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HOB Partner Pick ~ Dec 2024 & Jan 2025
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Partners 1 & 2:
❄️ Amanda -- Level 6 (6 books) + Bonus
⛄ Jackie -- Level 6 (6 books) + Bonus
Partners 3 & 4:
❄️ bamaace83 -- Level 6 (6 books) + Bonus
⛄ Jenny -- Level 6 (6 books) + Bonus
Partners 5 & 6:
❄️ Erica -- Level 3 (3 books) + Bonus
⛄ Michelle -- Level 3 (3 books) + Bonus
Partners 7 & 8:
❄️ LaurLa -- Level 2 (2 books) + Bonus
⛄ Lisa -- Level 3 (3 books)
Partners 9 & 10:
❄️ Jonathan -- Level 2 (2 books) + Bonus
⛄ Kathy -- Level 2 (2 books) + Bonus
Partners 11 & 12:
❄️ Angie -- Level 6 (6 books) + Bonus
⛄ Danielle -- Level 6 (6 books) + Bonus
Me please!Level 6, with a bonus if my chooser is inspired.
My normal TBR shelf-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Watch out for some that aren't published yet.
I'm in -Level 3 + Bonus
My Shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Bonus - Please choose one of your favorite holiday reads
I'm in! Level 3 + Bonus
Shelf: Winter Shelf
Michelle picks for me
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for me with a bonus of
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im in it sounds like fun my first time doing this Level 2 + Bonus
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
if you see Books in a series i dont what to read like book 2 or 3 befor i read book 1 so keep thet in mine plz and ty
I’m in please! I’m on my phone but I’ll link my shelf tomorrow. I’ll say level 6 with a bonus.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
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Your partner's shelf is linked on their name and the number of books to choose for them in in parenthesis after their level.
If your partner chose to have a bonus - Choose YOUR favorite holiday read for your partner!
Have fun!!
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Angie ☯ wrote: "If no one else joins by Dec 1st, I'll ask for a volunteer to chose for me. Thanks!"I certainly will choose for you if you like...
...I am not at all evil.
For Anna (bamaace83)I am choosing some that I loved and a couple that are also on my TBR. Hope you enjoy!
and
for Kathy Happy Reading :) 
Bonus:
Jonathan wrote: "Happy Reading :)Bonus:
"Thanks - I'll add them to my December-January reading list!
My picks for you:
On my TBR also
A must read for everyoneBonus:
One of my all time favorite Christmas Books!
Michelle, I pick for you
,
and
with a bonus of
Enjoy!
And, thanks for my picks!! Will try to get to them all.
Amanda, here are my picks for you. 
And bonus -
Hope you enjoy!
Jackie for you I have:
And because I'm your friend and know our reading tastes very rarely overlap I chose a wintery looking book on your shelf rather than a favorite of mine for bonus lol:
Amanda wrote: "Jackie for you I have: [bookcover:(AVALANCHE ) By McManus, Patrick F. (Author) Paperback Published on|144812032..."Thanks! I know our tastes are usually different but surprisingly I saw some books on your list that I added to my TBR. 😁
Kathy wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Happy Reading :)Bonus:
"Thanks - I'll add them to my Dece..."
Thank you Kathy i add them to a tbr this should be fun this is my first time doing this readathon game
Jenny wrote: "For Anna (bamaace83)I am choosing some that I loved and a couple that are also on my TBR. Hope you enjoy!
[bookcover:The Last One at the Wedding|20..."Thanks for picking for me! Oh boy, let me go look and see what some of these are about. I have that fancy little box checked but I totally didn't get the notification for comments. I think I'm still broken at times. I'm going to find you some fun books right now.
For Jenny!I picked a wide variety of books and found a couple that I had read and liked. I know Onyx Storm comes out in January and if you're not planning on reading it right away, I can pick a different one but I have a feeling that you may have it ready to go sooner than later. I had to send you a fun winter book to read. It's not a hockey series but it's a fun fluffy romance series to go with all your fantasy. :)
and
Woohoo!Oh, I totally plan to read Onyx the moment it comes out. I am hoping for cavorting dragons on the end papers again like the first book. Not sure why I like this series, but I totally do.
I am in the mood for a xmas bit of lightness, so thanks for the bonus pick too!
For LaurLa, I choose for you
,
and for the bonus I choose for you
and if that doesn’t work for you
(I’ve liked this author before). Happy reading!
It looks like my partner hasn’t picked for me yet.
Hey Lisa -I looked at your books. My picks for you are
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and
.Enjoy!!
Erica wrote: "Hey Lisa -I looked at your books. My picks for you are
, and [bookcover:Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands|1341190..."Thanks!
