It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger’s Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor’s wife’s library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel’s foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel’s world is both opened up, and closed down.

OK picture this, a young Jess, just 21, living in London, commuting home, stood reading the end of this book on the tube… SOBBING. That has stuck with me, it was uncontrollable tears, I must have looked a right sight.

What an amazing young adult book! The film was good bit the book as usual trumped it!

Beautiful golden brown and marigolds meet the ivory and camel colours in the middle. Beautiful in its simplicity.

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Look at the rainbow shaping up above… what colours do you think we will find tomorrow?

xxx Jess

A breakneck race against time…and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid. A father publicly beheaded in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square. A notorious Syrian biotech expert found eyeless in a Damascus junkyard. Smoldering human remains on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan. A flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity. One path links them all, and only one man can make the journey. Pilgrim.

Anyone who knows my goodreads or has ever talked books with me will have guessed this book would be included! Haha! Not that I’m predicable or anything…honest.

I can safely say this is my all time favourite book of all time, and the second book by this author has just been released (it’s only been pushed back like 5 years! And pre ordered for that amount of time too!)

Greys and black flash over this yarn with golden browns and marigolds to represent the gold foiling of the book.

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Love tomorrow’s yarn too… can’t wait for you to see!

xxx Jess

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child–neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power: the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.

Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.

I really love this book, I read it on Mike and I’s first weekend away post kids. It reminds me of being utterly relaxed and having a full night sleep!

But not only that, it’s actually a brilliant book, I read it in 2 days and genuinely couldn’t put it down!

The yarn is a gorgeous mix of white, black and orange tones… Mike loves it as it reminds him of his American football team… any guesses?

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Where do you think we are going on our book journey tomorrow… any guesses on colour?

xxx Jess

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honour the spirits of house, yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.

After Vasilisa’s mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa’s new stepmother forbids her family from honouring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows. Soon after, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa’s stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.

Day 11 see’s us dive into Russian folklore which was new to me when reading this book. I loved the small creatures and character’s of the book and the big plot twists. It was such a fun read and is actually another series (sorry!) for us to enjoy!

The cover of this book is an array of beauty and colour that has serious forest vibes. Drawing on the wide variety of greens and bright red through to orange pops this colourway does not disappoint. The finished colourway has a whimsical earthiness to it and is just a joy to look at!

If you haven’t read this book, I do recommend you give it a go. It divided us in book group (but most books do, don’t ask me about Alan Bennett) but if you love a fairy tale this will be a delightful coming of age addition.

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Tomorrow will see us half way through the advent and if I am honest I am already pretty sad about it ending!!! See you tomorrow for another book and yarn colourway…

xxx Jess

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer who accepts the job offer from Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford. He has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen begins looking through Verity’s notes and outlines, and unexpectedly finds an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.

A modern thriller for the collection.

I devoured this book. It was one I couldn’t put down or look away, and it has the best twist at the end!! Soooo good! 100% recommend. 10 out of 10.

I’m not normally one who likes chartreuse, that shade of green is not my fave, but… in this colourway it is so perfectly creepy. Just like the book. In fact I love this yarn. It’s sickly and dark and twisted and perfect.

Scroll all the way down for the day 10 pattern spoiler! It’s amaaaaazing!

Double figures! When did that happen?!

xxx Jess