DECEMBER READING JOURNAL ❄️ lightfall readathon, waterfall pages, and an earning a shadow dagger

[@RebeccaWade.Author]

I love the idea of the map of prompts and rewarding yourself with stamps 😊

[@AbiofPellinor]

Those waterfall pages are gorgeous! 🩵

[@manda_made]

Thank you! Waterfall pages are so fun. I need to use them more often.

[@ChloeReadsBooks]

As always, this is completely gorgeous!!!

[@manda_made]

Thank you! This was a fun one.

[@NatashaLeecole]

Funnn! & the stars definitely added a nice finish ✨

[@manda_made]

Indeed. Sparkles make everything better! ✨

[@karamichelle6919]

This was so neat! Thanks for sharing!

[@BerryBerryPaperie]

So perfect! Love your journal so much!✨
 I immediately put The Cat Who Saved Books and the new Alice Feeney on my tbr, both sounds so good! 
Also excited for you to read Throne of Glass for the first time, hope you will love it!💜

[@manda_made]

So far so good! I feel like the first book was a lot of set up, but I'm really enjoying it.

[@trulyintroverted]

I was waiting for this video to gain some inspo for how to incorporate the advent in mine and you've done such a great job!!!!

[@manda_made]

Yay! So glad you liked it. I loved the theme that G created, so I had to use as many elements as possible. 🎄💜

[@deetee8100]

Fiona Davis is my absolute favorite author!

[@manda_made]

I read The Spectacular by her and LOVED IT. Lions of 5th Avenue was my second favorite, and the Address was fun too. Looking forward to The Stolen Queen!

[@deetee8100]

@ The Address is my fave, followed by Lions.

[@goodmornindreamer]

This was sooo good! I loved your set up so much!😍

[@manda_made]

Thanks, I had so much fun making this one! 🤩

[@aturner047]

I love love love this. Your reading journal is absolute goals xx

[@manda_made]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad my journal gives you some inspiration 🥰

[@RyeMiArt]

Perfect! As always :D Origami paper is such a good idea! I am very intrigued by Don't let the forest in's cover :D I was so overwhelmed in December I did not even had the chance to look up the prompts, hopefully next year :D

[@manda_made]

Thanks friend! We posted our December wraps on the same day. Twins! 🤩 and I hear you! December was so busy with all the holiday celebrations and hosting family. I really enjoy a cozy December morning with a novella though, so I picked up several this month. Don't Let the Forest In was great! I loved the writing, especially for a YA book, and while I'm not a big horror fan, this one really captivated me. And the cover is GORGEOUS. I'm so mad I didn't buy the edition with the green edges when I saw it. 😂 Hoping that because her first book was a hit, her next book Hazelthorn will get some special editions.

[@Laura8Kath]

Advent calendar tutorial was THE BEST PART!

[@manda_made]

Yay! So glad you enjoyed it! 🖤 I hope it made sense... hahaha

[@geeahsimone5443]

Really amazing! Thanks for the advent calendar tutorial I wanted to do that idea but couldn’t think of and easy way to! I got the shadow dagger as well

[@manda_made]

I want to purchase an actual dagger now as a keepsake.. is that weird? hahaha 😁 good luck with your advent!

[@Iliketodabble24]

Beautiful work 😊

[@manda_made]

Thanks, I had so much fun making this one! ✨

[@o1iviav]

love the advent calendar idea!! how do you hear about/find out about the different readathons? i think i’d like to do one, but honestly, i have no idea how they work, so i would need one that really explains things. great video as always!! ps boris is adorable!!

[@manda_made]

There are so many types of readathons. If you search within KZbin for "Readathon" and then filter to videos posted within a few weeks, that is the way I find the options. Easier readathons would be a self-guided prompt style. Your given all the prompts up front and you read from them throughout the month. Different creators will have fun themes. One I'm looking forward to is Forensic February. Then there are more team based / story ones typically hosted on Discord. The hosts always go into great detail on how to play. Some favorites last year were Magical Readathon (All year), Realmathon (March) and Escape the Readathon (May)

[@jenniferschwarz4896]

Loved the spread! Will you continue your Readathon videos in 2025 as well?

[@manda_made]

I will not be continuing the readathon videos, but I would still like to incorporate announcements somehow. I may shift that to instagram or my community tab, but haven't decided quite yet. Be sure to check out Pages with Paige's channel though! She also does readathon round-ups.

[@nicolek9049]

I loved the layout you did for light fall! So beautiful and inspiring! How did you save the pics from instagram and then size them so perfectly!

[@manda_made]

I just took a screenshot on my phone, and then brought them into Canva so I could get the size I wanted.