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Socially awkward bookworm, ruled by 4 feline overlords and 2 dogs. Love tea, baking (with more enthusiasm than skill), puzzles, board games, and quizzes (total nerd). Hate - Zombies.
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Christmas trees are up 🎅🎄

Can I have a Baileys now? 😂

#Christmas
Slim artificial Christmas tree with lights on, and decorations in mostly red and white, with a plush Moomin tree topper wearing a Christmas jumper and Santa hat. 7ft artificial Christmas tree with lights on, and decorations in mostly red and white.
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Asked the cats if they were willing to wear Santa hats for #Caturday. The response was a very firm "NO".

So, here's Herman - with no hat 😂

#CatsofBluesky #Cats 😾
Moody looking tabby cat on a brown leather sofa, not wearing a hat.
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Book 141

The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
(Edie O'Sullivan #1)
Alexandra Benedict
Mystery
Pub. 2023
342 pages
Dates Read: 4/12 - 5/12/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

💙📚 #BookSky #Books #2025Reads #Readers #FestiveReads 🎅
Paperback copy of 'The Christmas Jigsaw Murders' by Alexandra Benedict
December 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Book 140

Murder Under The Mistletoe
(Canon Clement #3.5)
Rev. Richard Coles
Cosy mystery
Pub. 2024
141 pages
Dates Read: 3/12/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Very festive but the murder doesn't actually happen until page 117. In a 141 page book.

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Paperback copy of 'Murder Under The Mistletoe' by The Reverend Richard Coles
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Book 139

The Killer in the Cold
(DI Walker #5)
Alex Pine
Crime
Pub. 2024
366 pages
Dates Read: 1/12 - 2/12/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

First of my festive reads for December (more of a seasonal read really). Lots of snow, not much Xmas, the story starts on Boxing Day ❄️

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Paperback copy of 'The Killer in the Cold' by Alex Pine Tagline: "Cold-blooded murder is just the beginning"
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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November #BookRoundup

Read: 14 (Year total = 138)
5⭐ reads: 0
Kindle books: 12 (= 30/30)
Chunky Classics: 0 (= 3/4)
To be donated: 1 (= 33/30)
Books Bought: 4 (Year total = 61 😬)

Book of the Month: 'The Twist of a Knife' - Anthony Horowitz

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November book roundup graphic created via Storygraph. Books shown are: 'Skin' - Mo Hayder 'The Hiding Place' - Simon Lelic 'The Big Sleep' - Raymond Chandler 'The Paris Apartment' - Lucy Foley 'Hope To Die' - Cara Hunter 'The Resident' - David Jackson 'My Other Husband' - Dorothy Koomson 'The Engagement' - Samantha Hayes 'The Wedding Party' - Tammy Cohen 'Moominvalley in November' - Tove Jansson 'The Mother' - T.M. Logan 'Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone' - Benjamin Stevenson 'The Twist of a Knife' - Anthony Horowitz 'Picture You Dead' - Peter James
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Book 138

Picture You Dead
(Roy Grace #18)
Peter James
Crime
Pub. 2022
434 pages
Dates Read: 28/11 - 30/11/25
Rating: ⭐⭐

I used to really enjoy this series but it kind of feels like Peter James is just going through the motions now 😞

💙📚 #BookSky #Books #2025Reads #Readers
Kindle device showing the cover of 'Picture You Dead' by Peter James
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Day 30 - last book read

'The Twist of a Knife' - Anthony Horowitz

Book #4 in the Hawthorne & Horowitz series which I've really been enjoying.

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Kindle device showing the cover of 'The Twist of a Knife' by Anthony Horowitz.
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Happy #Caturday from a slightly moody looking Herman.

#CatsOfBluesky #Cats 🐈
Tabby cat lying on a radiator with a lamp in the foreground.
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Day 29 - a novella

'A Christmas Carol' - Charles Dickens

I love this story and re-read it every year in December.

