Welcome to the Winter 2024-2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts At Midnight and Versatileer!
Once upon a time, this was the Month of Books Giveaway Hop, now it’s the Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, with the hops starting on the days the seasons change. Saturday, December 21, was the first official day of winter for the 2024-2025 season, and this hop did officially start then. But the hop organizers are VERY understanding, so those blogs that participate get a few days grace to post their giveaway post – a grace I am always grateful for when the first day of the season is on a weekend.
The holidays are upon us, the year is winding to a close, the weather outside may or may not be frightful, and the days have thankfully started to get longer again. There will hopefully be plenty of time to read over the chilly if not downright cold months to come. (I just finished a book set in Chicago in February. It reminded me, fondly but frostily, of just how damn cold and nasty Chicago can be in the winter. The ONLY virtue to February in Chicago is that it’s SHORT.)
Looking at the books in the graphic for this season’s hop, I was surprised to discover that not a one of them are on my personal TBR pile for the season – not that I’m not always looking forward to more than a few books EVERY season. Here are a few that have risen to the top of my list for this winter of 2024-2025:
The Baby Dragon Cafe by A.T. Qureshi
Beast of the North Woods by Annelise Ryan
Dead in the Frame by Stephen Spotswood
The Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
An Excellent Thing in a Woman by Allison Montclair
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn
The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison
Shattering Dawn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this season? Answer in the rafflecopter for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books so you can get one or two of the books on your list!
For more lovely but chilly winter prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!