#WinterGames #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
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I'll post early because I most likely won't have time tomorrow
My halftime totals: 27435 pts. ->
1150 pts. for hours read in readathons;
105 pts. for books, posts & movies watched;
2360 pts. for general wordsearch;
23820 pts. for week 1 word game.
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🎄🎄🎄Look what's arrived!🎄My #jolabokaflod parcel is here! Thank you so much, Svenja! @thewallflower0707🎄🎄🎄Now I'm looking forward to Christmas Eve even more! 😊
Thank you so much for organizing this great swap @MaleficentBookDragon❣️
❄️A wintery #ThisorThat❄️#WinterGames #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
Physical
Either, depending on mood
Christmas Eve
Watch D&D
Both!
Coffee
Both plz 😋
Shower
Evening read - I'm not a morning person at all
Would you like to play?
@DieAReader @melisajayne, @Jardencon, @Bookworm54 @Deblovestoread @DebL @BlameJennyJane @AsYouWish @JessClark78, @OutsmartYourShelf @Kshakal @Texreader @Pruzy @CrowCAH @JenReadsAlot @Read4life @TheDaysGoBy @Laughterhp @Alora
Well, I went a little overboard with last week's game 😅
Stopped at 2382 words because time ran out.
So it's 2382 x 10 = 23820 points +5 for post.
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#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
Forgot to take a picture. Your #Jolabokaflod parcel is now on the way to you, @BarbaraBB !
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#JolabokaflodSwap2024 @MaleficentBookDragon
The tagged, along with several others.
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There are also several 'Petterson and Findus' ones by Sven Nordqvist that are set in winter and give strong holiday vibes (at least three I can think of)...
Then of course The Shining and Misery by Stephen King and
The Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena.
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My #Bookspin cum #Doublespin cum Bookspinbingo list which serves also as #WinterGames TBR for team #XmasChaCha @StayCurious @TheAromaofBooks
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Thank you for the tag, @Sace 😊 #WondrousWednesday @Eggs
1. It depends on the weather/circumstances:
Love to read on the couch, especially when it's cold, grey and rainy outside. In summer at the beach in a beach chair. When travelling in long-distance trains. By myself in quiet cafés or diners... Mandatory: a book that fits my mood.
2. Hmm... I have a few rereads I'd love to get to in November. Maybe A Wild Sheep Chase or Ett fruset liv.
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My #HauntedShelf Check-In: 5422 points total.
Team #HexesandCrows @Catsandbooks
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Participated in:
#Spookoween @TheSpineView
#31by31 #readathon goal: read for 31 hours in October
#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge #TPRC
#GottaCatchemAll #SpookyEdition - completed prompts for Misdreavus & Spectrier; caught: Cubone
#PumpkabooHunt caught: 2 small, 1 medium, 1 super
@PuddleJumper
#BirthdayBashReadathon @TheAromaofBooks
#PSReadathon @bookwormjillk
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[Editor's Note] The book you are about to read was brought to my attention in a most unusual way.
(The blurb/quote on the cover, btw., is priceless - Today vegetables... tomorrow the world! 😂🧛🐰🥕)
#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl
The October/November featured prompt for #TPRC # TwinPeaksReadingChallenge is
10. Twin Peaks: set at an iconic location
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I've already completed this one, but I'm looking forward to see everybodys' choices for this prompt!
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@AmandaBlaze @Amor4Libros @Bookwormjillk @CarolynM @Chili @CoffeeNBooks @JessClark78 @RaeLovesToRead @SconsinBookyBadger @Soscha @StaceGhost @TheAromaofBooks @The_Penniless_Author @TheSpineView
🥳🎂 Happy Birthday Sarah! 🎂🥳
I just had a delightful yummy breakfast with chocolate chip muffins with cinnamon pumpkin spice coffee in your honour ☕🤗😋
Have a beautiful cosy day! @TheAromaofBooks
Those are the books I'm reading this weekend for your #BirthdayBashReadathon #PSReadathon and my #weekendreads @rachelsbrittain @bookwormjillk
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
An acquaintance of mine publishes a little magazine called Folk Traditions.
1. Not yet... Still undecided 🫠
2. Japan, mystery, countryside 🔍🏞️🗾
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Wanna play? @JessClark78 @Enchanted_Bibliophile @CoffeeNBooks
#whereareyoumonday @Cupcake12
#whereintheworldareyou #NorthSea #Denmark #Germany
I'm in Marstal on the Danish island Aeroe and at the Eckernfoerder Bucht in North Germany.
