Argh, messed up my numbering (and possibly the thread) with this! This was Book *122*
December 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Argh, messed up my numbering (and possibly the thread) with this! This was Book *122*
Book 121 (listen, I did say that's all I've been doing since we got back home from visiting family in the UK) is another Diana Wynne Jones re-read, The Dark Lord of Derkholm which is a book just crammed full of ideas and jokes and rewards every re-read
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Book 121 (listen, I did say that's all I've been doing since we got back home from visiting family in the UK) is another Diana Wynne Jones re-read, The Dark Lord of Derkholm which is a book just crammed full of ideas and jokes and rewards every re-read
Book 121, another fun country house hotel murder mystery this time with a snowed-in-at-Christmas theme - Murder at Mistletoe Manor by FL Everett (this was my surprise Christmas present from my lovely eldest)
December 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Book 121, another fun country house hotel murder mystery this time with a snowed-in-at-Christmas theme - Murder at Mistletoe Manor by FL Everett (this was my surprise Christmas present from my lovely eldest)
Book 120 (and reaching my goal), is The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan which was ideal for this week between Christmas and NY which is obviously made for staying home in your pyjamas, reading
December 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Book 120 (and reaching my goal), is The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan which was ideal for this week between Christmas and NY which is obviously made for staying home in your pyjamas, reading
Book 119, a great audiobook and a very fun big country house mystery, Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery, one of my favourite children's writers in his first book for adult. Loved Miss Decima, will def read more in the series
December 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Book 119, a great audiobook and a very fun big country house mystery, Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery, one of my favourite children's writers in his first book for adult. Loved Miss Decima, will def read more in the series
Book 118, The Spick and the Span by Pil van Martin. His is a really fun middle grade fantasy adventure, I loved the world, the magic and the great cast of characters with an emphasis on found family
December 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Book 118, The Spick and the Span by Pil van Martin. His is a really fun middle grade fantasy adventure, I loved the world, the magic and the great cast of characters with an emphasis on found family
I genuinely miss those days
December 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I genuinely miss those days
Hurray! May all their new teas be delicious
December 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hurray! May all their new teas be delicious
Book 117, another Diana Wynne Jones re-read and this is the last in the Dalemark quartet, The Crown of Dalemark. I love this book and the way it weaves together all the previous Dalemark books and characters
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Book 117, another Diana Wynne Jones re-read and this is the last in the Dalemark quartet, The Crown of Dalemark. I love this book and the way it weaves together all the previous Dalemark books and characters
Oh no Lorna! I hope she's feeling much better soon, what a nasty shock though
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oh no Lorna! I hope she's feeling much better soon, what a nasty shock though
Book 116, the novella Stargazy Pie, the first in the Green wing & Dart series by Victoria Goddard. There is so much crammed into this that it feels a bit over stuffed in terms of plot but the characters and world are great, I'll definitely read more
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Book 116, the novella Stargazy Pie, the first in the Green wing & Dart series by Victoria Goddard. There is so much crammed into this that it feels a bit over stuffed in terms of plot but the characters and world are great, I'll definitely read more
Book 115, another lovely re-read on audiobook, Thud by Terry Pratchett read by the wonderful Stephen Briggs
December 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Book 115, another lovely re-read on audiobook, Thud by Terry Pratchett read by the wonderful Stephen Briggs
Book 114, Ring the Bells by C K McDonnell, the latest in The Stranger Times series which I love. Nice festive theme and funny as ever
December 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Book 114, Ring the Bells by C K McDonnell, the latest in The Stranger Times series which I love. Nice festive theme and funny as ever
Tis definitively the Season
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tis definitively the Season
Ooh is it the Christmas one? Got that last year and enjoyed it a lot
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Ooh is it the Christmas one? Got that last year and enjoyed it a lot
Do that definitely, life's too short
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Do that definitely, life's too short
I don't know anyone else who reads this series so it's great to hear someone else recommend it, it's so weird and fun!
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I don't know anyone else who reads this series so it's great to hear someone else recommend it, it's so weird and fun!
Aah we knew your boys were wonderful kids but they really are wonderful aren't they? So sorry for the ongoing woes and I hope that the worst of the leaks are sorted very blooming quick for you
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Aah we knew your boys were wonderful kids but they really are wonderful aren't they? So sorry for the ongoing woes and I hope that the worst of the leaks are sorted very blooming quick for you
Wait wait, have you read The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard? I think it's got the same "good person trying to rule well" vibe of The Goblin Emperor and it's also a *huge* book soni never feel I can recommend but I loved it
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Wait wait, have you read The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard? I think it's got the same "good person trying to rule well" vibe of The Goblin Emperor and it's also a *huge* book soni never feel I can recommend but I loved it
I absolutely love that book - I've never found anyone else who's read it!! I've read it about 4 times, I find it such a comforting read
December 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I absolutely love that book - I've never found anyone else who's read it!! I've read it about 4 times, I find it such a comforting read
Omg it's so fantastic isn't it? I went in knowing nothing and was blown away. I think Katabasis will be a great holiday-time read
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Omg it's so fantastic isn't it? I went in knowing nothing and was blown away. I think Katabasis will be a great holiday-time read
I've decided to ask for physical copies of books I've read as ebooks but absolutely love so this year it is The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (a humungous chonk so a bit more manageable on kindle but a book that completely blew me away when I read it this summer)
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I've decided to ask for physical copies of books I've read as ebooks but absolutely love so this year it is The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (a humungous chonk so a bit more manageable on kindle but a book that completely blew me away when I read it this summer)