@Avanders the 📦 finally made it here!
Is it for a swap?
You should be getting one from me by the end of the week. I‘m keeping my eye on the tracking. It has a #JolabokaflodSwap gift in the bag, and everything else in the box is for the #NaughtyListHolidaySwap.

I also got another one of my #jolabokaflodswap packages today as well.

I wish I had discovered this before I sent out my #naughtylistholidayswap 📦.
Best. Ornament. Ever.

I got my #naughtylistholidayswap package today.
It is Harpy approved.

I am in ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️ with my #stuffedstockingswap 🎁. Thank you so much @Laughterhp ! Everything is perfect for a cozy night in. I‘ve already started raiding my bar to see what I can put in the infusion jar. It goes perfectly with the cozy witchy books. Thank you!!!
And thanks to @Avanders for hosting this wonderful swap. It is the perfect mid-holiday pick me up.

A nice London Fog with this holiday Christie.

Finishing wrapping and packing all my swaps to take to the post office this morning.
#jolabokaflodswap #littlechristmasswap #lcs #naughtylistholidayswap #nlhs

12/17/24 Update. This was just bad. Ugh.

Number 3 in my “cold weather holiday themed mystery/thriller quick reads” book binge.

So far this month-
Five Total Strangers
Christmas Presents

This was an okay mystery.
I l❤️
-the book references
-the quirky characters
-competent police & an amateur detective working together

I did not like
-so many minor character POVs throughout the book
-never got to really know anyone well because there were so many characters
- I didn‘t hate it, but I it was slow & I found myself skimming a bit in the middle.

Thanks to #netgalley for a copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This was an okay teen thriller that I really sped through. No big surprises, but entertaining enough.
What I did love was the atmosphere. I felt the cold & snow, the carsickness. I used to drive from Scranton to school in the Poconos on I-80. I‘ve done 360s on that highway, so their struggles driving through the blizzard rang true.
Living in Virginia now & missing the snow, this was a nice treat to read w/ cocoa on this rainy day.
So it‘s a pick.

Waiting at the emergency vet. My sister‘s rescue dogs attacked each other today. It was very frightening trying to separate them.

My (late) #naughtylistholidayswap aesthetic.
#nlhs

I‘ve been either in bed or on the couch sick this week.
Harpy and my sister‘s new rescues (Prue and Piper) kept me company.
I did manage to stay awake long enough to finish these two short novellas.
I liked them both but this one a bit more.

I was enjoying the story, and then…
It ended. Not very satisfying.
I feel there was more to tell.
Oh well. ⭐️ ⭐️ 1/2

Received my #stuffedstockingswap package last week but forgot to post. 😔
#sss

Next up from the library.

December #bookspin and #doublespin picks.
@thearomaofbooks

Harpy is “helping” me knit a Sophie Scarf for one of my holiday swaps. I‘m usually all about bright and obnoxious colors, but right now I‘m loving these moody neutrals. I think it will go really well with denim. I hope my match likes the scarf and this yarn.🤞
#knittersoflitsy

I MAY have gone a little wild buying ebooks lately.
Damn those daily deals and Cyber Monday specials.
The problem is (well, one of the problems) is that I tent to forget what I have on my kindle. Which is why I have multiple copies of books. 😔 😠 Not good for the budget. 😞
Have you read any of these? What‘s a good one to start with?
I loved The Answer Is No.

Oh #BOTM you got me again!
I had skipped a lot of months this past year and was going to cancel my membership.
My membership was on hold and I had to either keep it or cancel my it this month.
I caved. There were at least 10 books I wanted to get between this month‘s selections and recent add-ons.
So I renewed for another year. 🤷‍♀️
What did you all get?
I‘m excited for all three of these.

All #JolabokaflodSwap24 matches have been sent out.
We have 108 people participating this year!

Remember to post when you send out and recieve your packages.
Opening day is December 24th.

#JS2024

Thank you for those that have already emailed me to confirm receiving their matches. There were a couple of people whose email addresses got bounced back. I've left comments for them to email me so they can get their matches.

My holiday-ish themed book list for #bookspin and #doublespin.
@thearomaofbooks

Last call to sign up for this year's #jolabokaflodswap.
I‘m closing the form tomorrow afternoon so I can make up the matches.

We have almost 100 participants.

Sign-up here-
https://forms.gle/sVGxyNA5aQzFfdZA7

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DChmgxDAZbW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzR...

@litsyevents

Cold rainy day reading. I feel like I need another creature feature, forest horror.
PA and NY got snow. This will be my first winter in Virginia and I‘m missing the snow already.
I won‘t miss driving in it to work though.

#bookmail!
3 for Christmas swaps and 6 for me.
Sounds about right. 😊
#bookhaul

And with that I‘ve completed my #GoodReadsChallenge for this year.
Though I did read about 5 short stories recently so I think I still have 5 more books to read to REALLY reach my goal.

This rainy day called for a mocha and some Sager.

