Hey all! I hope you‘re ready to dig into some banned books! I‘ve created a book club on Fable if you‘d like to join there. #withthebanned2025
https://fable.co/club/with-the-banned-with-jadams89-410943408182?invite=3b31a3e7...

Thank you so much for the #jolabokaflodswap @LMJenkins !! I‘m glad to add another frequently banned book to my shelf! I love that the colors of the candy wrappers sort of match the book cover ☺️

And thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting this amazing swap once again!

Thank you so much for the #jolabokaflodswap @Branwen ! I love the cat stickers on the card. I‘m excited to read this book and snack on the yummy candy! Happy Jolabokaflod!!

As always, thanks for being a wonderful host @MaleficentBookDragon !

What happens when the Nutcracker returns? But so does the Mouse King? I really enjoyed this continuation of The Nutcracker! #WinterGames #XmasChaCha #SnowedIn

I received my #Jolabokaflodswap24 today! I don‘t see a username to tag, but if you sent it to me, it has arrived safely! Thanks!! #JS24

This was an interesting read. Benjamin Franklin (yes, that one) spends his free time in London solving crimes. I enjoyed this enough to read more of the series.
#WinterGames #SnowedIn #XmasChaCha

I got 4,045 points in the first two weeks. I‘m saving up my wordsearch and bingo points for the end. #wintergames24 #xmaschacha

Thank you so much @TheBookHippie !! I don‘t think I‘ve ever seen salted caramel Swiss Miss before. I‘m going to make a mug and settle in to finish up my current book so I can start this one!

Thanks for hosting and organizing, @Avanders !

When you‘re trying to set up a cute Victorian Christmas Village, but somehow make a wrong turn into Revolutionary France 😂 #holidaytraditions

Here‘s the #WiththeBanned reading list for 2025. Feel free to skip any month. #buddyread

@JenlovesJT47
@BooksBlanketsandahotbeverage
@Read4Life @skygoddess1
@Julsmarshall @Lapreader @lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @dabbe @5feet.of.fury @TheDaysGoBy @AnishaInkspell @Melismatic @bookwormjillk @KT1432 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

I received my #LittleChristmasSwap! Thanks @Soubhiville !!

Hey all! Just a reminder that #WithTheBanned will be reading The Bluest Eye starting Jan 1st. Let me know if you‘d like to be added to the tag list!

@JenlovesJT47
@BooksBlanketsandahotbeverage
@Read4Life @skygoddess1
@Julsmarshall @Lapreader @lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @dabbe @5feet.of.fury @TheDaysGoBy @AnishaInkspell @Melismatic @bookwormjillk @KT1432 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

#JolabokaflodSwap2024 and #LittleChristmasSwap packages are on their way! Should arrive by 12/16. #LCS #JS2024

#guessthebook24 #wintergames

#GuessTheBook24 #wintergames

#GuessTheBook24

That was an adventure, but I can‘t help but feel the ending was a bit of a letdown. Overall, I enjoyed this and I‘m glad I read it. #RandomClassics

#wintergames2024 week 1 books finished. A Christmas Carol was my favorite (as always) but The Geek Who Saved Christmas was really cute! #XmasChaCha

I didn‘t watch much this week. #xmaschacha #wintergames

Week 1 Game - 155 words for 1550 pts. #Wintergames2024 #XmasChaCha

When you‘re turning 35, but they just released a Harry Potter Polly Pocket set. My mom definitely knocked this birthday gift out of the park!

One of our #holidaytraditions is shopping for Christmas angels. Our church has a tree with angels from the local school district. The spirit of giving is one of my favorite things about the holiday season. #wintergames #XmasChaCha

I almost forgot to bring #ItsATrope Bingo back! Be sure to spot those tropes in your cheesy holiday reads (or watches) and get some #WinterGames points!

I‘m running late with this, but here‘s my December #Bookspin list. I ran out of room, so 17-20 are just books on my holiday reading shelf. #Wintergames #XmasChaCha

My most anticipated #wintergames read is A Christmas Carol read by Tim Curry. It remains one of my all time favorites.
#XmasChaCha

#ThisOrThat #XmasChaCha #WINTERGAMES

Finally switched my Halloween shelf out for my Christmas shelf. This and a bunch of holiday ebooks/audiobooks make up my #wintergames TBR. #xmaschacha

For those who like to cozy up with thrillers, horrors, and the like during the holiday season, I present #AVeryScaryXmasBingo . One book per prompt, but get creative with it! There are no wrong answers.

