The Joy of Christmas Book Tag

This tag was originally created by Samantha from Youtube channel Sam’s Nonsense. You can find the original video here.

1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, what book release(s) are you most anticipating?

C: Sabotage on the Solar Express by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman 17th February 2022

M: Thursday Murder Club Book 3 by Richard Osman 15th September 2022

2) Christmas Songs & Carols: What book or author can you not help but sing its praises?

C: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

M: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

3) Gingerbread Houses: What book or series has wonderful world-building?

C: The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski

M: Paper Girls Series by Brian K. Vaughan

4) A Christmas Carol: Favorite classic or one that you want to read?

C: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

M: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

5) Christmas Sweets: What book would you love to receive for Christmas?

C: The Secret History by Donna Tart

M: Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Phillip Pullman

6) Candles in the Window: What book gives you that warm fuzzy feeling?

C: Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall

M: Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

7) Christmas Trees & Decorations: What are some of your favourite book covers?

C: Circe by Madeline Miller and The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

M: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell and Wonderland by Juno Dawson

8) Christmas Joy: What are some of your favourite things about Christmas And/Or some of your favourite Christmas memories?

C: Christmas food is on a whole other level, mince pies, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding and yule log.

M: Christmas Movies, especially The Holiday, Love Actually and Arthur Christmas.