‘Tis the Season-a-thon Roundup

Hello Lovelies,

 

Happy Monday! ‘Tis the Season-a-thon has officially ended and I had such a blast. As always, my TBR pile changed (who’s surprised? I’m not, lol) and I ended up doing the Bingo Card rather than the Challenge.

 

Most of the week went smoothly. I started digging into my reads Monday after running errands and kept up a decent pace until Friday morning when a pipe in my upstairs shower burst. While I didn’t get to read Friday, Saturday, or the first part of Sunday, I did manage to finish 4 books and the Bingo Card. 

Here’s what I read:

A Timeless Christmas by Alexis Stanton (Bingo Prompt: Book with a holiday word in the title)—a lovely, little time travel, Christmas romance. While it was a little cheesy at times, I really enjoyed it.

The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (Bingo Prompt: Short Story, 250 pages or less)—this was a cute little classic featuring a curmudgeonly man sharing the Christmas season with three less fortunate children.

The Little Shop on Nutcracker Lane by Jaimie Admans (Bingo Prompt: Book I received as a gift)—this ended up being one of my favorites. It was a little slow at spots but it was such a great read.

Season of Joy by Annie Joys (Bingo Prompt: Free Space)—this was such an adorable romance. A single father needs a bit of help watching his two daughters during the holidays so he hires Joy, who ends up finding more than just a job.

Bingo Prompt: Make a Gingerbread House—oddly enough, I had a store-bought gingerbread house kit in the pantry (I think it was a joke gift I received last year) so I pulled it out, put on an audiobook (Christmas Charms by Teri Wilson, more about that in a minute), and started building. I had a good, messy time.

Here’s what I’m currently reading/listening to:

Christmas Charms by Teri Wilson—again, this is another book by Hallmark Publishing and I’m struggling to get into it. I’m not sure if it’s the narrator making me not like the main character or if it’s the character herself. I’m finding rather annoying. I still have a little over 3 hours left in this one and I’m not in a hurry to finish it.

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss—I’m really enjoying this one and I have about 20% left; I’ll probably finish it sometime today. I started this one late Thursday night but didn’t get to pick it back up until Sunday evening due to a burst water pipe.

Here’s what I didn’t get to:

Christmas Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke—I just wasn’t feeling this one; honestly, I don’t think I was in the mood for a cozy mystery.

In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren—I had planned to read this one Saturday and Sunday after finishing the Twelve Dates of Christmas but, unfortunately, I didn’t have time.