#bookishdecchallenge

Look, I tried. But this new camera is going to take some getting used to. Anyway, here is a mildly mediocre picture of some of my top 2016 books - missing The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. •This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab •My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows •Crooked Kingdom (and Six of Crows) by Leigh Bardugo •Heartless by Marissa Meyer . . QOTD: what were your favorite reads of 2016? . . Day 31: #hollyjollybooks16 : 2016 Reading Year #bookishdecchallenge #bookishfavorites2016 #winterwonderreads #grimdragon #watermelanerdsdecember #livelaughbemerryandbright #decbookstagram #winterbookishcheer16 #royalpolarbeardec2016 #allthebooksof2016 : Faves of 2016

Lets all go to Hogsmead for the Holidays! Who's coming with me? ☺️ . . Did you know that this was my first chocolate frog EVER? I got a double card with some (apparently) famous wizardy musicians. But the frog was yummy and didn't hop away. ☺️ Thanks to @fandom_adventures for my first Chocolate Frog experience! It came in December's Snape-themed box (which was just amazing). Want in on the fun? January's box is on sale now and you can get $3 off if it's your first time subscribing with LITRAM3! . . Also, don't you think these candles from @novelheartbeatcreations are just so cute? They add perfectly to the Hogsmead ambience and smell spectacular! 💛 . . If you could go anywhere (real or fictional) for the Holidays, where would you go? . . Day19: #hollyjollybooks16 : some of my fave bookish shops #bookishdecchallenge : fave fictional world #winterwonderlandbooks16 : Books that make you happy #watermelanerdsdecember : "Hogsmead looked like a Christmas card" Bookish Christmas #royalpolarbeardec2016 : fantasy books

WE HAVE A TREE IN OUR LIVING ROOM! I'll post a picture of it on my story when I get home - the lights are so preeeetyyyy 😍 We tend to decorate for Christmas in a kind of subtle way - a tree, some garlands here and there... but my aunt does the whole CHRISTMAS EXPLOSION decorating at her house ☺️ . . QOTD: If you celebrate Christmas, when do you put up your tree? Are you an intense holiday decorator, or a subtle one? . . Day 14: #abookwormchristmas : O Christmas Tree #squeakybookishlibrary : Christmas Traditions #hollyjollybooks16 : Red Books (Rudolph's Nose) #bookishdecchallenge : Pretty Spines

Barnes and Noble is having a Yule Ball today and I'm hoping to go! Is anyone else going to one at their local store? It sounds like a ton of fun! . . (P.S. The deliciously fresh candle in the upper right is the Tournament Grounds candle from @liber_destella - use SOPHIA10 for 10% off!) . . Day 9: #hollyjollybooks16 : Snow Day Read (and it's snowing in Chicago!) #bookishdecchallenge : Books that Bring Joy #pixelrexdsdec16 : Holiday Tradition (I feel like a lot of people reread HP over the Holidays) #decemberglee16 : Hanukkah: Book and Candles #winterbookstagramchallenge : #bookandcandle #bookcembercountdown : Spirit of the Past