Midwinter Eve is always my favourite hop of the year. There’s something about the badge that draws me back! Thank you, BookHounds for making it all possible.
Midwinter is probably my favourite time, provided I’m not chasing my tailing trying to do too much before visitors arrive. The days are dark, true, but there is promise beyond them. Winter solstice is the turning point, and I immediately appreciate the start of slightly longer days, even if the earth’s wobble does mean that sunrise gets a few minutes later before it ‘turns the corner’, the sunsets are slightly later straight away. Those days are lengthening, and the birds start to sing to advertise their territories!
My Midwinter prize
The prize this year is one book from my choice of Books of the Year, to one winner internationally. You can see the full list and summaries on this post from Monday, but you can also click the titles here to go to my reviews of them.
- A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
- The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
- Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon
- Forged in Blood I & II by Lindsay Buroker
- Nemesis by Lindsey Davis
- The Survival Game by Nicky Singer
- The Company of Eight by Harriet Whitehorn
- The Shadow of the Two Princes by Wendy Leighton-Porter
- Recovering Apollo 8 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Death by Adverb by Rebecca Douglass
- Daemon by Doug Dandridge
- I Am Thunder by Mohammed Khan
The Rafflecopter
Entries open to anyone over 18, living in a country where this type of competition is allowed. Winner(s) will be notified by email and asked to respond (with the information requested) within 48 hours. No responsibility is accepted for failure of electronic or physical mailing or information services.
Now go Hopping!
I like the idea of being over the hump and seeing the other side.
“What’s your favourite thing about Midwinter?” Snow on snow in the bleak mid-winter long ago.
My favorite thing is that it’s halfway over.
I love the cooler weather, so I know I still have a couple books of cool or cold weather!!
Judy Cox
Halfway to spring! Thank you
Best thing about Midwinter is the snow on the mountains and the knowledge that winter will end.
weather
Cooler weather
Reading by the fireplace as the snow is falling outside
I Love that it makes me want to curl up and read.
Days are getting shorter. Lots of inside time by fireplace and more time to read.
Once that shortest day is over, I can start looking forward to spring! 🙂 Both my oldest daughter and I have birthdays so I guess we look forward to those.
My favorite thing is the weather!
Definitely Christmas!
I like cuddling up with a good book by the fireplace.
I being able to get cozy and drink hot drinks, and enjoy watching the snow :):)
I love getting a break and being with my family.
My favorite thing about midwinter is the time spent with family over the holidays and we are getting closer to spring!
I like the cooler weather here in Arizona.
The snow on the mountains
I love the weather change and Christmas.
Tighefan42 atgmaildotcom
Midwinter feels like summer is in sight.
My favorite thing is getting winter over with.
My favorite thing is knowing spring is just around the corner!
digicats {at} sbcglobal {dot} net
We are halfway through winter!!!
I love staying cozy while the snow falls.
I’m a teacher, so it’s Winter Break!!
The best thing is that Spring is right around the corner.
Thank you all for taking part – and sorry for the mix-up that may have sent you round the houses to last year’s link!
As a result, I’m extended the ‘daily’ prize draw to the end of the giveaway, and mashing up the draw up to the 25th, making each day a cumulative pool of those commenters so far, in small groups.
So, daily draw winners are:
15th: Lady Magnolia
16th: Roland Clarke
17th: BookLady
(hiatus)
23rd: Arletta Boulton
25th: Isisthe12th
26th: Maizelotus
27-29th: Lana Simanovicki
30-1st: Laurie Emerson
You each have the option of one of my ebooks – check out my Smashwords catalogue and let me know which you’d like, using the contact form in the menu bar or here
I’m contacting the rafflecopter winner direct 🙂
Happy new year!