Christmas Book Reading Vlog

[@krisprepolec5616]

Terry Pratchett is an absolute delight. His examination and satire of capitalism and other systems that deserve it are wonderful. I love the Wyrd sisters and librarians, and my husband loves The Watch and Mort/Reaper Man most.

[@greendemon5862]

So hyped to hear you're going to read more Pratchett! He's one of my favourite authors and I will say that Hogfather is one of my very favourites. Death is definitely the best character.

[@Stargazerlost]

If you’re interested, there’s a Hogfather mini-series that is really campy and fabulous. I watch it every Christmas.

[@susan3037]

This was fun! My favorite Christmas reread is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. It’s a children’s book but I always enjoy it thoroughly for its chuckles. Merry Christmas and happy reading for 2025.

[@RR-xl6yc]

I think it is interesting that your opinion on the mysteries was so different than Meg's. I read the Benjamin Stevenson and enjoyed it and wasn't going to give Murder at Holly House a try. But now that you enjoyed it, I'll check and see if my library has it. Thanks for all the reviews this year, we overlap enough in some areas of our reading tastes that you add to my library list every year which is much appreciated.

[@bookslikewhoa]

haha even book twins don't agree sometimes... I saw her video after I filmed this, and her critiques were totally valid. Just didn't bother me as much as her :)

[@stardustmemory000083]

Rereading "The Finishing Stroke" by Ellery Queen in preparation to watch a video on another fantastic BookTube channel (Summation Gathering). Glad to see you got a nice crop of enjoyable reads for the holidays!

[@jennyforsstrom]

Love Hogfather! The two-part mini tv series is a must every christmas for me.

[@r4ch4elreads]

How delightful. The perfect festive content. Merry Christmas Mara 🎄🎅🏼

[@bookslikewhoa]

Happy holidays!

[@golivia8084]

I also read Hogfather this festive season 🎄I'm glad we have so many of these, they're the perfect palate cleanser for me

[@Hannahisbananas1220]

Such a fun holiday vlog! Thank you! Happy holidays,Mara.

[@bookslikewhoa]

Happy holidays!

[@Winterknits]

Love this! Thanks for sharing your reading. Merry Christmas Your sweaters are amazing 💕

[@danaeleu]

Hogfather! I just began reading Discworld this year. Hogfather is my only Death so far. I adored Susan. I hope to read Soul Music next year which may be the first book she is in. The scene at the mall is ingrained in my brain as the best Christmas moment to be put into print of all time.

[@ChristmasJourney]

I bought Winter Spirits last year too, intending to read it this winter after Christmas

[@CarraraAnimations]

Happy holidays! Thank you! I know this has been a tough year, but I am very glad that you hadn't given up on sharing your bookish thoughts with us. I always look forward to your videos and I wish you a much better and happier new year!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Happy new year to you as well!

[@BookReviewsWithBecky]

Merry Christmas! I highly recommend The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year! It was such a funny, cozy holiday mystery! 🤩

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Festive Season and Reading? Such fun! I could’ve had a better Reading year.

[@amyaybar7894]

That was great! Not the typical contemporary romance Christmas books.

[@anikamercier2651]

This was fun as usual!! I hope you have a Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎁

[@bookslikewhoa]

Merry Christmas!!

[@tawnyachristensen7310]

Love these Christmas recommendations!

[@danielleoliver1734]

I adored happy bloody Christmas, and if you want something that feels really really christmassy twelve slays of Christmas is set on a Christmas tree farm full of events and activities associated with Christmas

[@SarahAsYouWish]

Wishing you and the Like Whoa family a Merry Christmas!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@orladdin]

I'm glad you liked the Benjamin Stevenson! As an Aussie I am really looking forward to reading a Christmas mystery set here. And I love me a campy Christmas special, so it sounds perfect! Perhaps I will order the lovely hardcover from overseas as a treat for next year. His Australian covers are so boring, they look like ARCs! Glad you enjoyed your festive reading. Merry Christmas, Mara!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Merry Christmas!!

[@zeallygreen]

What a nice surprise for Christmas 🥰💚

[@KristinKravesBooks]

I'm so glad you loved so many of these. Taking notes for next Christmas 😂

[@00moon]

I was hoping for the Benjamin Stevenson book :D Glad you liked it, sounds like exactly what I expected, can't wait to get into it asap!!!

