Countdown to 2023 – Day 14 ‘Christmas Pudding’ (17 days remaining)
14 December 2022
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Tags: Christmas Pudding, Countdown to 2023, Day 14
Today is day 14 of my countdown to 2023. Today’s prompt is ‘Christmas Pudding’. The prompts can be found here if you want to join in. I’m hoping to use mostly books read this year. Let’s begin:
CHRISTMAS PUDDING (If you could squeeze in just one more book for 2022)
Well, there’s no chance that I’ll fit this book in but I have to share it because I’m loving this author’s work. The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell. Follow the link to check out the description – it sounds so good.
Tomorrow: Mince pies – a little sweet something
Countdown to 2023 – Day 13 ‘Feast’ (18 days remaining)
13 December 2022
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Tags: Countdown to 2023, Day 13, Emily St John Mandel, Feast, Sea of Tranquility
Today is day 13 of my countdown to 2023. Today’s prompt is ‘Feast’. The prompts can be found here if you want to join in. I’m hoping to use mostly books read this year. Let’s begin:
FEAST (A book that was magnificent)
Earlier this year I read Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel and frankly I don’t think I can even begin to express how in awe I am of this author. What an amazing book. On the face of it, this is a standalone book and so you can read it on it’s own but I would suggest backtracking and reading the earlier books because this will then mean so much more. Layers people, many layers. Please do yourself a favour and read this author – I beg you.
Tomorrow: Christmas pudding – if you could squeeze in just one more book for 2022
Countdown to 2023 – Day 12 ‘Holly and Ivy’ (19 days remaining)
12 December 2022
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Tags: Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution, Countdown to 2023, Day 12, Holly and Ivy, RF Kuang
Today is day 12 of my countdown to 2023. Today’s prompt is ‘Holly and Ivy’. This is another fairly recent book that is beautifully written. The attention to detail, the research that has clearly been undertaken and the whole ‘ode to words’ is mesmerising. The prompts can be found here if you want to join in. I’m hoping to use mostly books read this year. Let’s begin:
HOLLY AND IVY (A book with great world building)
Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang. Really, this book is so well thought out. I loved the academic setting, the historic feel and the wealth of information that goes into setting the scene.
Tomorrow: Feast – a book that was magnificent
Countdown to 2023 – Day 11 ‘Under the Tree’ (20 days remaining)
11 December 2022
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Tags: A Restless Truth, Countdown to 2023, Day 11, Freya Marske, The Last Binding #2, Under the Tree
Today is day 11 of my countdown to 2023. Today’s prompt is ‘Mistletoe’ and I’ve chosen a very recent read that was simply lovely, a locked room style, cosy murder mystery with magic, a slightly steamy romance and some crazy characters, not to mention the odd ghost and a talking parrot. The prompts can be found here if you want to join in. I’m hoping to use mostly books read this year. Let’s begin:
MISTLETOE (A little bit of romance)
This book was a delight. I loved it and it fits today’s prompt perfectly. A Restless Truth (The Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske
Tomorrow: Holly and Ivy – a book with great world building
Countdown to 2023 – Day 10 ‘Under the Tree’ (21 days remaining)
10 December 2022
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Tags: Countdown to 2023, Day 10, Piranesi, Susanna Clarke, Under the Tree
Today is day 10 of my countdown to 2023. Today’s prompt is ‘Under the Tree’ and I’ve chosen a book that I bought but haven’t yet got round to reading – there were a few to choose from I’m ashamed to say!. The prompts can be found here if you want to join in. I’m hoping to use mostly books read this year. Let’s begin:
UNDER THE TREE (A book you forgot you owned)
I was so excited to buy this book and also in a ridiculous rush to own a copy and yet I still haven’t read it – what is wrong with me *mutter, mutter mutter*. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke – has anyone read this one yet?
Tomorrow: Mistletoe – a little bit of romance
Books and travelling with Lynn 