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Hex Appeal, Kate Johnson 31 December 2025

2022 fantasy-romance, first of a series. Essie Winterscale lives at the unreliable Beldam House with several other witches (only some of them dead), and her job is to bring the winter in. Josh Henderson, fleeing from a life and relationship crisis, has inherited a house nearby…

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Without a Trace 1970-2016, Sylvia Wrigley 30 December 2025 - 1 comment

2019 non-fiction, aviation history. Wrigley looks into a number of cases of aircraft oddities, particularly disappearances.

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Boxing Day Boardgames 2025 29 December 2025

As usual, several of us without family commitments got together for boardgames.

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The Weekly Challenge 353: Max Validation 28 December 2025

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved word counting and code validation. (Note that this ends today.)

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Fortune Favors the Dead, Stephen Spotswood 27 December 2025 - 1 comment

2020 mystery, first in its series. Circus brat Willowjean Parker is recruited by Lilian Pentecost, the great detective who's finding herself less able to manage the rough stuff.

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Drowned Country, Emily Tesh 26 December 2025

2020 fantasy novella. Henry Silver is brought out of his rural retirement to help find a young lady thought to have been taken by a vampire.

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Neighbourly Games 22 December 25 December 2025

More gaming with nearby friends.

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Princess Charlotte General Knowledge Paper 2025 24 December 2025 - 3 comments

In the spirit of the King William's College General Knowledge Paper, released each December for completion over the Christmas break, I offer my own set of questions for the holidays.

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Play Dead, Annabel Chase 23 December 2025 - 1 comment

2024 paranormal fantasy, sixth of a nine-book series. Not only does Lorelei have an unwelcome house guest, the Wild Hunt is on the way.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (2022) 22 December 2025

1993 animated action, dir. Henry Selick, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara: IMDb. The bored ruler of Halloween Town discovers Christmas, and wants to do that too.

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