[@lyddie465]

this was so so delightful! i love your murder mystery recommendations - my mum is a big big mystery reader and i'm always looking for good recommendations for her. hope you have a happy, safe and healthy festive season

[@bookslikewhoa]

Glad you enjoyed it! Happy holidays to you and your mum :)

[@CraigAkhurst-rl5zr]

That copy of the hogfather is gorgeous. Always meant to read it and now I think I’ll be going to find myself a copy of it. Merry Christmas

[@bookslikewhoa]

Merry Christmas!

[@stefaniaguaman2742]

I love Christmas book. Hope you do this every year!🎉

[@sailortwips]

A Mara vlog on Christmas! What a lovely treat 🎄🎄

[@themusicsnob]

This was very fun! Would love to see this kind of vlog again next year. I have, unfortunately, felt middling to badly about the pacing and plot of every Discworld book I have read, haha. People love that series, but I struggle staying interested. I wish you good luck with your reading plans!

[@bookslikewhoa]

The pacing has been an issue for both Prachetts I've tried so far so that may be the thing that keeps him from being an all time fav... we'll see!

[@annastefanovic8217]

I finally read A Kiss for Midwinter because of you! It was my first historical romance, and I loved it!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Ahhh, I'm so glad to hear it!!

[@kylawapshott460]

I read The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett for my Christmas read this year. It was lots of fun 😄

[@kaleed.8260]

Mara, this was wonderful! It was so fun to watch this at Xmas time. I really appreciate that you included some horror and mystery holidays reads. I'm not a romance girl so this was really kind of you. Many thanks!

[@bookslikewhoa]

You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it

[@leezirkle7840]

I picked up The Winter Spirits too last Christmas. I had to order it from the UK. Going to start this tonight

[@bookslikewhoa]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@fishbowlwoman]

Thanks for your thoughts on The Winter Spirits-I may get myself that one with Christmas cash. Currently reading Hogfather and enjoying it! Happiest holidays to you and Marple and Hastings!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Happy Holidays!!

[@sueture]

Another great reading rec video...Merry Christmas!

[@bookslikewhoa]

Same to you!

[@marie_and_her_library]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@bookslikewhoa]

Merry Christmas!

[@jojocountrygirl]

Hogfather sounds so interesting!!

[@heabooktubes]

Merry Christmas. 🎄

[@bookslikewhoa]

Merry Christmas!!

[@mousecara5555]

Merry Christmas Mara 💖

[@bookslikewhoa]

Same to you!

[@EvieM1]

I haven’t read ‘Hogfather’ but the character of Death is a hoot in the other books I’ve read of his.

[@alishamarie8]

I think I’ll try Murder at Holly House after hearing your review!

[@eruditearchive]

You should check out the companion book to Winter Spirits called The Haunting Season. It’s most of the same authors with similar spooky Xmas stories, published a year before Winter Spirits.

[@amivanzyl8876]

If you're planning to try more Pratchett anyway, I think you will absolutely adore his Tiffany Aching series. It's technically for younger readers but doesn't really read that way, and soberly and poignantly confronts themes like death, identity, class, and prejudice through following the years of a young witch's (rather informal) training and coming of age. The books are laugh out loud funny at times, and at others so deeply moving. I never fail to choke up at some point in each of them. While most Discworld books can be read in any order the Tiffany books need to be read in publication order, starting with The Wee Free Men. The new audiobooks read by Indira Varma are incredible and I've already relistened to them twice or more each, so those are also an easy recommendation to get started. I really hope you give them a try, there's so much cosiness and heart and fire in them.

[@bookslikewhoa]

Hmmm... you may or may not have guessed a buddy reading project on the docket for 2025 🤫

[@amivanzyl8876]

@@bookslikewhoa OH I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU (AND FOR ME TO HEAR ABOUT IT)

[@BookishRaider]

Currently doing a Christmas Reading vlog, which should be interesting.

[@00moon]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[@EmilyElisabeth.r.m]

Literally JUST finished my first read of A Kiss for Midwinter 😭. I feel like anyone who grew up entrenched in purity culture could get something from that story

[@bookslikewhoa]

1000000% 😭

[@eleneelene7188]

Mara, please tier rank all of mysteries/thrillers you have ever read! You can exclude Agatha’s, no surprise here.

[@bookslikewhoa]

oh my lord, that would be quite an undertaking!

[@thefairylibrarian3282]

When you started talking about The Winter Spirits, i got really excited to pick it up, but then you started going over the individual stories and i remembered that the reason i didn't was that from every author in that collection that i have read something, i disliked the thing i read. So maybe it won't be for me

[@bookslikewhoa]

lol I'm glad I reminded you to save your coins ;)