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I‘ve lately been having an unusually difficult time finding a book that both grabs and keeps my attention, so I relied on my TBR Jar to help send me in the right direction. I pulled “a book that is outside your comfort zone” and figured I‘d let the library gods do the rest. This chunkster - 722 pages in this format 🫣- was on the FREE FOREVER rack! I am only on page 75 but am loving it…fantasy isn‘t always easy for me but so far this is amazing!

Wonderful story. Looking forward to reading more of this saga. Some cool pictures of depictions of Kvothe (Quothe/Kote) and Auri a friend of mine has. The book is as hard to describe as Kvothe‘s love for Denna. After a battle with some unusual creatures and a chance encounter, Kote begins to tell his story of growing up; making his way as a respected performer with his family, to being a lost, lonely youth, and his growth overcoming adversities.

FINALLY getting round to this which I‘ve meant to read for years!

“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”

Me and my sassy ghosties are going to try this book on for size. It is magnificently flipsy flopsie and smells nice.

“The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.“

By far my favorite read this year, and favorite quote I've ever read in a book.

#quote #fantasy

Still trying to figure out why people love this story so much. A lot was said. Not a lot happened.

It took me forever because I was listening to the audiobook for only about 10-20 minutes before bed at night, but I FINALLY finished it! I enjoyed the experience - it felt like someone was reading an epic bedtime story to me each night. I started down this journey before finding out about all of the controversy surrounding Rothfuss, so we‘ll see how things go.

Okay, this has been the HARDEST month to choose my favorites read. I had four 5 star reads!

It was a tight race between Exiles by Jane Harper and the tagged book. But decided to stick with fantasy favorites.

Thanks so much to @BookwormAHN for recommending this book to me last year! (Or possibly in 2021 for me to read in 2022).

I started reading this last year and was loving it but lost my library hold. I finally picked this back up in print and absolutely devoured it!

I immediately need to read the next book because I loved this. I loved everything about it. That is all.

Since it doesn‘t seem like we‘ll be getting any snow, we brought our deck furniture back out for the Spring. It‘s 54°F (though a bit windy).

Great day for sitting outside and reading.

#currentlyreading I‘m almost halfway through this book and loving it.

#InQuotes @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Pretend

#NameOfTheWind #InQuotes #Innocence

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

New bookshelves are the best way to start the new year 📚

My husband built this on the 31st and we put the books up on January 1st. I‘m so in love (with the man and the shelves ❤️)

#bookshelves #shelfie #newyearsnewshelves

Got a few books in from B&N today using my gift cards. I started the tagged book last year, but my library hold ran out and I decided I needed a physical copy. This is one of the books I‘m hoping to read for #chunkstermini #chunksterchallenge2023

The top is the 3rd book in the trilogy and I‘m awful at finishing series. So 🤞🏻I‘ll actually read it. #serieslove2023

#newbookhaul #newbooks

I can‘t believe this beautiful hand made book my husband got for me. It‘s illustrated and the little lute is made of wood and wire, and it‘s leather bound. Definitely the most beautiful and fancy book I own now! I feel like it needs a glass case. Made by Geekify in Boulder CO. (Big kudos for finding this hon! 💚)

#ManicMonday #LetterN @CBee

📘 The Name if the Wind
🖊 Andre Norton
🎬 Notting Hill
🎤 Night Ranger
🎶 Nights In White Satin

#ManicMonday time!

Book: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (honourable mention: Nimona by ND Stevenson)

Author: Yoshiki Nakamura

Show: Nancy Drew

Band: Nirvana

Song: No Way Out - Goo Goo Dolls (honourable mention: SO MANY. How do all these great songs start with N?)

For today's #scarathlondailyprompts here's the King Killer Chronicles.

#scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

#alphabetgame #letterN @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

My letter ‘N‘ books is prob my favorite book of all time…or at least top 10!

For #LetterN one of my favorite books The Name of the Wind. I really wish Rothfuss would finish the series. Him and George R R Martin are driving me nuts 😼
#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I didn‘t enjoy it as much as I had hoped I would. Occasionally slow and plodding.

It‘s midyear wrap up time. My Capricorn heart loves to review over my goals. I also love to make note of my favorite book so far, and my least favorite. I like to compare them to my end of the year stats. A lot can change in six months.

Favorite: The Name of the Wind
Least Fave: A History of Wild Places

What was your favorite/least favorite so far?

