper
#WinterGamesAtoZ @TexReader #LetterC
#CandyLandReadathon @CatsandBooks
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks 11mo

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AnnR Sounds good! If I just based my decision on the title and cover, I might pass up this book as it sounds too romancey for my reading tastes. 11mo

Andrew65 @AnnR There‘s definitely a relationship / romance element to it, but it has far more depth than that. It feels more about friends and their relationship than that. 11mo

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Andrew65

A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens

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A quick read to see me into Christmas Morning, a re-read.
Always surprises me how short this book is.
I think it makes a better film than a book.

#DashingDecember
#WinterGames

Andrew65 #HolidayRomanceReadathon @Peanutnine
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Ghabi4Roses
#DashingDecember
#GottaCatchThemAll @Puddlejumper
#WinterClearDown @PuddleJumper
#WinterGamesAtoZ @TexReader #LetterC
#CandyLandReadathon @CatsandBooks
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks
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AmyG Merry Christmas….thank you for all your wonderful challenges. 11mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳Haven‘t watched it yet this year but, my fave has always been

Mickey's Christmas Carol

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The Cheater's Game: Book 7 of the Glass and Steele series | C.J. Archer

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Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and their show have arrived in London. When murder follows, Glass and Steele are on the case. Book 7 in the series, it advances their relationship, but doesn‘t do much to move forward the overall theme of the series about whether the world should learn magicians exist. Always entertaining.

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