Dec 1 - 31

It‘s time for #AVeryMerryBingo ! This year I‘ve put together a board full of words related to the season. One book per prompt, but all these are open to interpretation! Have fun with it and stack up some Winter Games points!

Dec 1 - 31

My #stuffedstockingswap is on its way! Thanks for hosting this fun swap @Avanders !! #sss

Here‘s your reading list for when you‘re #snowedin @PuddleJumper . I love a good pun title and thoroughly enjoyed browsing your list!

The first book up for #WiththeBanned is Toni Morrison‘s The Bluest Eye. We will start reading January 1st! You can read a chapter a day or however you like. Just let me know if you want to be added to the tag list! #WTB2025

I‘ll repost this closer to January, but I wanted to make sure everyone had time to get their copy with the holidays.

There‘s been some interest in this group, so I‘ve created a Google form for book nominations. I‘ll try to have a poll for books open by Dec 1 with our first read starting in January. No pressure, jump in or out whenever you want.

If you‘ve already submitted the form, I have your responses.

https://forms.gle/AVfCCuKHgeriukWG9

Anybody interested in a banned books buddy read? Probably a chapter a day format. It just feels like a critical time to collect books.

Happy Halloween, #FrightClub !! I hope you enjoyed #HauntedShelf .I enjoyed seeing all your posts and reading spooky books. Please have your second half points to me by November 8th. You all did an amazing job!!

@Willaful @dabbe @LiseWorks @sebrittainclark @Scochrane26 @JessClark78 @Gissy @5feet.of.fury @sace @Ellie_H @SnowEcho @SunnieK @Traci1 @JenlovesJT47

Thank you so much @Nazgul93 !!! I‘m so excited to cozy up with this bag of Reese‘s and start one of these books — but I can‘t decide which one! And I love the Beetlejuice bookmark! Thanks again!! #AHRS #AllHallowsReadSwap

I received my #AllHallowsReadSwap in the mail today!! Thanks @Nazgul93 !! And thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting this swap!! #AHRS

Four more Word search words found! I had never heard the word conker before, so I was thrilled to find it!! #HauntedShelf #FrightClub

This was so good!! I recommend it if you enjoy exploring the “dark” minds of killers. Hannibal was a minor character.

#FrightClub #HauntedShelf #trappedinaspookyhouse

Sorry, #FrightClub !! I completely forgot to post our next team game! In the comments, list a word related to the previous word. Our starting word is Phantasmal.

#HauntedShelf

@Willaful @dabbe @LiseWorks @sebrittainclark @Scochrane26 @JessClark78 @Gissy @5feet.of.fury @sace @Ellie_H @SnowEcho @SunnieK @Traci1 @JenlovesJT47

#HauntedShelf #FrightClub

Two more #HauntedShelf word search finds. #FrightClub

Hey #FrightClub !! I hope you‘re enjoying the event so far! I‘m definitely enjoying your posts. Please get me your points total for the first two weeks by the morning of Monday, Oct 14th. You can comment here or make a post.

Keep playing our first week game through Sunday, and we‘ll have our new game posted Monday. #HauntedShelf

#AllHallowsReadSwap is on its way! I had a lot of fun shopping for this 💚👻🎃 #AHRS

Found 10 #wordsearch words.

#HauntedShelf #FrightClub

One down for #ItsATrope . (Second Chance)

First #TrappedInASpookyHouse read down. I wasn‘t sure what to expect going in, but the dual timelines kept me hooked. #HauntedShelf #FrightClub

This is a #HauntedShelf book recommendation for “Morally Dubious”. Quite honestly, almost everyone in this book is a horrible person with questionable actions.

#FrightClub

Started off spooky season by visiting the local vampires. I give as often as I can - and I‘m lucky they scheduled the donation bus to set up at our building.

#HauntedShelf #FrightClub

And here we go, #FrightClub !! This is our first team game. Unlimited points. Just tag a book in the comments that has something in common with the book before it! #HauntedShelf

@Willaful @dabbe @bthegood @LiseWorks @sebrittainclark @Scochrane26 @JessClark78 @Gissy @5feet.of.fury @sace @Ellie_H @SnowEcho @SunnieK @Traci1 @JenlovesJT47