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Firebird
Firebird | Mercedes Lackey
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In Mercedes Lackey's Firebird, Ilya, son of a Russian prince, is largely ignored by his father and tormented by his larger, older brothers. His only friends are three old people: a priest, a magician, and a woman who toils in the palace dairy. From them Ilya learns faith, a smattering of magic, and the power of love--all of which he will need desperately, for his life is about to be turned upside-down. The prince's magnificent cherry orchard is visited at midnight by the legendary Firebird, whose wings are made of flame. Ilya's brothers' attempts to capture the magical creature fail. When Ilya tries to catch the Firebird, he sees her as a beautiful woman and earns a magical gift: the speech of animals. Banished, the young man journeys through a fantastical Russia full of magical mazes, enchanted creatures, and untold dangers. As happens in the best fairy tales, Ilya falls in love with an enchanted princess, but to win her freedom will be no easy task. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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HeyT
Firebird | Mercedes Lackey
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I finally managed to finish my #DoubleSpin for June. This one is a slow starter of a fairy tale retelling. Ilya was a likable enough character and once he finally leaves home has a proper adventure but it took like half the book for the adventure to start. Part of my problem was that I kept comparing it to the Winternight Trilogy and found that this was less magical in execution.
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HeyT
Firebird | Mercedes Lackey
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#BookReport
This week I only read a couple pages of the tagged because I've been doing a lot more #AudioGaming. I managed to finish three audiobooks this week but absolutely no eye reads were finished.
#WeeklyForecast
I may put Firebird on hold so I can read Operation Shield for the library's summer reading raffle entry. I'm just not feeling Firebird I think in part because I keep comparing it to Arden's Winternight Trilogy and find it wanting.

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HeyT
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Trying to make progress in Firebird while the girls groom each other next to me. #CatsOfLitsy

phantomx Your cats are so adorable, and their coats are so lovely 😍 4y
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HeyT
Firebird | Mercedes Lackey
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#BookReport
I had a really slow week due to gaming commitments and kind of being in a book slump but I did finish my second #CalibreRoulette pick
#WeeklyForecast
My goal this week is to finish my #BookSpin #DoubleSpin pick of Firebird and hopefully start up with the rest of the Casandra Kresnov books.

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K.Wielechowski
Firebird | Mercedes Lackey
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When Tsar Ivan‘s prized cherries go missing from the trees, hated middle son Ilya hides in the orchard to find out how they‘re being stolen. When a mysterious creature, the Firebird, floats in to steal them, putting the guards to sleep with her song, it sets Ilya on his way to an adventure he would have never expected.
Lackey does what she does best, retelling old myths and fairytales with brilliant skill.

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❤️❤️ Library book sales ❤️❤️

BekahB Great haul! I recently picked up June at a library sale too. 😀 8y
LeahBergen All Over But the Shoutin' and Wolf Hall are amazing 👍🏼 8y
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