What books did you get this year?

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I love a book thread! And on general 'what have you bought' threads I usually just list them as 'books' but it's fun to see what everyone will be reading.

I bought way too many this year - I promised myself last Christmas that I wouldn't go mad, but then I befriended an Usborne seller. She does sales throughout the year and I bought loads at great discount.

Some are coming from my parents/grandma as they prefer me buying on their behalf. Some are from Santa as DD insisted that Santa always brings books!

DH - I've got him the latest Ben Aaronovitch, although I just decided to swap it with the much needed hat I got him for his birthday so he won't actually get it until next month.

DD 9
Bone Collection: Dinosaurs
Dinosaur sticker book
1920s fashion colouring
Greek Myth sticker book
A Little Princess

DS 7
Transformers Vault
London mosaic sticker book
Chess activity book
Greek Myth sticker book
Stories of Thor reader

Shared:
History of Britain set
Greek Myths book
Horrible History timeline sticker book
Edward Lear Book of Nonsense
Star Wars origami
Tim Peake ISS photo book
Crosswords for kids

I now feel like I might spend some of my birthday money on a book for myself, I feel a tad left out

Thanks for the heads up Newt - DH and I have decided that swearing in books isn't an issue for us, we just want our DC to be aware of what's appropriate in different contexts. But I appreciate your comment

This is the only specific book I've asked for. Really hope I get it!

remus how festive (corpse in Santa hat)

I've mentioned Lonesome Dove, Nora Ephron anthology and David Mitchell's Thousand Autumns, will see what I land with.

Loving the corpse in a Santa hat.

Remus that book is great. I love Mary. Also read her 'Packing for Mars'. I just wish my sieve-like mind could retain anything of what she writes.

DD(10) - The midnight gang and the new diary of a wimpy kid
DS(2) - Avengers busy book and a few Julia Donaldson ones
DBro - Fantastic Beasts Screenplay

I twitched last night and also bought DS1(11) Book 1 and book2 of the Miss Perigrine series.

He wrote his christmas list yesterday to Father Christmas:

1. Books
2. Books
3. Some more books please

He should be happy, particularly since he'll also devour DS2's

Thanks, Traviata. If it's not under the tree, I'll treat myself to both in the new year.

Newts that's a great list!

Thanks everyone! Lovely to read all the lists, there will be a lot of reading on Christmas day and some intriguing titles mentioned that I shall google!

I usually find that during the present opening the books are the least looked at but they get so much use and love thereafter.

This is the book I really want at the moment, after falling in love with it in a gallery shop. I don't like asking for really specific things though (surprises much preferred here) so I will get it from my birthday money after.

Link would help. here

Last year I got a few books from my Mam including the fifty shades books Downton Abbey Books and the only fools and horses archive book also Peter Andre between us