Where are you? @hannah-leeloo @Enchanted_Bibliophile
The tagged, I think. Tough but so good and important. 🖤
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas and
The Noh Mask Murder by Akimitsu Takagi are the spooky close contenders.
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#SundayFunday @Bookmarktavern
#gothic #mystery #darkacademia #metoo #Japan
1. right now - reread of American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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2. Chai Latte, Pumpkin Spice everything - coffee, latte, muffins, pancakes...
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3. long walks, scattering nuts for animals, watching spooky movies, spooky reads, Litsy swaps and games
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4. Pumpkin Spice!
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#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #Halloween #autumn
Texreader, Librarybelle, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, RedxoHearts, Light_of_Aether, Charityann, PuddleJumper, julieclair
🎃 #thisorthat #Halloween #October 🎃
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Chocolate 🍫
Vampires 🧛♂️
Treat 🍩
Both 🎞️🎃
Skeletons ☠️
Hand out candy 🧁
Corn maze (though neither is common in Germany)🌽
Scary costume 😈
Pumpkin pie 🍰
Walk in dark forest 🌲
Bats 🦇
Pumpkin spice 😋
In the neighbourhood 🏘️
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As it's another 24th today, I've just drawn the September/October prompt for the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge
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This month it is
19. Falling: a book that's likely to make you emotional #TPRC
Remember - it is completely up to you whether or not you prioritise the monthly promts and how you interpret them!
#SchoolSpirit
#Teacher #Apple #Sports #FieldTrip #Pencil #Principal
One of my favourite horror movies - the script is that bad it's hilarious. 😂
A field trip, the PE teacher and the school principal play a big part. Also, one of Brad Pitt's first movie roles!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#SundayFunday @Bookmarktavern
Up to three. Often I read just one, but if it's slow, short stories or non-fiction, for example, I'll read additional ones.
Feel like playing? @RaeLovesToRead @BeeMagical
My #CasttheDie list for #HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows
I think my special book will be 7. The Little Sparrow Murders ⛩️
@CatsandBooks @PuddleJumper
“People think that death by drowning would be peaceful.“
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
#NetGalley #TheWolfTree #Scotland #islands #thrillers
My October TBR list. I have no chance of reading them all as I'm a slow reader, but those are the ones I'm excited about and am going to be choosing from.
I made a list of 48, as that's 24x2 and therefore fits for the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge
The first 20 are my #Bookspin list for #October
I'm also participating in #Spookoween
#31by31 with the goal of reading at least 31 hours in October,
#GottaCatchEmAll and #PumpkabooHunt
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1. Not tagging anything, because all my August reading was very mediocre. I did have one 4*, but that' s not saying much...
2. paper books please!
3. psychological thrillers, mysteries, gothic
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Feel like playing? @Enchanted_Bibliophile @RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author
#whereintheworldareyou @Cupcake12
I'm in Mesopotamia, in what is Iraq today. First we are in Baghdad, then at a fictional archaelogical site near Mossul (?? I suppose).
#AboutABook #You'veReread
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Joining #ForTheLoveOfBooks hosted by Lisa @TheSpineView
I'll treat it as a #20in4 - where I don't really aim for a full 20 hours, I just track my reading time and try to read as much as possible over the four days.
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Also, does somebody know how @Andrew65 is? He hasn't posted for so long...
My #September list for #Bookspin and #Doublespin
The picture is from my favourite German island, where I'd so nearly have spent the first week of September for summer holidays... *sigh* But I hadn't been feeling well some time before and we just weren't sure whether I would get better in time, so we cancelled the trip as long as we could get a full refund. ...
#islandvibes #summerholidays
#AboutABook #SetOnIsland #islandvibes
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
This one translates as Viper Bite. It was bought on Langeoog (my favourite East Frisian Island, trying to go there once a year at least) and is set on Wangerooge (another East Frisian Island).
#AboutABook #SetOnIsland
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Die Acht vom großen Fluss (The eight from the big river) was my favourite #middlegrade series when I was a child. It's set at the North Sea Coast of Germany. The two books on the pic are set on islands: one on a fictitious little island that's a nature reserve, the other on Helgoland.
#AboutABook #SetInHotel
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Short stories set in hotels...
#SSDA #ShortStoryDayAfrica #Africa #shortstories #hotels
#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha
#Adventathon @BookmarkTavern
#Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
#FoodandLit @Catsandbooks @Texreader (I spent a few days in Finland in November/December, had many local dishes and have read Moomin books😊)
#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge
#Castthedie
#GottaCatchemAll 2024 and #WinterEdition @PuddleJumper
as well as #ChristmasCardReadathon and
#OatmealEscapeReadathon @bookwormjillk
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