Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! For many years I went to someone else’s for Christmas. Most of the time it was to the in-laws and occasionally to my mums. But either way, I never had to cook or entertain, I just sat back and was weighted on… ahh the memories Since my husband and I…
Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! When I was young, Christmas was one of my favorite holidays. My mother’s side of the family’s Jewish, but my father’s side’s Christian, so we celebrated Christmas. All of my Christmas memories have a golden glow and magical feel. They’re the best and brightest memories of my childhood. The house…
Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! Christmas Eve Giveaway!! As a thank you for being such great readers, commentators and blogging friends, I thought I would hold a Christmas Eve Giveaway. The books you can win are below and will be sent directly from Book Depository. All you have to do to enter is fill out…
Title: I Am Scrooge – A Zombie Story for Christmas Author: Adam Roberts Publisher: Gollancz PublicationDate: 1 Oct 2009 Hardback: 153 pages Genre: Horror, Comedy Rating: 6/10 Summary (book cover) Marley was dead, to begin with… The legendary Ebenezeer Scrooge sits in his house, his riches forgotten. Downstairs, his front door shudders and shakes under the blows from the zombies that crowd around it hungering for his flesh and his miserly braaaaiiiinns! Just how did the happiest day of the year slip into a welter of blood, innards and shambling,…
Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! For most people, gingerbread cookies are a kind and gentle Christmas tradition. The scent of cloves and cinnamon and molasses infuse the house with happy memories of past holidays. Children cluster around the table decorating gingerbread cookies with mini-M & M’s and colored sugars. My family, however, has taken the…
Your Holiday Wish is a Kiss Under the Mistletoe You can’t help it… you think the holidays are the most romantic time of the year. You want something magical to happen during your holidays, even if you’re already in love. You may simply be wishing for a mind blowing, under-the-mistletoe kiss, but you wouldn’t mind being completely swept off your feet this year. You’d swoon for a very romantic present or a very sincere profession of love. It’s easy to warm your heart. What’s Your Holiday Wish? – Take the…
Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! My favorite Christmas memory was the one taken from my homeland. I was born and raised in the tropical island of the Philippines where there’s no white Christmas, no smell of pine cones and no real trees. I used to think that I was missing a lot, but now looking…
Sweet Inspiration (Klaus Brothers #1) by Penny Watson | Wild Rose Press (Dec 2009) Ebook, 206 pages | Paranormal Romance Sweet Inspiration oozes Christmas. From the descriptions of the sweet delights of cookies and cinnamon pastries created by Nicholas and Lucy to the description of Santa’s magical home, Glasdorf, in the North Pole. All gave me that Christmasy feeling, which is what I hoped to feel from reading this book. Nicholas is the eldest son of five and next in line to be Santa Clause when his father retires. However, Nicholas…
Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! I love Christmas and I love movies. And when I was a kid they went hand in hand. I would spend the morning rippng open all my presents in five minutes flat, stuffing myself full of chocolate until I felt sick, still managing to eat my Christmas dinner, then settling…
Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! Coming up on Christmas Week 2009: Reviews I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas by Adam Roberts Sweet Inspirations by Penny Watson Guests Guest post + contest with author Penny Watson Christmas Memories by Pat (PeaceLove&Pat) The Gift of Friends by Heather (Book Obsessed) Misc Posts BCC’s Top 10…
As Christmas is fastly approaching *yippee* I thought I would let you know that I will be having a little ‘Christmas Week’ to celebrate the holidays. I will be reviewing a few Christmassy themed books as well as welcoming a few guests, who will be stopping by to blog about their Christmas memories. Also, Penny Watson, author of Sweet Inspiration, will be visiting too! And of course there will be a giveaway or two! So make sure you stop on by for the festive fun! The fantastic poster and button was created…
