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This was so fun, like a Percy Jackson book with a bigger dose of girl power. Yet another book I would have never read if it weren‘t for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

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I liked how there were young characters who were insecure and how they grew during the events. I think most of us can relate to that.

I always love stories where someone from fantasy world comes to our world or vice versa.

Plot was quite straight forward but there was a twist I didn't see coming. And I love road-trips.

I liked this and I really loved the ending that was a bit touching and somehow beautiful.

#SeriesRead2022 #192025 (2017)

Glad I finally got around to reading this for #booked2022 #Novelsetinanonpatriarchalsociety I had heard good things for years and I quite enjoyed it. String leads, good secondary characters, and an interesting twist that I really didn‘t see coming.

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So far, I‘ve done no reading today but have watched a lot of movies. My daughter made Christmas dinner and it was amazing. While she was cooking, we watched Wonder Woman: 1984, A Christmas Carol (Alistair Sim), the modern Miracle on 34th Street, Mr, Magoo‘s Christmas Carol, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was a very relaxing day.

I honestly thought that today would be hard, and it hasn‘t been easy. I got to FaceTime with my family and see my nephew open his presents. I got to experience the joy of he and my sister being told they get to get a cat. My parents and I had Christmas dinner with each other over FaceTime.

Also I recommend the new Wonder Woman movie. It is not my favorite of the superhero movies, but I loved it.

This was better than I expected. I'm not big into superheroes, but I loved Wonder Woman when I was itty bitty. Anyone remember underoos? I wore my W.W. ones til they fell apart. There was a lot more humor than I thought there would be, and I loved the secondary characters - especially Nim and Theo. I'm thinking I may just pick up the Batman one.

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I loved the novel and I loved this GN adaptation!
#bookspinbingo

Other than my intense childhood crush on Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne, I've always been more a Marvel than DC fan, but Leigh Bardugo has me wanting to watch the new Wonder Woman movies! Warbringer focuses on teen Diana, who feels the need to prove herself to the other Amazon warriors, and ends up entangled with a direct descendant of Helen of Troy, a young woman destined to be the catalyst of a new war if Diana doesn't help her.

WOW!

This had all the magical Marvel awesomeness! Combined with Bardugo's brilliant sense of storytelling and beautiful writing, who can not love this?

Adventure, heroes, friendships, quest, gods and villains. This is everything I've learned Bardugo is good at, but she truly mesmerized me with this tale.

I wanted to like this more than I did. I‘m appreciative of the diversity in the story as far as race, sexuality, and size. It‘s very nice to see a plus sized girl in a cute outfit! Seeing protective styles on Black girls. It was those types of elements in the art that resonated with me. I wasn‘t very invested in the storyline though. #GraphicNovels #WonderWoman

A trio of lovely books from my trip to Tattered Cover Colfax yesterday ❤️ Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler, You Were Born For This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance by Chani Nicholas, and Wonder Woman: Warbringer the Graphic Novel based on the book by Leigh Bardugo, adapted by Louise Simonson, and illustrated by the amazing Kit Seaton ❤️

I really loved Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman: Warbringer novel when I read it a few years ago; this is a faithful and enjoyable adaptation.

The secondary characters, especially Theo and Nim, are really what make this story shine, and the illustrations are incredibly well done. The beginning was slightly wordy, but this improved as the story went on. #netgalley #arc

#pop20 #sevendeadlysins (Wrath)

#LitsyAtoZ Letter W

“you can't live in fear. you make things happen or they happen to you.“

This was a surprise. I didn‘t think I would‘ve enjoyed this as much. The supporting characters really helped keep the interest going from beginning to end.

On to the next read. Halfway to the finish. #WitchAThon

So I decided to do a small culinary-literary world tour during my holidays. Today's first destination was Greece, where Leigh Bardugos "Wonder Woman" is set.

Menu: Greek Bujurdi with potatoes and peas

(I just recently got into cooking so no food blogger fancy stuff to see here... Sorry! ??)

#leighbardugo #greece #nomnomnom

Thanks to #Netgalley I got a chance to read #WonderWomanWarbringerTheGraphicNovel which means I now need to make time to read the novel it‘s based off of because I found it really enjoyable and want more. It‘ll be interesting too to see how they compare. Beautifully illustrated and wonderful colors, will recommend this book when it comes out in January 2020.

When I was about halfway through with that book I went online to check its genre. Then I checked again. Then I closed the book and took a deep breath. This really is labeled as YA.

YA being the genre I dislike the most, sometimes even feeling physical pain while reading it. This one I loved.

Therefore I consider this as a miracle.

Yep, nope, not for me.

I do not normally read tie-in novels -- I prefer my comics to be comics, my movies to be movies, and my novels to be novels. But I'm giving this a go, because I got it in a subscription box and it always pays to give new things a try, and I do like Bardugo's other books. We'll see!

While I enjoyed this, I didn‘t exactly love it. I think Leigh Bardugo is stronger writing in her own worlds. That being said, it was a fun adventure story and I‘ll give the other books in the series a try.

Great story for Wonder Woman fans. The fact that there was diversity and plenty of 'girl power' it was also great at showing how not only those with super strength could be heroes and also how to harness anger for good. Loved the way the lore was built and how this was a unique take on the myth of Themyscria and the Amazons themselves.

Aaaaand this is why I always like to have a print copy of whatever book I‘m listening to... I kept wondering, why does she keep calling the island The Mascara?! Apparently I need to brush up on my Wonder Woman lore 🤦‍♂️

Starting a new book tonight with some #audiocrochet - not sure I like the narrator, but I‘ll give it an hour or so before I decide if I want to switch to the paper copy.
I‘m working on a blanket for my mom and not really loving the colors... but it will look nice with her throw pillows. Looking forward to finishing this one.

Team #BFC y‘all have inspired me. First, you‘re posts & comments = awesome! I love that y‘all are sharing both the good & the tough. It‘s exactly what I imagined. ❤️ We‘re in it together & we‘ll succeed as a TEAM! 🙌🏻

And b/c of your inspiration, I have take my #BookFitnessChallenge to the next level. I‘m now using my June 5K as a training run. I have 19 (& a half) weeks to train. It‘s going to be a LOT of audiobooks. 😉

5 ⭐️This is what I want Neil Gaiman‘s gods to be like. This was a great Diana Prince origin story. Also one of the main characters is fat and hot and she‘s not just comic relief. She has a real role in the story. She does more than check a diversity box. That made me super happy 😃

Oh my goodness, JEE! I love everything and I LOVE the theme! I can always use folders, and I love magnets, key chains, and bookmarks of course 😁 Can‘t wait to dig into this book and look at this kick ass Pop every day! Thank you, thank you! @Jee_HookedOnBookz @kstadt929
#funkopopandbookswap

This was so good! I wish they had more books in the series and that Leigh Bardugo was writing them.

I‘ve always loved the stories about the Greek god and the Amazonian‘s. It was so great to hear more stories and I loved Alia! I especially loved her friends Theo and Nim. ❤️❤️

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“No guns,” she noted.
Diana looked at her like she was daft. “The gun is the cowards weapon.”

@hermyknee thank you for the card and patch! I love it!

#penpals

Diana travels with an awkward teen, her dashing overly masculine brother, a quirky best friend, and a quirky other friend. A bit overcrowded and definitely to many cute, quirky moments.
Also, weird choices for the timeline: set in current time, but time moves faster on Themyscira, and Diana is still young, so by the epilogue, it's 20 years in the future and she's still nowhere near being Wonder Woman. I hope they aren't planning a sequel...

Been feeling pretty cruddy the last couple of days. Spending as much time as possible resting. But, I have devoured this audiobook in just a couple days.

Loved this on audiobook. #MountTBR

Diana freaking Prince!
Full of action and comedy moments.
You don't have to be a big Wonder Woman fan to enjoy it.

This book was absolutely amazing. 💖🌹💛 I could not put it down. I actually finished it in record time. I loved the way the story was written. It left me wanting so many more books for Wonder Woman. Definitely a must read.

You guys... I cannot get enough. I'm past the half way mark and I don't want it to end! I also want to skip Batman and move right onto Catwoman next. 😂

Absolutely loved this book!!! Wasn‘t too thrilled with a few of the choices the author made but still a fantastic read!

You made my day @eyelit thank you so much. I enjoyed unwrapping everything and thank you for taking the time to wrap everything. It almost brings tears to my eyes that you spent so muchof your time. This was my first bookish swap and will definitely do one again thank you again :) hope you have a wonderful day.
Thanks @BookishMarginalia for hosting
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An all round solid and often delightful #YA origins novel about #WonderWoman aka Diana Prince. I loved how focused on female friendship it was and how the two other main girl characters were of colour (and one queer to boot!). (Actually the boys are POC too). It felt very feminist and centred on girls sticking up for each other which I loved. Great character development, humour, and a focus on empathy and compassion as forms of heroism.

"Does he command you frequently? Many men enjoy having authority over women, or so I've been told." - Diana, pointing out the patriarchy. #WonderWoman
Also, the other main character is a girl of colour!! Woot woot.

What I really wanted from the recent Wonder Woman movie was more time spent with the women on Themyscyra and no men, which are two things this #YA book is giving me so far so thumbs up. (I mean, I'd also like explicitly queer and women of colour characters, let's see if that happens).