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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #YearEnd #20in4
Well I accidentally deleted my lap counter but I had just glanced at it before.😄 I basically got about 10 hours in over this #Readathon . Finished a book before years end , made progress on others , so it‘s all good 👍 thanks for hosting @Andrew65

Andrew65 That‘s brilliant, well done! 🥳🥳🥳🙌📚🍾🥂😊 9h
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peanutnine
Deck the Hulls | Kat Cassidy
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This was a fun tongue-in-cheek Christmas caper romance. Adam is under witness protection after leaving the mob. He's trying to lay low when he suddenly needs to dispose of a body & borrows a boat, accidentally kidnapping the captain in the process. A storm hits & the two men have to work together to get through the danger. This was silly and you can't help but feel for Adam as everything goes wrong when he's finally just trying to do right.

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peanutnine
Amor Actually: A Holiday Romance Anthology | Mia Sosa, Priscilla Oliveras, Alexis Daria, Diana Muoz Stewart, Zoey Castile, Sabrina Sol, Adriana Herrera
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This was a reread for me, this time on audio. It was great to listen to a story in between other listens over the month. Still love these stories better than the original film Love Actually 😅
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
Finished during #ReadOuttheOld @TheAromaofBooks #SugarRush @Bookwormjillk #20in4 #OutWiththeOldInWiththeNew @Andrew65

Andrew65 Brilliant 🥳🥳🥳 10h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 9h
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peanutnine
And Seek (Not) to Alter Me: Queer Fanworks Inspired by William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing": Queer Fanworks Inspired by William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" | Juno Caster, Era J. M. Couts, Aria L. Deair, Adrian Harley, R. L. Houck, nottesilhouette, Lucy K. R., Nickel J. Keep, Mikki Madison, Nova Mason, Theo Neidlinger, Veronica Sloane, Theresa Tanner, K. B. Vimes, Lyn Weaver, Nicole Wilkinson
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I won this short story anthology in a storygraph giveaway a while back & I'm glad I finally read it for my #doublespin pick of December. These were all queer retellings or stories inspired by Much Ado About Nothing, which was already my favorite Shakespeare play. Some were better than others of course but a few really stood out as unique and memorable. There are some art pieces scattered throughout as well. Definitely a worthwhile collection

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DebinHawaii
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#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #20in4 #JumpStart2025 #Read2025

My first finished book of 2025, I‘ve not read any Haig before but it was the book pick for the #OnceUponABookClub “Up All Night” box & came with a champagne glass, the #OUABC 2025 40 Book Challenge poster & 3 gifts that correspond to the story. I have some mixed thoughts about the book—I liked it but it took a while to get into & the magical realism was too heavy-handed for my taste. ⬇️

DebinHawaii … Still, it was an interesting story & I liked Grace, the MC, the Ibiza setting & much of the messaging on humanity, grief & living life, so in the end it gets a pick. I also really liked the playlist included: https://open.spotify.com/track/2A6yzRGMgSQCUapR2ptm6A?si=PvbQFNIhRHu91lqYLnQ2Jw more so than the gifts which were a bit meh. (Although the wrap & presentation was lovely). (edited) 21h
Lizpixie Matt Haig is always a bit navel-gazing about the meaning of life I think. The setting sounds amazing though. Well done on your first book of 2025!🎉 20h
Andrew65 I wouldn‘t definitely recommend The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Well done 🥳🥳🥳 7h
DieAReader 🤓🎉Great job! 1h
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BookwormAHN
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Andrew65 Excekkebt 👏👏👏 22h
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 16h
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BookwormAHN
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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 22h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 16h
PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 10h
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BookwormAHN
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For Christmas, Tolkien would write letters to his kids as Father Christmas & other characters. It is really cute, & you can even see early LOTR influences.
For this year's reread, I tried the audiobook, & it was incredible ❤️
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks #WGWordSearch #WinterClearDown #SeasonalMonsterSmash @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryBingo #AVeryScaryChristmas @Jadams89 #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew @Andrew65

Andrew65 Excellent 🎅🎅🎅 22h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 16h
Daisey I thought the audio was available from one of my libraries and planned to listen this time as well, but when I went to look it wasn‘t there. At some point, I do plan to try it out. now
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RamsFan1963
Saga Volume 11 | Brian K. Vaughan
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01/100 Its a definite sign of a great writer, who can quickly draw you back into the story, even if it's been months since you read the last volume. There's too much going on here to explain to those not reading the series, but Saga is probably one of the best comics I've ever read, and I highly recommend it to everyone. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
#YearEnd #20in4 #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew #JumpStart2025 #Read2025

KathyWheeler I haven‘t been able to read it since the awful thing happened and Vaughn went on hiatus with it for a bit. I want to though. 1d
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OriginalCyn620
New Year's Kiss | Lee Matthews
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A cute YA holiday story! Shy, rule-following Tess makes a bucket list to help get her out of her comfort zone. She meets Christopher, who is happy to help her accomplish her list by NYE, but he‘s hiding something that could impact Tess‘ family.

#yearend #20in4 #outwiththeoldinwiththenew
#jumpstart2025
#wintergames24 #holidaybookdragons

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1d
OriginalCyn620 @cbee #tbrtarot (setting is very cold/snowy/icy) @julieclair #fictionaltraveler (someplace cold) 1d
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Lizpixie Well done🙌 1d
CBee Yay! 1d
julieclair Hooray! 👏🩵 1d
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