As I mentioned in this post, I can't wait to participate in my first blogger read-a-thon! I picked a good one to start with, since I love holiday themed books. They are not usually known to be too heavy or emotionally demanding, but that is just what I like during this hectic time of year.
Here are the books I have lined up to read. As you can see, I tend to go overboard on the holiday books, so I'm probably going to have plenty to still keep me busy after the read-a-thon is over 🙂
From my bookshelf:
From netgalley (on my Kindle):
Arriving any day:
Cannot wait to get started! Are you joining me?
Thursday November 6
What I'm Reading: My True Love Gave to Me
Pages read today: 149 pages
Friday November 7
What I'm Reading: My True Love Gave to Me
Pages read today: 172 pages
Saturday November 8
What I'm Reading: Winter Street
Pages read today: 246 pages
Sunday November 9
What I'm Reading: The Reluctant Elf & Mr. Miracle
Pages read today: 230 pages
Monday November 10
What I'm Reading: Mr. Miracle & The Little Christmas Kitchen
Pages read today: 117 & 7%
Tuesday November 11
What I'm Reading: The Little Christmas Kitchen & The Polar Express
Pages read today: 18% & 32 pages
Total: 4 books completed, 1 18% done, and 1 children's picture book
Grand total pages read: 946 pages + 18% (of appx 300 pages=54) ===== 1000 pages!
I am taking part in this also! I started Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes by Joanne DeMaio. I also have Winter Street in my stack. Blue Christmas looks like a fun read. Enjoy.
I just finished listening to Winter Street..so good, but there better be a second book about these characters!
Ooooh, sounds like a good one if you are wanting more of the characters! I think a few of us are reading (listening to) this one.
Oh the Reluctant Elf sounds cool. I have Mr. Miracle too 🙂 Good luck
Just got it today. It's super short, so should be a quick read. I've heard of other books by the author (Michele Gorman), but have not read any yet. This should be a good way to check out her style without investing a few hundred pages 🙂
This sounds like so much fun! I don't know why I don't ever read holiday-themed books because I LOVE the holidays so much!! These look like great authors to start with. Thanks for the recommendations!
You're welcome Kristy. I find it's nice to take a break with holiday books during the hectic season, since they are usually not very emotionally draining to read.
Great selection! I just discovered the Jenny Hale book yesterday and added it to my list. I'm super excited about My True Love Gave to Me...I'm just waiting (impatiently) for my library's copy to come in. Good luck with your goals, and happy reading! 🙂
Thank you. I purchased a copy of My True Love Gave to Me because I'm attending a book signing event next week with Stephanie Perkins and David Levithan (two of the contributors to this collection of stories). Super excited to get it signed!
Ho Ho Ho! What a cute idea 😀 I don't know if I've ever read a Christmas themed book. Hmm, that's kind of weird.
I hope you have a great time with all of these!
It's amazing how many there are once you look around for them. I like them because not only do they get me in the mood for the season, they are usually short, sweet stories that don't drain you emotionally 🙂 You'll have to join us next year!
I have Winter Street...and now I am drooling over Blue Christmas, as I enjoy Mary Kay Andrews.
Have a great week...and thanks for visiting my blog.
Last year I read Christmas Bliss from Mary Kay Andrews, and I really enjoyed it. Blue Christmas is about the same characters, although it was actually written before the one I read.
Fab choices! I really want to read My True Love Gave to Me as it has so many great authors. Winter Street is on my wish list too. Enjoy your books, you made a great choice for your first readathon as this is one of my favourites of the year 🙂
I'm very excited to be going to an author event Monday evening with Stephanie Perkins and David Levithan about My True Love Gave to Me! Winter Street was very good, but it was rather open ended, so I think we will have a sequel next year.