Welcome to the Christmas Eve edition of the Sunday Post! I hope you’ve got all your holiday shopping done!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway Hop (ends TONIGHT!)
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop
$50 Amazon Gift Card from Harlequin

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card in the Winter is Coming Giveaway Hop is Sarah L.

Blog Recap:

Winter Holiday Traditions Guest Post by Lori Foster + Giveaway
A+ Review: A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne
B+ Review: Once Upon a Maiden Lane & Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt
Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop
A- Review: The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold
Stacking the Shelves (267)

Coming Next Week:

Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet (blog tour review)
Best Books of 2017
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins (blog tour review)
The Duke of Her Desire by Sophie Barnes (blog tour review)

I would say that it is beginning to look a lot like Xmas, but that was last weekend here in Atlanta, Not the holiday itself, but the snow.

Today is, however, in the middle of Hanukkah, so for those who celebrate the Festival of Lights, Chag Sameach, Gut Yom Tov and Gut Yontiff. That last is a phrase I haven’t heard since childhood, but was the form of “Happy Holiday” that my grandparents used. Whatever you celebrate, the best of the season to you and yours.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Winter is Coming Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway Hop

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the December Book of Choice Giveaway Hop is Fee.

Blog Recap:

A Review: Heart Sight by Robin D Owens
Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway Hop
A- Review: Big Sky, Loyal Heart by M L Buchman
A- Review: War Games by Jess Anastasi
A-, B+, B+, C+ Review: Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison, Elizabeth Hunter, Jeffe Kennedy
Stacking the Shelves (266)

Coming Next Week:

Winter Traditions Guest Post by Lori Foster (blog tour)
A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne (review)
Once Upon a Maiden Lane by Elizabeth Hoyt (review)
Midwinter’s Eve Giveaway Hop
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (review)

The weather outside is frightful. Wet, cold, nasty stuff. Snow. It’s warm inside, though, and there are plenty of books to read and plenty of feline attention available. They do make very nice lap warmers – when they can be bothered to sit still, that is.

The year is definitely winding down, and blog hop season is certainly winding up. And we’re all making lists – lists of holiday presents and lists of best books for the year now passing. And occasionally even combining the two!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the December Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Winter is Coming Giveaway Hop
Signed copy of Christmas at Thorncliff Manor by Sophie Barnes
$25 Amazon Gift Card + paperback copy of Back Home at Firefly Lake by Jen Gilroy

Blog Recap:

B Review: The Paris Secret by Karen Swan
B+ Review: The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger by Victoria Alexander
Winter is Coming Giveaway Hop
B+ Review: Christmas at Thorncliff Manor by Sophie Barnes + Giveaway
B+ Review: Back Home at Firefly Lake by Jen Gilroy + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (265)

Coming Next Week:

Heart Sight by Robin D. Owens (review)
Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway Hop
War Games by Jess Anastasi (blog tour review)
Big Sky, Loyal Heart by M.L. Buchman (review)
Amid the Winter Snow by Grace Draven, Thea Harrison, Elizabeth Hunter and Jeffe Kennedy (review)

It’s so hard to believe that it’s December. Especially since it has been in the 60s in Atlanta this week. But it is, and the winter holidays are just around the corner.

It’s also blog hop season. It looks like I’ll be giving something away every week between now and Xmas. Which reminds me. Reading Reality is an Amazon Associate, and if you click on any of the links in my posts, and then do some of your Xmas shopping at Amazon, I’ll get a teeny, tiny percentage from everything you buy. It won’t cost you anything you weren’t already planning to spend, but it will help with funding the prizes I give away at all the blog hops. Thank you so much for all of your participation and comments and good wishes throughout the year.

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, I managed to get one really, really long book read. I absolutely adored A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne. Now I just have to find a day to post my review. But if you know someone who loves epic fantasy and you’re trying to think of a book to get them for the holidays, A Plague of Giants was marvelous from beginning to end.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 Book in the December Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
$25 Amazon Gift Card from Lori Foster and Harlequin
Paperback copy of Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card in the Black Friday Book Bonanza Giveaway Hop is Elizabeth T.
The winner of the $10 Gift Card in the Super Stocking Stuffer Giveaway Hop is Tracy S.

Blog Recap:

A- Review: A Scandal in Battersea by Mercedes Lackey
A Review: Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai + Giveaway
A- Review: Close Contact by Lori Foster + Giveaway
B Review: Rogue by Anna Hackett
December Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
Stacking the Shelves (264)

Coming Next Week:

The Paris Secret by Karen Swan (blog tour review)
The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger by Victoria Alexander (blog tour review)
Winter is Coming Giveaway Hop
Christmas at Thorncliff Manor by Sophie Barnes (blog tour review)
Back Home at Firefly Lake by Jen Gilroy (blog tour review)

I don’t know about you, but I am just not ready for the holidays this week. And is it my imagination, or does Thanksgiving feel early this year?