Angie,I'll join so we can pick for each other
I'll go with Level 6 + Bonus
My list: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
So Angie my picks for you are:Thesed Three because I love these authors:
These three because they look good:
My favorite Christmas book is
- it's a sweet book with really great characters and it's pretty short. It is MM although tame but just in case you don't want to read that my favorite M/F Christmas book is:
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Here are my picks for you:
I wanted to pick more for you than these! It was hard narrowing it down.
Bonus -
This is just a cute Christmas story, that I pretty much read every year.
Angie ☯ wrote: "Thanks, Danielle!!Here are my picks for you:
..."Thanks! I picked up the whole series of the Klaus brothers. May not read them all this year but I'll eventually get to them and will definitely read the first one.
Completion Post - Book 1
Book - The Haunting of Millie Nettles
Author - Barry Napier
Date Read - 12/8/24
Rating - 3 Stars
Review - To be honest, I'm not sure how much I like this series yet. Since this was the first book in the series it was ok, The concept of the story line was interesting, but nothing wowed me like I thought it would. The author's writing style was a bit off putting. He made a habit of fat shaming characters. This was done several times. He also pointed out several times that those that live in the hills of Appalachia were "dumb". I'll give it another couple of books before make a decision on whether to dump this series or not.
Completions
- 12/31 - 4.5 stars
= 12/16 - 4 stars
- 12/19 - 3.5 stars
- 12/14 - 3.5 stars
- 12/19 - 2 stars
🎧✔️
5/5🎧✔️
5/5🎧✔️
5/5
Sadly, I have to DNF
. This book is doing nothing for me. Life is too short.
COMPLETIONS:
12/19 5 Stars
12/5 4 Stars
12/26 4 Stars
12/27 3 Stars
12/7 2 Stars
12/14 3 Stars
1/1 4 Stars
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~ 12/13 ~ 4 stars
~ 12/15 ~ 3.5 stars
~ 12/24 ~ 3 stars
Completion Post
Book - Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas
Author - Adam Kay
Date Read - 1/4/24
Rating - 3 stars
Review - The author, once upon a time, was a Junior Doctor in The NHS System in the UK. For 6 years in a row he wound up working the nightshifts during the Christmas season. He worked in the obstetrics and gynecology field. Many of his stories were pretty funny, some were horribly sad, and others were quite ick. Let's just say I will never be able to look at a an x-tra large candy cane the same way ever again.
Completions:
5⭐️
4⭐️
Completion Post
Book - The Winter Orphans
Author - Kristin Beck
Date - 1/19/25
Rating - 3 stars
Review - I was a bit disappointed in this story and hated giving it 3 stars. Normally, stories set during WW2 in Europe bring out so much emotion in me. This...not so much. The first half was a dry as sandpaper, repetitive with way to many characters. The direction seemed like it did not have a direction in which way it wanted to go. It finally seemed to come together towards the half-way mark. I know the author did quite a bit of research, but it read kinda like a textbook.
Still reading
but won't finish by the end of the month (it's my before sleep book, goes slowly). Will finish
soon. Plan on getting to my other one but not sure if I'll make it in January.
Jonathan wrote: "🎧✔️ 5/5🎧✔️
5/5🎧✔️
5/5"Glad you enjoyed them!
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Two Month Challenge
December 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
For December and January, the theme will be Winter Holidays.
You can load your shelves with books that fit the theme in any way - including books you want to read while snuggled up watching the snow fall or listening to Christmas music!
If you want a little help, a few suggestions are offered below.
Books Covers with:
Winter colors (white, blue, silver, gold)
A Winter scene
A Festive/Holiday scene
Food or drinks (Warm drinks, Candy canes, holiday goodies)
Christmas items
New Years items (clocks, champagne, party favors)
A cozy fire / Blankets / Couple snuggling
Books with:
Titles beginning with a letter in WINTER
Authors initials are found in CHRISTMAS
Word NEW or YEAR in the title/series
A book that set during the Winter Holidays or season
Story fits the theme
Use your imagination and have fun!!
Participation Levels:
🍂 Level 1 = 1 Book
🍂 Level 2 = 2 Books
🍂 Level 3 = 3 Books
🍂 Level 4 = 4 Books
🍂 Level 5 = 5 Books
🍂 Level 6 = 6 Books
🍂 Bonus Option = Choose YOUR favorite winter or holiday read for your partner!
To Participate:
📚 Create a shelf that includes books that fit the category in any way.
📚 Choose a level of participation.
📚 Create a post below that includes:
📘 A link to the shelf you created. (Alternatively you may choose any shelf.)
📕 Level you chose
📗 If you want the Bonus option
📚 Return once partners are assigned to pick books for your partner.
📚 Read the books picked for you from December 1 - January 31.
📚 Let us know what you read and how you rate the book!
** Keep in mind that the level you choose corresponds to how many books you want to read over the 2-month period, so choose your level accordingly. **
Initial sign-ups are open through Sunday, November 24th.
Partners will be assigned on Monday, November 25th
You will have until Sunday, December 1st to post books for your partner.