I really need this!

For 2025 I’m going to read what I want!

For 2025 I am just going to read what I want.

And that’s it.

~ Mood read the whole year.
~ No lists.
~ No timetables.
~ If I am lucky enough to get an arc I will try my best to read it by release day.
~ I will only request an arc if I really want to read it – no pressure

For most of this year I’ve been pressuring myself to read certain books in a month, and because of that, it puts me off reading anything, and I’m slumping more.

I don’t want to fall out of love with reading, and it’s defo heading that way, so I just think if I don’t do something now, it might push me over the edge!

I also need to stop buying so many books!
I also need to at least try and read some of my tbr!

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So that’s it.

What are your reading goals for 2025?

2024 Audiobook Challenge!!

Hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About.

#2024AudiobookChallenge

So here we are, nearly at the end of 2024 and time to evaluate whether I hit my audio goal this year!

At the start of the year I said I wanted to listen to 30 audiobooks (My Precious – I had my earbuds surgically implanted) but then I reached that goal in June and increased to 50 – Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands)!!!

So……did I reach 50?!

I DID! WOOHOO!

Here are some of the books I listened to in the last quarter of 2024:

Did you join in? How did you do?

Here’s what’s tantalising me that’s releasing in January (that I may have preordered!!)

I did say I was going to be better about book buying in 2025….but I’m not off to a great start!!!!!

 Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Carving Shadows into Gold by Brigid Kemmerer
Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young 

Will you be getting any of these?

Give yourself 10 points for each of the below you have done and let me know your score in the comments!

• Cut down a real tree
• Regifted a present
• Kissed under the mistletoe
• Seen the Nutcracker live
• Been in a Christmas jumper competition
• Received a bad gift
• Panic bought on the 24th
• Hidden a gift and then couldn’t find it
• Had a Christmas cooking disaster.

My total is 50!

Happy Blogmas!!

It’s that time of year to look forward and pick out those most anticipated books for next year!

I chose 6 last year and I actually read them (apart from 1 that had its release date changed!) so I’m doing 6 again as it seems achievable!!!

📚A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young 
📚Deep End by Ali Hazelwood 
📚The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune 
📚Emily Wildes Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett 
📚Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab 
📚Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare 

What are yours?

The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer  It’s a chance to share news, a post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received.

Hope you’ve had a good week!

~ My tree now has baubles on!!!
~ I’ve finished my Christmas shopping!
~ Work was crazy!
~ Son completed 3 performances of his Christmas panto!
~ No reviews from me this month, just all the blogmas fun!

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What I’ve Read

Greenteeth by Molly O’Neil
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Look out for my reviews soon!

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You might have missed…..

Blogmas – announcement
Blogmas – did I read my 2024 anticipated books
Blogmas – Christmas films!

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What have you read lately?

Happy Blogmas!!!!

This isn’t books but something else dear to my heart….Christmas films!!

There is nothing like sitting in the dark just with the glow of tree lights watching a Christmas film!

In my house we tend the watch the same films each year because we love them so much! When my son was younger Muppets Christmas Carol and Polar Express were his faves but now he is getting older his tastes have changed (I however still love Muppets Christmas Carol!!)

We have our list of films which are…….

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Home Alone and Home Alone 2

Elf (Saaaaaaanta!!!)

And more recently we have found these:

Christmas Chronicles 1 and 2!

Jingle Jangle

What are some of your favourite Christmas films?

Happy Blogmas!!

At the end of 2023 I posted my most anticipated books for 2024 so thought it would be good to look back and see if I read them (maybe not good for me!)

You can see my post here!

I only actually picked 6 books and not sure why as I *think* I normally go for 10….or maybe I’m getting confused with Top Ten Tuesday! Christmas brain!!!! But anyway…..I’m pleased to say I read 5 – whoop!

I haven’t read Heavenly Tyrant because the release date changed to 24th December! Maybe I’ll add to next year’s list!

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett ✔️
Crescent City 3 by Sarah J Maas ✔️
Bride by Ali Hazelwood ✔️
The Prisoners Throne by Holly Black✔️
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff✔️
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao ❌️

Did you set a list of books you want to read this year? Did you read them?

I’ve done Blogmas for 6 years running now and have absolutely loved doing it (and reading other peoples posts) so decided to do it again!

I’m hoping this will be a fun series of posts on the blog starting on 2nd December and ending on Christmas Eve!

I know that’s more than 12 days………..

I’ve seen most bloggers participate in Blogmas and post on consecutive days but I didn’t want to pressure myself that much over the Christmas lead up so I’ll be posting Blogmas posts every other day. I won’t be posting any book reviews (sorry in advance for when I post them all in January!!)

Anyway, the prompts I’ll be using for Blogmas are:

HAPPY BLOGMAS!