
Welcome To December’s Monthly Wrap Up
The first week of December I went onto my Goodreads Want to Read List and cleaned it out. I removed books I felt I know longer wanted to read and then those books in a series; I removed all, but the book I was on or the 1st book. I’m getting ready for 2026 and deciding on what Reading Challenges to participate in. I also downloaded the FREE 2026 Reading Tracker offered up by Elaine Howlin. I used this tracker in 2025 and loved it! This year she has the same version and a newer version. Visit her site and check it out. It’s an amazing tracker!!
My second & third week I got ready for family to come into town for the Holidays. I also had a lot of free time to get several audiobooks in; before all the craziness starts and kid is out on winter break. I worked on writing several reviews too and closing out the year with End-Of-Year posts.
Christmas Week we all ended up sick. I spent Christmas medicated to make through the dinner I was hosting. It happens every Christmas the kid gets sick, then dad, and last me. We get better and then it all happens again. I’m spending New Year sick again with a head cold.
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Grandparents are in town until Friday Jan. 2nd. It’s always wonderful to have family visit for the Holidays, but it can also be stressful. We all got some great gifts and ones we wanted for Christmas. We also spent time watching all the Holiday movies & when the sun came out we got out of the house for a walk. December in California is the rainy season and we’ve had a lot of rain. We’re ringing in the New Year with rain ^_^.
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Congratulations to these winners from this month!
Make sure to check out the giveaway page or side-bar for all the latest giveaways!
- Barbara M. won the 2025 In All Things Give Thanks Giveaway Hop and received $10 Amazon GC.
- Cynthia C. won 2025 Holly Jolly Giveaway Hop and received $10 Amazon GC.
“Pictures lead to my reviews!”


- Cover Reveal: Beyond the Veil Series by Hypatia Rae

- Every Other New Year’s Eve by Michelle Dayton ~ #BookTour #Excerpt
- Puck Me It’s Christmas! (Maplewood Falls) by Alina Jacobs ~ #BookTour #Excerpt
- It’s Release Day! Into the Storm (Hudson Security) by Christina Sol
- A Mysterious Christmas Collection by Michele Pariza Wacek ~ #BookTour
- It’s Release Day! Chasing Home (Plain Daisy Ranch) by Piper Rayne
- Teaser Blitz: Fur, Fangs, and Mistletoe (Christmas Cove) by Jessica Coulter Smith ~ #Excerpt
- It’s Release Day! The House of Malachite (Island of Rubia) by Rachel Blaufeld

- Holidays & Homicides: Short Story Collection ~ #BookTour
- It’s Release Day! Yule Sin (Horrific Holidays) by M.L. Knight
- Frost: A Monster Christmas Novella by LO Gold ~ #BookTour
- It’s Release Day! The Dragonmaster’s Mate (Fire and Desire) by Chloe Chastaine
- Audiobook Release Day! Duke by Jessica Peterson Narrated by Stephen Dexter & Lila Winters
- Audiobook Release Day! Love Me Stalk Me by Laura Bishop Narrated by CJ Bloom & Sebastian York
- It’s Release Day! Merry Little Sugar Rush (Snowflake Falls) by Lacey Black
- Elf on the Edge (The Wynter Brothers) by Alina Jacobs ~ #BookTour #Excerpt

- What I’m Watching on iQIYI, Amazon Prime, Netflix, & AppleTV

- Top 10 Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2026
- Monthly Library Love ~ December 2025
- Stacking The Shelves ~ December 2025
- Day 31: Bottle of Bubbly ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2026 Reading Challenges I’m Participating In
- Top 10 New-To-Me (Genres, Authors, Series) 2025
- Day 30: Family and Friends ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 29: A Roaring Fire ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2025 End Of Year Library Love
Check-In + #Giveaway #LibraryLoveChallenge #LibrariesRock
- Top 10 Book Covers of 2025

- Day 28: Candlelight ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Top 10 Audiobooks of 2025
- Day 27: Christmas Crackers ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 26: Boxing Day ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2025 Dec. & End of Year Reading Challenge Updates
- 2026 COYER Out To Lunch Again

- Day 25: Christmas Day ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 24: Christmas Eve ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 23: Sleigh Bells ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 22: Reindeer ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 21: Santa’s Snack ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Winter Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop 2026 ~ Dec. 21st – March 19th
- Day 20: Eggnog ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2025 End of Year Freak Out Tag
- Day 19: Christmas Carols ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 18: Christmas Cards ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026

- Day 17: Glitter ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 16: Turkey Dinner ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2025 Dashing December Giveaway Hop ~ Dec. 16th – 31st
- Day 15: Mince Pies ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2025 Hot New Book Releases Week 12/13 – 1/3
- Day 14: Christmas Pudding ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 13: Feast ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- The Reindeer Book Tag
- WWW Wednesday: Currently Reading, Finished Reading, Reading Next
- Day 12: Holly and Ivy ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026

- Day 11: Mistletoe ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2026 Library Love Challenge
- WWW Wednesday: Currently Reading, Finished Reading, Reading Next
- Day 10: Under the Tree ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- SIGN-UP: 2026
Library Love Challenge
- Day 9: Fairy Lights ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 8: Babbles ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 7: Christmas Tree ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2025 Hot New Book Releases Week 12/7 – 12/13
- Musings: Dec. 7th – Letter Writing Day

- Day 6: Christmas Stocking ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2026 Audiobook Challenge
- Day 5: Chocolates ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Musings: Dec. 5th – Day of the Ninja
- Day 4: Gifts ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- Day 3: Wrapping Paper ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2026 TBR Challenge
- Day 2: Shopping ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026
- 2026 Beat the Backlist Challenge
- 2025 Holly Jolly Giveaway Hop ~ Dec. 1st – 15th
- Day 1: Snow ~ 31 Days of Books a December Countdown to 2026


- Margaret Izard will be awarding a Stone of Faith Book Swag box (a $100 value) to a randomly drawn winner. — Ends Jan 21st, 2026
- One winner will receive a $30 Amazon GC or 2 Months Audible Credit (INT). Starts: Dec. 1st — Ends Jan 2nd, 2026
- Winners choice of a Book or Audible Credit ($15 Value) INT. — Ends Mar 19th, 2026
- One winner will receive a $5 Amazon GC (INT). — Ends Jan 6th, 2026


Sign-Up today and join the challenge! The sign-up will remain open until Dec. 2nd, 2026.
Happy New Year!

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So sorry you had to spend part of your holiday sick! I hope you are feeling better now. Looks like it was a good month otherwise, here’s hoping January goes well too!
Being sick around the Holiday’s seems to be the norm now. =/ Oh well! We did have a great time and I’m ready to dive into some new books once grandparents leave. Thanks Lisa for always supporting the blog. Have a wonderful January.
You are so organized about the reading. I love that, the planning. I’m so sorry you were sic during the holidays.
It’s first time I’ve used a tracker besides Goodreads. I wanted to try something different for 2025 and see if it helped me with my reading. Being sick during the Holidays/New Year seems to be normal now. It’s no fun, but I’m surviving.
Thanks for visiting Anne. Have a wonderful January!