The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures by Sarah Clegg

3.85 AVERAGE

linzihw's review

3.5
funny informative reflective medium-paced

emmacolk's review

4.0
informative mysterious reflective

avaughn4's review

4.0
3.5

Great history of Christmas folklore knew some of the history but learned about more than I knew. Mari Lwyd was new and pretty cool a ghostly horse skull that goes door-to-door in Wales as well as Perchta a witch who disembowels the lazy and stuffs them with straw.

cschuch's review

2.5
informative slow-paced

salixtheseawitch's review

4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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I have been really enjoying books that dive into the mythology or lore of creatures. . I really liked that the stories are broken out and easy to pick up as the mood strikes. This book introudced me to so many celebrations around the winter solstice I had never heard of. 

I am excited to make this book an annual traditon to vist some of my now favorite solstice celebrations.

I had the opportunity to get an ARC of the audiobook - I really enjoyed this narrator, it really felt like I was cozy around a fire listening to an elder tell us stories. 

Thank you Hatcheet Audio, Sarah Clegg, NetGalley and the narrator Hannah Curtis
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5.0
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