#bookmail!
My #aardvarkbookclub is the tagged book.
And I always like adding to my Coates collection.

I just got back from visiting PA. Just in time too since I wanted to read this one next and it was at home.

Hello everyone. Get ready for this year's #jolabokaflodswap. I think this is our 6th year!

Sign-ups will be open until Sunday, November 24th.
You can sign-up for up to three swaps.
I hope you are all as excited as I am.

Sign-up here-
https://forms.gle/sVGxyNA5aQzFfdZA7

If you have never heard of Jólabókaflóðið check out this story-
https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/

#jolabokaflodswap2024

@litsyevents

I‘m currently up in PA with the #manpanion.
This morning I had tea with a cinnamon swirl donut.
I just finished putting pork stroganoff into the crockpot for dinner.
Then I‘m cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry.
I plan on spending the evening reading, knitting, and playing backgammon with the manpanion (who does not have WiFi so no computer work or tv streaming😬).
Tag @BookwormAHN @Avanders @dabbe
#saturdaychatterday ⬇️

Some #audioknitting while working on Steven West‘s Botanic Shawl last night; with Asuka‘s “help”. She kept chewing on the grey yarn.🧶 🐈
#catsoflitsy #knittersoflitsy #charityknitting

2 insomnia driven $1.99 kindle buys this evening.😁
#kindledailydeal #kindledailydeals

Books Three/Four:
This is not a recommendation per se.
These just look like fun and they are on my Xmas wish list.

#threelistthursday

Book Two:
This is a light fluffy Christmas installment of the Vampire Knitting Club cozy series. It is #4 in the series but I think it can be read alone.
#threelistthursday

Book One:
This is a fun Christmas horror by the author of the Bernie Sanders and the Obama/Biden cozy mystery series.
I also love his Mothman Cryptid comics.
#threelistthursday

Two down and two in the works for #tenbeforetheend
I‘m thinking I might actually make it.
That would also put me on track to complete my #bookspin and #doublespin reads 100% this year; something I have never done before.😸

My November #bookspin pick is up next. I need something a bit lighter after The Silent Companions, a few episodes of the 4th season of The Boys,and yesterday‘s events.
The black blob in the bad lighting photo is Harpy, thrilled that I‘m reading another book with a cat in it. 🐈‍⬛
Unfortunately my paperwhite is dying and won‘t hold a charge for very long. 😿

Sunsets (sunrises are beautiful and peaceful but I am not a morning person)

Ghosts, Gaslighting, Both?

#two4tuesday

Tag you‘re it @Sace @Avanders

Very excited for this #netgalley #arc

I will be hosting the #jolabokaflodswap again this year if the interest is there.
I‘ll open the signups this week.

November #bookspin and #doublespin

I'm starting a little late (as usual). Here's my list for #10beforetheend
@ChaoticMissAdventures

I showed restraint for the first time this month for my #aardvarkbookclub 📦 with only one book.
What did you all get this month?

Over 5 hours of dental surgery yesterday (ouch) = A LOT of sleep and pain pills. Then laying around reading today. #weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
So, needless to say, I‘m very behind on many things. I plan on having this year‘s #jolabokaflodswap signups open in the next few days.

Extra bonus for voting early at the library.
Reward: bought a book at the library for $1.

It‘s opening day for #allhallowsreadswap!!!

In theory we should open our #ahrs24 📦 at midnight, but who am I kidding? That was never going to happen. WHO can wait?

Please post a pick of your scary books and treats.
Mine are spooktactular! 👻

I absolutely 😻 this #ahrs24 📦! You really went above and beyond @chasjjlee
Everything is more than perfect,
Did you make the book sleeve as well as the bookmark?!?! It is so pretty.
I need a new cover for my laptop for all these amazing stickers (I‘m a child and ❤️ stickers and magnets so much).
#allhallowsreadswap

Thank you @Larkken for this perfectly scary #allhallowsreadswap 🎁.
I am really looking forward to reading these two books. Thanks for adding in the sci-fi book; I‘m really getting into the genre more. The bookmarks are so cool.
😻😻😻😻😻
#ahrs24

Wow! @bookish_wookish you went above and beyond. I 😻 everything about my #hhs24 #hauntedhallowswap @bookish_wookish From the books to the book sleeve and bookmarks, to the candy and sticker, it is all stuff I love. And those socks! Tim Curry IS Pennywise. 🧑‍🍳 💋
100 🐈‍⬛ out of 10!
Thank you so much!
And thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting this great swap.

This was an action packed little serial horror novella; a quick read when I didn‘t have my book with me. Each of the six sections was around 20 - 40 pages.
At first I thought it might be part of the world of The Strain series but it wasn‘t.
It felt a little like a James Rollins novel with the action and pacing, which I enjoy.
Not perfectly written but fun.
#hauntedshelf #blackcatcrew
Part of Amazon‘s Prime Reading, so free if you have Prime.