Hi readers! Happy Christmas! I hope you all are enjoying a very happy and special holiday season! 
I just wanted to share a little wrap-up post of our SIXTH celebration of Austenesque Jolabokaflod! 
*If you haven’t heard of Jolabokaflod, it is an Icelandic Christmas Eve tradition of exchanging books and reading! 
This was our sixth time celebrating this holiday.
readers took part from
3️⃣ countries!
These countries include:
Austria Canada France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Mexico Norway Portugal Spain United Kingdom United States
I’m so happy with the book my sender, Christina, chose!
Back in 2021, I saw this book was voted a readers’ favorite, and ever since I wanted to read it myself!
We had a super sunny and warm Christmas Eve here in NC – and Fezzik and I spent a bunch of hours out having fun in the sun!
Later on in the day, we settled back in and got cozy at home and I enjoyed reading some chapters of my gift – and I’m already captivated.
I loved this special moment, and I love sharing it with so many lovely friends!
Seeing the books chosen, the holiday scenes, the reading time and the beautiful smiles….I love it all! 
Thank you so much, dear friends, for taking part in Austenesque Jolabokaflod! 
Sharing the experience together makes it even more dear to me. 
I wanted to join in the fun this year, but had difficulty getting to the place where I could join. Next year I will use a desktop to join. Hopefully that will be better! Plus it gives me a year to decide on my favorite books. It looked l8ke such fun.
Thanks so much for organizing this, Meredith! Thanks to Laura, who picked my book!
Thanks for organizing this, Meredith. This was my first year to participate and it was so much fun! Thanks to L N Engles for so generously gifting me with two books! I was delighted and surprised. My sister in law has a daughter living in Iceland and was just beginning to explain about this tradition her daughter told her about and how she wanted to organize one next year. I got to brag about already knowing about and participating in one this year. Yay!
I’m so glad you are happy with Melanie Rachel’s GENTLEMAN’S HONOR. When I saw it on your list, I messaged her and asked her to sign a copy for you. So that book has traveled from her in the Southwest to me in the Pacific Northwest to you in North Carolina. Enjoy!
Many thanks for organizing this fun event!
Looks like a wonderful Jolabokaflod for all!
This was my fifth year participating, and I love every bit of it. Thank you, Meredith!
FUN!
Hi Meredith!
Thanks for hosting this fun and beautiful tradition again! 6 years WOW! I’m really glad to have participated in all the editions and well, many of us can consider ourselves from Iceland can’t we? LOL Maybe we are more icelandic that the real ones at least in reading traditions…
I love how many people have joined the party! And from all those countries! This group is growing more and more and looking as much lively as the Assembly of Meryton
Thanks to Kirsten for sending me a novel so looked forward and for her cute christmas card!
I hope all of you enjoy your readings!