After a successful, if too stressful 2024, when it came to Book Challenges, I wasn't sure what I was going to do this year.

1. The lovely caffyolay and I decided to come up with our own Book Bingo. Whilst we had enjoyed last year's Book Bingo, we both felt it a tad tough and even confusing for the odd square. Thus, we thought we'd do one that was straight- ( Read more... )

I did this meme last year and as I had fun doing it, I thought I'd do it again this year.

As with last year's attempt, there are a couple of answers that are a bit 'iffy', but overall I'm happy with it.

In high school I was: Lending a Paw

People might be surprised by: The Street

I will never be: My Darling Boy

My fantasy job is: The Christmas ( Read more... )

Another year of reading is behind us and another year of reading is ahead of us ( Read more... )

Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season
Edited by Tanya Kirk


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Murder by Candlelight: Ten Classic Crime Stories for Winter
Edited by Cecily Gayford


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When is a short story a novella? When is a novella a short story? There doesn't seem to be any real consensus, other than the 'shorter than a novel but longer than a short story'. Helpful (not). I've read stories that I would deem novella length in books of short stories ( Read more... )

The Dead of Winter:
Ten Classic Tales for Chilling Nights
by Various Authors


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Dramatic Murder
by Elizabeth Anthony


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A Special Kind Of Advent
by S J Crabb


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Murder At The Monastery
by The Reverend Richard Coles


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