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#WinterGames #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
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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
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❄️ My #WinterGames totals: 46145 pts. ❄️

I really loved reading these letters each day. It's amazing that Tolkien was able to keep it up for so many years for his children. I loved the fun adventures Father Christmas described with his trusty, chaotic North Polar Bear. The drawings were spectacular & magical. I can only imagine the excitement the kids would have each time they got to read a new letter and the story inside
Thanks @Daisey & @JazzFeathers for hosting this #TolkienChristmas

This was a fun grumpy sunshine romance. Roman avoids his cheerful neighbor with his festive spirit each year but reluctantly steps in to help after damage to Elias' animal shelter causes many animals to be displaced. It was sweet to see him warm up to the animals and Elias, and start to see Christmas Falls as a place to put down roots.
#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#ChristmasAtoZ @TexReader

I love this book and this edition ❤️
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks #WGWordSearch #WickedWords #Christmas @AsYouWish #WinterClearDown #SeasonalMonsterSmash @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryBingo #AVeryScaryChristmas @Jadams89 #Adventathon @BookmarkTavern #LittenListen @aperfectmjk #WhatTheDickens @Cuilin @Texreader ##SnickerdoodleSpirit @Bookwormjillk

This is the novelization of Rose, the restart episode for the newer Doctor Who. It was good, but some of the additions seemed a little trite.
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks #WGWordSearch #WinterClearDown #SeasonalMonsterSmash @PuddleJumper #AVeryScaryChristmas @Jadams89 #Adventathon @BookmarkTavern #LittenListen @aperfectmjk #SnickerdoodleSpirit @Bookwormjillk

This was a cute story about Lucy, who gets a chance to relive her childhood dream when she enters into a competition by her favorite author, Jack Masterson, on Clock Island.
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons #WGWordsearch @LiseWorks #WinterClearDown #SeasonalMonsterSmash @PuddleJumper #AVeryMerryBingo #AVeryScaryChristmas @Jadams89
#WickedWords #ArtGallery @AsYouWish #SnickerdoodleSpirit @Bookwormjillk

Days 23, 24, & 25 Totals #WinterGames2024

Got an hour of reading done on Monday. Got sick on Christmas Eve and was sick through Christmas.

#ReadAway2024 #ChristmasAtoZ #WinterCosy
#Adventathon #WinterSolsticeReadathon
#SnickerdoodleSpirit +10 each

+65 points #ChristmasChapterChasers

Day 22 Totals #WinterGames2024

Caught a stomach bug from the husband and fell a little behind on posting. Got a couple hours of reading done on Sunday.

#ReadAway2024 #ChristmasAtoZ #WinterCosy
#Adventathon #WinterSolsticeReadathon
#SnickerdoodleSpirit +20 each

Watched:
🎥 A Creature Was Stirring +5
🎥 Four Christmases +5

+135 points #ChristmasChapterChasers

Borderline so-so, but hey, it's the season of generosity 😂 This one kind of felt like someone was trying to write a book based on a Hallmark movie screenplay, but not in a good way. The writing was kind of clunky and character development was abrupt. And who names a human character “Wink“?? There were a lot of scenes like this: Person A: “Please go out to supper with me.“ Person B:“I don't want to date you while things are so complicated“ ⬇

After a while, the FMC's unforgiving attitude towards people in her past/tendency to blame them for all her life problems did start to grate on me. At some point, you have to acknowledge that you are an adult and have been for over a decade. YOU are in charge of your life/actions now. But on the whole, a perfectly pleasant if most-forgettable kind of read. I'm not sure I'll reread it, but I'll probably pick up the sequel.