Hazel, The Wildbloom Witch

My finished #bookblanket for 2025. 42 books!

And I close out my year. I read Strange Houses by Uketsu and was very unsettled. I also listened to a book I read back in HS called The Mermaid's Singing by Lisa Carey. Sad, poignant, and a beautfuly written coming of age amidst grief story.

It was the closest green I had. I came across "Strange Houses" in a list of horror and suspense books one of the channels I watch on YT did. Immediately reserved it and Strange Pictures through the library cooperative! Uketsu is a genius IMO

And another one added. Brigands & Breadknives! I have read allthree now and they're worth every second I spent reading!

I finished this one a month ago almost but I was working on gifts so I made this age the next few squares all atv once. Cozy, sweet, cute, and I want the rest of the series. Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist

I keep on keepin' on. I think I've read more this year than any other in my life! A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher came up a bunch of times in horror book bingo losts under Southern Gothic and Domestic horror. I really did enjoy it, though the last act was a little abrupt.

How was this the most romantic romance I've experienced while still being about serial killers? Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. Another book blanket square.

Do I have enough yet? Maybe. But I can make this blanket as big as I want. Tithe by Holly Black.

Finished reading and listening to books. 2 more squares!

Two more squares for the blanket. Did I post The Bane Witch yet? I worked so hard to get it right. I embroidered the Pokeweed and everything.

Holly Horror wasn't as deeply affecting as it though, so it got a standard granny square. Both good books for different reasons, but one touched my soul.

The Green Kingdom by Cornelia Funke was a charming book about an unforgettable summer in the city, where a girl who lives nature learns she can find it anywhere if she just looks in the right place (with the right people).

A beautiful love story full of gardens, bees, sweetness, grief, growth, and change, the Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields is added to my book blanket!

I did the audiobook of this one, and then bought the physical book so I had it for reference. Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer.

Book blanket addition, a third book with themes involving Snow White and Rose Red, although this one had other fairy tales as well, like Hansel and Gretal, and Snow White (without rose red).

After the Forest by Kell Woods was a beautiful love letter to what happily ever after really means to some

Book blanket square finished. I read this with by daughter. Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, book 3 of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles.

I finished book 2 of the Oak & Holly cycle by K. A. Linde, The Robin on the Oak Throne. Book blanket square done. ❤️

Book blanket gets bigger, but now y'all can judge me. IYKYK

Mine are teeny tiny, so it's not even like they're trying that hard and they STILL hurt sometimes.

I finished The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin. I attemped to make a crown that looked a bit like a bear trap but I don't know if it translates, especially with the "wildflower" colors I chose.

One of the librarians at my local library suggested this one. I was rolling with laughter most of the time. Blood Lite, a collection of humorous horror, added to my book blanket.

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli adds another square to my book blanket. Back to a traditional granny square!

The kiddo wanted pride nails.

Another square to add to my 2025 book blanket! The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton.

It was like Emily Wilde and Alexia Macon (ne Tarabotti) were combined, and still wholly unique from those series as well.

And another square is made for my book blanket! The Unfortunate Side Effects Of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanna Randall. Audiobook this time!

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. Another book blanket square. And, coincidentally, another book blending modern day with history, and another book about overcoming the death of a bad relationship and finding yourself on the way.

Maybe I'm too easy to please but I don't think I have read a book this year that I didn't really like.

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods adds another square to my book blanket.

Weyward by Emilia Hart, an amazing story spanning 3 lifetimes of women who find and use their inner power to build a life after losing everything.

Not* mad

Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo was a random choice. I liked the cover. It was one of the best books I've read in a while. Queer characters, cozy, chosen family, and sisterly bonds, it was another Snow White and Rose Red retelling. I didn't mean to have two in a row of that but I'm but mad.

Another audiobook! The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner, a beautifully written coming of age period piece set in a historically turbulent time and place. Inspired by a combination of the author's real familial history and fairy tales (Snow White and Rose Red specifically).