George is back! Or, actually, George’s back. Technically, this picture isn’t really about George even though it is. It’s about what George is watching through the catio screen. From early spring to late fall, the view from the catio is trees. All trees. ALL THE TREES. We have no grass in the backyard – and not much in the front either – because there are SO MANY TREES. Now that it’s late fall, the leaves have all fallen, and there’s a new vista for the cats to visually explore – the neighboring backyards on the other side of the creek. It’s a brand new season for ‘Kitty Television’ and George seems fascinated. Not that the others aren’t interested but George is just all about watching anything new, and he’s very serious about being on overwatch for EVERYTHING.
Today also marks the end of the Thanksgiving weekend AND the very last day of the penultimate (next-to-the-last) month of the year. Tomorrow is December 1st, and the holiday season has now truly begun.
This year’s #HoHoHoReadathon is off to a fine start, with the Holiday Bingo Board on Wednesday and my review of the historical holiday-themed mystery, A Season for Spies (with a GIVEAWAY!), kicking off my participation in the event. (If you haven’t signed up for the #Readathon, just hop on over to Caffeinated Reviewer and join the fun. There’s still plenty of time to read your way to the holidays and participate in the giveaways!) Not every day during the #Readathon is going to feature a holiday story here at Reading Reality, but most will. It looks like most of the holiday books I picked up this year are holiday mysteries instead of holiday romances, so there’s going to be as much holiday mayhem as holiday cheer this time around. Then again, some holiday seasons are just like that!
Current Giveaways:
$5 Gift Card in A Season for Spies Black Friday Giveaway
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book in the Fall 2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop
$10 Gift Card or $10 Book PLUS EVENT-WIDE AMAZON/PAYPAL PRIZE in the Thanksgiving, Black Friday & Holiday Giveaway Event!
Blog Recap:
A- #BookReview: Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade
A- #AudioBookReview: 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years by John Scalzi
2025 Ho-Ho-Ho Readathon Holiday Book Bingo Challenge
Thanksgiving Day 2025: #GuestPost
B #BookReview: A Season for Spies by Iona Whishaw + #Giveaway
Stacking the Shelves (681)
Coming This Week:
Holly Jolly Giveaway Hop
The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah and Agatha Christie (#BookReview, #2025HoHoHoRat)
A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith (#AudioBookReview, #2025HoHoHoRat)
We Will Rise Again edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz and Malka Older (#BookReview)
A Christmas Witness by Charles Todd (#BookReview, #2025HoHoHoRat)
