My advent calendar picked my TBR in December | Drinking By My Shelf

My advent calendar picked my TBR in December and this is everything I read!
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📖 This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
📖 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
📖 Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
📖 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
📖 The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly
📖 The Marriage Act by John Marrs
📖 Homecoming by Kate Morton
📖 Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi
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[@theyingyang13]

I bought my dad This Time Tomorrow for Christmas! Excited to read it with him with the father daughter vibes :)

[@jordanb7796]

I've just discovered your channel through this challenge, and I adore it! I'll definitely be trying something similar next year. Small Things Like These was one of my favourite reads this year. Beautiful and heartbreaking.

[@KristenReads]

What a fun idea, and you ended up having such a great reading month!

[@ateodozja]

I absolutely loved this video, it was so fun - and I'm glad you ended up having such a nice reading month! Happy New Year, Emma, I hope 2023 brings you a lot of joy and good memories. :)

[@kathy2539]

Myrrh was an ancient spice from the sap of a tree in the East. Used as a perfume, incense and medicine, in regards to the wise men Myrrh was used also to anoint the dead and it may have been that this was given to acknowledge the way in which Jesus would die. For humanity, so this myrrh would be used to anoint Jesus body.

[@wendyroseofficial]

My favorite thing about Life after Life was how the author explained the smells that the character was experiencing, instead of just what they were seeing. I had never come across that before, it made it really immersive. It is now one of my favorite books.

[@katiemcgraw4751]

Emma have you read Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore? If you enjoy time travel books, then this one is not to be missed. I loved it so so so much.

[@megwithbooks]

loved this vid (and u) sm!

[@zoezheng1908]

What a heartwarming video and what a lovely idea! Adding quite a few books on my list, because they all sound so appealing! Eight Detectives is one of my favorite read too. So innovative, a treat for muder mystery fans. Also, how can you and Raf be sooooo sweet even Raf hasn't appeared in the video? The brimming love is so infectious I can't stop smiling every time you mentioned her name.

[@kaytlinhenderson9206]

The skeleton key justification was amazing. Especially Frank. ❤

[@moonbook12]

I will say also the Chanel Mya Hates Tomatoes did one as well (highly recommend if you love food and books, will love her Chanel)

[@misskit123]

I can't WAIT to hear your thoughts on A God in Ruins if you read it.

[@zachzackzak]

I've never even heard of picture advent calendars before

[@flipthescript-karatekid]

Great fun 😃 Thanks for the good vibes

[@tibbarasden]

I love this! Advent calendars are so fun, and I enjoyed seeing the connections you made. I think it is fitting that you started off with some time travel/what life could have been books as it makes me think of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

That is such a good point!!

[@AbiofPellinor]

And now I need to read Life after Life!

[@martha7157]

Raf is so cute with all these gifts throughout the month 🎄 Also I loved Life After Life too! I think I read it at the perfect time because I tried to read it when I was younger and dnfed it.

[@katem198]

Emma! Happy New Year! I had such deja vu when I heard you talking about the children’s book with a treasure hunt within The Skeleton Key, and then when you showed the IRL book Masquerade I was like, aha! I remember this! There’s an episode of the Criminal podcast (just search masquerade) which details the whole real life story and the “winner” of the treasure hunt, and it’s sooo fascinating. Definitely worth a listen if you’re interested in the history and have a spare hour! 🔎

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Oh I will listen for sure!

[@neverxever66]

This is such a fun idea ☺️

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I love the christmas party outfit! I got small things like these for christmas and I am really looking forward to reading it ^.^ it sounds great and heartwarming. Ooh this is also good news! I have life after life on my shelf and it is a bit big which is why I haven't picked it up yet but will have to do so this year. Love the sound of the reincarnation.

[@harrietthomas-bush7274]

I forgot how much I love Kate Atkinson! Also just picked up eight detectives.....intrigued!!

[@the_reading_apprentice]

Homecoming is my absolute most anticipated book of 2023! I really wanted to get an arc of it but sadly that's not something that's going to happen 😢

[@BohoBookworm]

Aww bless you.. I hope raph enjoys Australia and has safe travels. Enjoy the holidays and happy reading xxx

[@morganblalock873]

Ooooh this is my new fave video you've ever done. I often think that, but this is definitely it. SUCH a good idea. Also all your outfits in this video were perfection.

[@pucksandpaperbacks]

Ooh, cool! I've been doing a reading vlog of this with reading prompts. It's a lot of fun!

[@logo891201]

Now I have more books to add to my TBR, I love books that are like the butterfly effect,how your life would be different. I always wonder with that.

[@televisionwatcher]

Loved this video Emma, seeing such joy on your face each door opening has brought me EQUAL JOY 🥰

[@bethdocherty2829]

So creative, Emma, I loved this! What fun! Glad your advent calendar steered you to such good picks. Happy New Year!

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

Classic and amazing video love it and what a brilliant idea to do with your amazing books 📚 love it and love you and your amazing channel prayers and thoughts for you and your girlfriend love your family friend John ❤❤❤

[@lottasnook]

Such a fun TBR idea! Although I read completely different books I loved watching this video!!

[@joreneereads]

I really enjoyed Case Histories, except for Kate Atkinson’s penchant for including the n-word?! Gave up on her after that

[@leoniealastair9219]

My sister and I love this idea of how to "choose" the next book, and we decided to do this next Christmas- already so exited. And please, please let us know where you get your pyjamas. Never in my life have I owned or wanted to own a pyjama, until I started watching you videos and yours always look so nice and comfy.

[@GriffReads]

I'm so excited to read the Marriage Act as I loved The One by John Marrs!

[@lindacarson5429]

Loved this video - perfect twixmas viewing! Happy New Year 🎉🥂

[@anthropomorphicpeanut6160]

I had never heard of this time tomorrow but it sounds very interesting!

[@ChemicalPenguinn]

glad you had a great reading month in december!

[@Hillary429]

How’d you end up liking 8 Murders?

[@btvb7155]

Read God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, Todd family #2 book. Best book ever, especially after Life afer Life.

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

I have it on my shelf, must read soon!

[@tinaw94]

Jenny Erpenbeck has written a book that's basically the exaaaact premise (from what I've heard) of Life After Life, called The End of Days, it was so good! Maybe for a far future tbr when you want to revisit that trope :)

[@tinaw94]

Although it doesn't go all the way back to the beginning of her life everytime, it just shows an alternative from that point onwards

[@adrastea2]

Happy New year see you in 2023

[@rosebud7233]

What a fun video idea

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

This is such a fun idea 🤗

[@11proseb4hoes11]

Not relevant but I love that salmon velvet couch