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Paperback copy of 'A Christmas Carol, and The Chimes' by Charles Dickens
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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I have them all except one. The 'Miss Marples' are on a separate shelf though - or I might have collapsed it before now 😂
Bookshelf containing most of Agatha Christie's books in paperback or hardback.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Book 137

The Twist of a Knife
(Hawthorne & Horowitz #4)
Anthony Horowitz
Mystery
Pub. 2022
369 pages
Dates Read: 26/11 - 27/11/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Always enjoy this series.

💙📚 #BookSky #Books #2025Reads #Readers
Kindle device showing the cover of 'The Twist of a Knife' by Anthony Horowitz
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Day 28 - a book that has been translated

Of course I was going to choose The Moomins for this prompt.

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Paperback copies of 'Comet in Moominland', 'Finn Family Moomintroll', and 'The Exploits of Moominpappa' by Tove Jansson
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Day 27 - number in the title

'Ready Player One' - Ernest Cline

Picked this up in a charity shop without knowing anything about it - the line on the cover "Willy Wonka meets The Matrix" intrigued me. I don't really read much sci-fi but I loved this.

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Paperback copy of 'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Day 26 - adapted for film or TV

So many options for this one but I decided on 'Magpie Murders' by Anthony Horowitz. I loved how clever and different the book was, and thought the TV adaptation was done very well.

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Paperback copy of 'Magpie Murders' by Anthony Horowitz
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Book 136

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson
Mystery
Pub. 2022
368 pages
Dates Read: 24/11 - 25/11/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5

💙📚 #BookSky #Books #2025Reads #Readers
Kindle device showing the cover of 'Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone' by Benjamin Stevenson
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Day 25 - longer than 500 pages

'The Stand' - Stephen King

This edition has 1211 pages which I raced through. One of my favourite King books.

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Paperback copy of 'The Stand' by Stephen King.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Book 135

The Mother
T.M. Logan
Thriller
Pub. 2023
457 pages
Dates Read: 21/11 - 23/11/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5

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Kindle device showing the cover of 'The Mother' by T.M. Logan Tagline: "How far will she go to get her family back?"
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Day 24 - a banned book

These two seem to appear on a lot of 'banned book' lists.

'1984' - George Orwell

'The Handmaid's Tale' - Margaret Atwood

I really need to get around to re-reading these.

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Paperback copies of '1984' by George Orwell, and 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Book 134

Moominvalley in November
Tove Jansson
Children's
Pub. 1970
196 pages
Dates Read: 23/11/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Don't think I've read this one before. The Moomins weren't in it, and I missed them.

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Paperback copy of 'Moominvalley in November' by Tove Jansson
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Day 23 - a book set where you live

Bit of a tricky one, I can't think of anything I've read set in Lincolnshire so I'll go a bit broader and choose a book set in England.

'A Murder is Announced' - Agatha Christie

One of my favourite Marple novels.

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Paperback copy of 'A Murder Is Announced' by Agatha Christie
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Still reading this anthology of folk horror short stories.

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Paperback copy of 'Hiding Under The Leaves' - edited by Donna Scott
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Day 22 - A book with a beautiful cover

Nothing came immediately to mind for this prompt so I had a quick rummage through my shelves, and this one is quite pretty.

'Sword Catcher' - Cassandra Clare

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Paperback copy of 'Sword Catcher' by Cassandra Clare
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Day 21 - an author no longer alive

It would have been very easy to use another Agatha Christie book for this prompt, but I'm trying to branch out a bit! 😆

'The Princess Bride' - William Goldman

Love both the book and the film.

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Paperback copy of 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman. The cover shows a man and a woman surrounded by fairies, which is a bit of an odd choice and doesn't reflect the story!
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Book 133

The Wedding Party
Tammy Cohen
Suspense
Pub. 2021
478 pages
Dates Read: 18/11 - 20/11/25
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

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Kindle device showing the cover of 'The Wedding Party' by Tammy Cohen
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM