What I Received in my Bookish Advent Calendar
- theliteraryguillot
- Dec 27, 2025
- 2 min read

At the beginning of this Christmas season my husband, Dan, put together an Advent Calendar for me made up entirely of books. I was so excited about this Advent Calendar and had no idea he was doing this all.
He was apparently planning this surprise for weeks. He purchased the books, the wrapping paper, Christmas lights, bows, etc., for the calendar and arranged it all while I was out one day shopping.
I had an ongoing series on my Instagram and Tik Tok accounts while I was opening all of the books and decided to share the titles here.
Let me know if you have read any of these, if you’re planning on reading any of them, and what you think!
The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
Circe by Madeline Miller
Dark Age by Pierce Brown
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
One Last Rainy Day by Kate Stewart
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
Savage Hearts by J.T. Geissinger
The Lost Road and Other Writings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Burning Daylight by Emily McIntire
A Game of Thrones by G.R.R.M.
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Ruthless Creatures by J.T. Geissinger
King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair
The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
Carnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger
Dune by Frank Herbert
Barbarian's Hope by Ruby Dixon
Brutal Vows by J.T. Geissinger
Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
The Extras:
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Troop by Nick Cutter
I think I am most excited about The Hunting Wives, Psycho Shifters, and If We Were Villains. I mean, I am excited about them all, but these three titles I cannot wait to dive into and start reading. I actually started The Hunting Wives yesterday morning!
Below I linked all of the books in case you're interested in reading along with me.

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