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Check out the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ Book tag

Everything is better with books.. even this song.

Happy holidays, everyone, I do hope the preparations are going swimmingly!
It’s chaos as usual on this end and that means for one grumpy reader. Seriously, guys, with hardly a single free moment to curl up with a good book—I’m going grinch.

Anyway!

I created this tag last Christmas and since I needed a post for today.. it seemed fitting.
All are welcome to join in or just enjoy, either way, Happy reading!

Rules:

  • Link back to the original creator, Sheri @ ReadBetwixtWords
  • Answer each question with any book of your choosing (TBR’s are welcome!)
  • Tag at least one person who might enjoy this.
  • And have some fun with it!

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12 Drummers Drumming
A story you found repetitive:

The Neighbor’s Cat by J.S Ellis

My roommate is a serial killer. And I have been powerless to stop him because I… am a cat.

Don’t get me wrong, Dean has never been cruel to me. He provides me with shelter, toys, and plenty of affection. But I have seen his dark side, his brutal treatment of women, and I can’t bear to watch anyone else get hurt.

Jane from next door is attractive for a human, not to mention being incredibly kind. That kindness may get her killed. I’ve seen how Dean looks at her, I know what he’s plotting. In his mind, she’s his for the taking. I wasn’t able to save the others, but I’m not ready to give up. One way or another, I have to figure out how to communicate to Jane that she’s in danger.

Can I find a way to warn her in time? Or will she become just another name on his growing list of victims? Can I stop him before the body count rises?

11 Pipers Piping
A character/book that’s all about music:

The First Time in Forever by J.C. Amato

For seventeen year old Melody Williams, life is a constant struggle to stay alive and one step ahead of those who seek to reclaim her.

In one brief instant, her solitary life is turned upside down when Issac James, a member of the one of the world’s hottest singing groups runs, into her, literally with his little blue Porsche.

Along with his band mates and best friends, Tyler, Jesse, Tristan and their manager Damon, her life just is no longer lonely, but just got a whole lot more complicated.

10 Lords a Leaping
A male character who is/becomes royalty:

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
The Key by Jennifer Anne Davis

9 Ladies Dancing
A book that told beautiful story:

A Dog’s Courage by W. Bruce Cameron

Bella was once a lost dog, but now she lives happily with her people, Lucas and Olivia, only occasionally recalling the hardships in her past. Then a weekend camping trip turns into a harrowing struggle for survival when the Rocky Mountains are engulfed by the biggest wildfire in American history. The raging inferno separates Bella from her people and she is lost once more.

Alone in the wilderness, Bella unexpectedly finds herself responsible for the safety of two defenseless mountain lion cubs. Now she’s torn between two equally urgent goals. More than anything, she wants to find her way home to Lucas and Olivia, but not if it means abandoning her new family to danger. And danger abounds, from predators hunting them to the flames threatening at every turn.

Can Bella ever get back to where she truly belongs?

8 Maids a Milking
A book that you struggled to get through:

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

Summer 1958. A gruesome killer plagues the Midwest, leaving behind a trail of bodies completely drained of blood. 

Michael Jensen, an aspiring journalist whose father happens to be the town sheriff, never imagined that the Bloodless Murders would come to his backyard. Not until the night the Carlson family was found murdered in their home. Marie Catherine Hale, a diminutive fifteen-year-old, was discovered at the scene—covered in blood. She is the sole suspect in custody.

Michael didn’t think that he would be part of the investigation, but he is pulled in when Marie decides that he is the only one she will confess to. As Marie recounts her version of the story, it falls to Michael to find the truth: What really happened the night that the Carlsons were killed? And how did one girl wind up in the middle of all these bodies?

7 Swans a Swimming
You’re favorite animal/creature sidekick:

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl’s castle.

To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there’s far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.

In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl’s castle?

6 Geese a Laying
A book/series that you keep coming back to:

Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews
Mercedes Thompson by Patricia Briggs
Chronicles of Elantra by Michelle Sagara
October Daye by Seanan McGuire
The Others by Anne Bishop

5 Golden Rings
A five star read:

Leech by Hiron Ennes

MEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASE

In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.

For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.

In the frozen north, the Institute’s body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron’s castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.

4 Calling Birds
A book you are determined to get to eventually:

Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier
The Diviners by Libba Bray

The Passage by Justin Cronin

3 French Hens
A book with multiple POV’s:

The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz

As a girl, Joanna Chase thrived on Rustling Willows Ranch in Montana until tragedy upended her life. Now thirty-four and living in Santa Fe with only misty memories of the past, she begins to receive pleas—by phone, through her TV, in her dreams: I am in a dark place, Jojo. Please come and help me. Heeding the disturbing appeals, Joanna is compelled to return to Montana, and to a strange childhood companion she had long forgotten.

She isn’t the only one drawn to the Montana farmstead. People from all walks of life have converged at the remote ranch. They are haunted, on the run, obsessed, and seeking answers to the same omniscient danger Joanna came to confront. All the while, on the outskirts of Rustling Willows, a madman lurks with a vision to save the future. Mass murder is the only way to see his frightening manifesto come to pass.

Through a bizarre twist of seemingly coincidental circumstances, a band of strangers now find themselves under Montana’s big dark sky. Their lives entwined, they face an encroaching horror. Unless they can defeat this threat, it will spell the end for humanity.

2 Turtle Doves
A character that stuck with you:

The Clackity by Lora Senf
Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis
Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
A book you’re looking forward to:

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.

Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies’ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you found something of interest!
And do consider participating, I would love to see what you book choices would be.

What is your least favorite Christmas song?

Stay safe and be well!

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This Post Has 6 Comments

  1. Mark Jabbour

    Rudolph- a silly moral jingle I suppose. Annoying

    1. Sheri Dye

      I have to agree with you. That is one of the more annoying ones.

  2. Carla

    I love it, great tag, Sheri and I love you answers.

    1. Sheri Dye

      Thank you, book tags are such a great way to share your favorite (or not) books. 😊
      How is December treating you so far?

      1. Carla

        December has been great. Lots of friends and family, lights, baking, church, etc. I am enjoying this advent season, Sheri.

        1. Sheri Dye

          That sounds lovely, Carla, I’m so happy for you.
          Everyone here seems to be coming down with one thing or another so it’s been a trial attempting to get us all healthy in time for Christmas. Fingers crossed we succeed.
          Stay safe and be well, my friend.

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