Full wrap up: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/06/30/2022-midyear-wrap-up/

I didn‘t want to love The Name of the Wind. But this book is stunning. The writing was lyrical, but concise. I probably would have gotten through it faster if I hadn‘t stopped every few paragraphs to admire the writing. But I think that‘s the fun of it. So I didn‘t want to fall in love, but I did anyhow. Now I‘m just praying for book three. 😂😂😂😂

Full review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/06/13/the-name-of-the-wind-review/

I‘ve been in a reading slump this year. Unfortunately they happen to the best of us so here are a few things that helped me break out of mine.

🌲Listen to Audiobooks
🌲DNF Until Something Sticks
🌲Re-read a Favorite
🌲Try a New Genre
🌲Visit a Bookstore or Library
🌲Give Yourself Time

Do you have any helpful tips?

Info on how these tips helped me beat a reading slump: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/06/10/how-to-beat-a-reading-slump/

In May, I told myself that I needed a break from epic fantasy. I had planned to dive back into some genres I‘ve been missing and break out of my comfort zone. But yet here I am with my June 2022 tbr that‘s full of fantasy novels. And I have no regrets. Other than the fact that I love The Name of the Wind and we don‘t know when book three will be out. 😅 But other than that I‘m so excited to dive into these chunky books.

Finally got round to reading this fairly recently and loved it!
Can definitely see why so many people love it so much.
A brilliant, character driven epic that has clearly inspired many other authors.

The start of #wyrdandwonder is fast approaching! I have big plans to finish the tagged and to add way too many new fantasy reads to my TBR pile.

@imyril

I didn't manage to complete my goals for #awesomeapril but I did make good progress with my non-fiction choice of Incredible Journeys. I did complete the tagged as my fiction choice. Now moving onto my next fiction read, which is the next in my #thingsincommon thread. Picking up on wonders in the titles of IJ and new read Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth MacNeal.
@Andrew65
@Clwojick

So I saw this and had to get it … in love with the you can actually read the words… and it‘s the whole book. 🤗📖

Obsessed with this series.

#12booksof2021 #May

Wasn't my favorite of the year, but a decent fantasy. This one did the thing that I struggle with for many fantasy worlds. Why CREATE a world where women are second class citizens? Are authors really that uncreative? But it was still pretty interesting and got me started on my audiobook kick.

Thank you @Texreader for the book!! I've seen this book before but never grabbed it, so I'm very excited to read it! I love the chocolate Santa and I'm also very excited to try the peppermint fudge! Thank you so much!
Merry Christmas and Happy #jolabokaflodswap ☃️🍫📖

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 131.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you so much! You‘re so thoughtful ❤️🙏🏻 I absolutely love it 🥰 looking forward to diving into this over the holidays 🎄☃️

A great book with a fantastic storyline. 3.75/5 Read for #PopSugarReadingChallenge2021 and #ReadHarderChallenge2021

When Patrick?!? WHEN!?!?!? 😤

Hahaha this is why I read the reviews first! Mostly just for entertainment.

Picture is of a review on Audible that gives one out of five stars and is titled, “Lipstick on a Pig”.

IT WAS NIGHT AGAIN. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

Just bought the 10th anniversary edition of The Name of the Wind, it's gorgeous. :)

A clever, thoughtless person is one of the most terrifying things there is.

#CuriousCovers
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

#multicolored covers 💙❤🧡💚

Day 22

4th read, as it is my comfort read when life gets messy (well, messier)

Still poetic and beautiful as ever 💚

As recommended by Rachel Parris on ‘Between the covers‘, this was really good! Like if Robin Hobb wrote Harry Potter for adults! It‘s a chunkster and I got restless at the 3/4 mark (prob more me than the book!) but amazing world building, characters to really root for and a plot that keeps you guessing! A fab read! 👍 #betweenthecovers

Vacation can‘t be over if I haven‘t finished my book, right?? #roadtripreading

Pat, it hasn‘t been 84 years, but it‘s been 1.5 decades since the release of the first book. This trilogy has slowly leaked from my brain overtime. Someone asked if I had read it & for my thoughts, & I realized, why? I can‘t recall. I know I had ❤️‘d it, I know I had been excited. I know that I lost hope of a conclusion about 5 years ago. I wish litsy had polls, Bc I want to know! Whose holding out hope? Whose given up? & Who doesn‘t care anymore?

Oh man, this really is a chronicle. So here comes my #unpopularopinion: I don't mind reading a chunkster if there's good reason for it to be a chunkster. This whole 660 pages was just the beginning of Kvothe's life story which was interesting enough but I still felt like it could've been told in half the amount of pages and still not feel rushed. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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