This week also feels like the beginning of Giveaway Hop season. It seems like everyone wants to help with holiday shopping by giving away gift cards and other prizes. The Black Friday Book Bonanza starts on Friday, hosted by The Caffeinated Review and yours truly at Reading Reality.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Book or $10 Gift Card in the Super Stocking Stuffer Giveaway Hop
$10 Amazon Gift Card from Sophie Barnes

Winner Announcements:

The winner of Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates is Mallory M.
The winner of the $10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the November Book of Choice Giveaway Hop is Jana L.

Blog Recap:

A Review: Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
B+ Review: The Earl Who Loved Her by Sophie Barnes + Giveaway
Super Stocking Stuffer Giveaway Hop
A+ Review: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
A Review: Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh
Stacking the Shelves (262)

Coming Next Week:

Fury & Darkness by Anna Hackett (review)
The Duke Who Came to Town by Sophie Barnes (blog tour review)
Outsystem by M.D. Cooper (guest review by Amy)
Black Friday Book Bonanza Giveaway Hop

It was a B+ week, all the way around. Not a bad ending for a week that began in the midst of moving hell, and after losing our Clown Princess. Freddie is starting to emerge from his hidey-holes, and we might get him a playmate this weekend. At the best of times he absorbs a lot of attention, and we know he must be lonely when we are both at work. Mellie was elderly and didn’t roughhouse with him, but they did like to stay within sight of each other – and now she’s gone.

Now that we are at least post-Halloween, the Christmas books don’t feel quite as unseasonable as they did in September. The year is definitely winding down. I like the crisp weather, but I hate that it gets dark so much earlier. The end of Daylight Savings Time, even with the extra hour’s sleep, is not my favorite thing. Speaking of which, did you set your clocks back last night? Or did they set themselves back for you?

Current Giveaways:

$10 Book or $10 Gift Card in the November Book of Choice Giveaway Hop

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card in the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop is Serge B.

Blog Recap:

B+ Review: Beast by Anna Hackett
B+ Review: Black Box Inc by Jake Bible
November Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
B+ Review: Wilde in Love by Eloisa James + Giveaway
B+ Review: A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe + Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (260)

Coming Next Week:

Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates (blog tour review)
The Governess Who Captured His Heart by Sophie Barnes (blog tour review)
Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire (blog tour review)
So Great a Prince by Lauren Johnson (review)
Of Spice and Men by Sarah Fox (blog tour review)

By the time you read this we should have spent the first night in our new home. We probably can’t find a damn thing, and I’ll bet we’re exhausted, but we’ll have moved and be trying to figure out where amongst all the boxes are enough supplies and equipment to make breakfast and some morning caffeine.  And of course locate a good book to read over that breakfast.

Let the unpacking commence!

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
3 copies of Highland Dragon Rebel by Isabel Cooper

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the Howl-O-Ween Giveaway Hop is Katie

Blog Recap:

A- Review: The House at Baker Street by Michelle Birkby
Joint Review: Discovering the Mammoth by John J. McKay and Woolly by Ben Mezrich
A- Review: Highland Dragon Rebel by Isabel Cooper + Giveaway
B+ Review: Lilac Lane by Sherryl Woods
A- Review: The Women of Baker Street by Michelle Birkby
Stacking the Shelves (259)

Coming Next Week:

Beast by Anna Hackett (review)
Black Box Inc. by Jake Bible (review)
November Book of Choice Giveaway Hop
Wilde In Love by Eloisa James (blog tour review)
A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe (blog tour review)

As tempted as I am, I’m not going to repeat the Kermit flail gif from yesterday’s Stacking the Shelves. We’re moving this week. The packers are coming on Friday, and the movers on Saturday. I’m trapped between YAY! and OMG! and YAY! and OMG! on endless repeat.

Mellie the cat already knows that something is up, and she’s even grumpier than usual. Freddie is going to love the new place – he’ll have more room to zoom around, and even stairs to careen up and down. But Mellie is a little old lady cat and we’re worried the stairs might be a bit much for her at her advanced age – she’s 17 1/2 and well into senior cathood.

And I have plenty of reviews coming up this week. As usual. I have to admit that I’ll kind of be seeing what happens with Wednesday’s and Friday’s reviews. Both books look really good, but possibly a bit more serious than I’ll be able to cope with in the chaos. We’ll see.

Current Giveaways:

$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Howl-O-Ween Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop
10 Paperback copies of Duke of Desire by Elizabeth Hoyt

Winner Announcements:

The winner of the $10 Gift Card in the Stuck in a Good Book Giveaway Hop is Isa

Blog Recap:

A Review: Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh
B+ Review: Duke of Desire by Elizabeth Hoyt + Giveaway
B+ Review: Wild Justice by M.L. Buchman
B Review: Best Laid Plants by Marty Wingate
B+ Review: Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
Stacking the Shelves (258)

Coming Next Week:

Highland Dragon Rebel by Isabel Cooper (blog tour review)
The House at Baker Street by Michelle Birkby
Woolly by Ben Mezrich (review)
Lilac Lane by Sherryl Woods (blog tour review)
A History of the United States in Five Crashes by Scott Nations (review)