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Christmas gift for aunt done.

Beautifully written and wonderfully illustrated. It's the classic fairy tale written by the great Stephen King. Nothing too scary in this book for kids. The artwork is very calming and wonderful like all of Sendak's books. A must read for any fan of King, Sendak or the fairy tale.

#wdncw @dabbe
WE DO NOT CARE that our covid shot appt. turned into the flu shot instead due to a supply snafu. They'll call when they get more. Or that we rebooked labs to free up some me time this week. AND WE EXTRA DO NOT CARE that we are soooo behind on ARC reads right now. the tagged is one of them.

This was a pretty good story about 2 kids who have adventures in a tree house with books. This time, they spend Christmas with Arthur and his knights. I had forgotten to put it on #SnowyDecemberReadathon
#Read2025 @DieAReader

#43 of 2025! Office December Book Club Selection.
Started: 12/3/25

I enjoyed this short novella prequel to the Partials series, about one of the cyborg-esque people of the series title. I don‘t remember Heron having a POV in the books and she‘s a really intriguing character so it was fun to learn more about her past. She turns out to be pivotal to the history of her people because the humans designed and trained her to be too smart for them.

Loving the #AuldLangSpine list from @willaful
I had already started the tagged, but haven‘t read any of the others! But I‘ve enjoyed the other Poirot mysteries I‘ve read and have wanted to read more Pratchett since reading a novella in a collection earlier this year. And I think Tom Lake looks good. Going to see what my library has available and then plan from there!

Thanks again to @monalyisha for her matchmaking skills!

A dark fairy tale but a hopeful one, too. The cast of characters were delightful! Mara, the protagonist, is perhaps the least interesting character, but in a way, that also makes her relatable and easy to cheer for.

I wanted to love this one, but it never pulled me in as completely as I'd hoped. It felt like the action was just around the corner and something was always just about to happen. I enjoyed the wrold building and it's obviously very inspired by Narnia, but it was very slow. I still enjoyed it, but not enough to dive into the next book. I think this one would be a better fit for Middle Grade, which it's geared towards.

#auldlangspine @Lin3han such a fantastic variety list! Already read 3. Some I have heard, others are completely new to me. My copy of Mistborn thanks you. Relieved that I will finally be reading it. Andrew Joseph White's newest release was on my list. I definitely want to check this one out. For the rest, I will see what my library has available & play luck of the draw. Thank you @monalyisha for the amazing match and organizing everything!