“Building the Book Fort” is a weekly post where I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

• A Mindful Year by Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh and Dr. Seth J. Gillihan
• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
• Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
• Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly
• Cold Days by Jim Butcher

Finished:

• Christmas Present by Jodi Taylor
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
• The Shoe Box by Francine Rivers
• The Legend of the Christmas Witch by Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
• The Secret History of Christmas by Bill Bryson
• A Texas Hill Country Christmas by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
• Father Christmas’s Fake Beard by Terry Pratchett
• An Advent Carols Countdown by Michael D. Young
• The Twelve Topsy-Turvey, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson and Tad Safran
• 25 Days by Per Jacobsen
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• The Old Magic of Christmas by Linda Raedisch
• The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

Total pages read this week: 1831

Total books read: 128 of 130

I’ve been reading nothing but Christmas books for most of the month, and now I’m going to try to finish as many of my current reads before the end of the year. I’m also getting everything set up for 2025 in terms of goals and action plans for achieving those goals, a few of which are book related.

The biggest goal for me will be a fairly strict book-buying ban and shopping my own shelves for the #ShelfLove challenge. I’m keeping my Nightmares From Nowhere book club subscription for now, along with my Audible subscription, but the only other money I’m allowed to spend on books will be money that comes from selling books I don’t want to keep to Half Price Books. Any other books will either have to be free, from the library, or gifts/bought with gift cards.

Since this is my final “Building the Book Fort” post for the year, I will see y’all in 2025! Have a happy New Year!

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments!