Welcome to Litsy!

I mentioned to my friend that I needed a palette cleanser after finishing this last semester. She got so excited and told me all about this series she had read and loved as a young girl. When someone‘s eyes light up when discussing a book, you read that book. I am SO glad I did. Strong female characters, good world-building, the magic made sense. I loved the dialogue. A young girl who can talk to animals!? Middle-school-me would‘ve swooned! ☺️

Daines turn! I love her so much y‘all, kel will always hold court as my favourite but before there was Kel there was Daine and there‘s a special place in my heart for this lovely wild girl who is (understandably) So So scared of herself and what she can do. Lucky for her she‘s about to find the best friends (family) a young girl could ask for.

I grew up rereading the Song of the Lioness quartet but never picked up any of the other Tortall books! Wild Magic introduces Daine, a young heroine with “wild magic” (instead of the Gift) and a tragic and mysterious past who can speak and cooperate with animals. I enjoyed Wild Magic but it was a slower and slightly less engaging series-starter than Alana for me. Absolutely continuing the series, but switching to audio for the next one.

This was the first book I found in my high school library. Tamora Pierce became one of my favorite authors because of this first book. #ScarathonDailyPrompt #TeamSlaughter “Magic” @Clwojick

#TBRPile ? “Each year, at the end of March, a great fair was held in Cría, the capital of Galla.”

I liked this book. Good fantasy. Main character, Daine, is a 13 year old girl. She doesn't have a specific gift of magic, but she has wild magic. There are a lot of animals in here, horses, birds, badgers, cats, as well as harpies, spidrens, gryphons, dragons. Daine is hired on as an assistant horse specialist and travels with her across the land. They encounter some danger and finally arrive. A mage starts to train her in using her wild magic.

Re-read

#TBRChallenge #AudioBook #ABookThats

I adored this story. It was sweet and heartwarming, but didn't lack for action and adventure either. Hearing/Watching as Daine grew up across the pages, growing into her magic and discovering her new family after all she had lost... 100% I am going to be reading the rest of these stories!

Book 120, audio

Revisiting some old friends with this book. When I first read it I was a little older than Daine is, and I related to her as a fellow animal lover and I wished I could talk to them too. Now I've got daughters who are about her age and Ms Pierce 100% captured that awkward stressful time between Woman and Girl that is a 13 year old.

I really liked this book. the structure was really good and the plot was pretty interesting.

#QuotsyJun20 Day 9: #Call

I don't often DNF books but this one just didn't do anything for me! #dnf

#GratefulReads - Book under 250 pages, not got many but found this one, it has 236 pages
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Amazing enough for me to revisit the whole quartet more than two more times as an adult! It starts off with horses but trust me, there‘s far more to Tortall than just horses.

Two #wildbooks that we own! One from my shelf and one from the kiddos! #30junebooks @howjessreads

My current audiobook. I haven‘t reread this in years and am really enjoying it.

This is absolutely charming and grabs you in and won‘t let you go!! I‘m not as fond of the narrator in audiobook but it‘s still a fabulous story!

Random impulse buy 🙌🏻🤗 anyone read this. It‘s the smallest book I‘ve bought in a while. #fantasy

I think I love Daine even more than Allana. Her wildness & vulnerability, her love & connection to the world, esp the animals, around her, & just the way she never hesitates to stand up for others makes her amazing in my eyes. I also loved watching her try to figure out the people around her-like her I‘m often just befuddled at the ways people behave. I‘m looking forward to the next installment of her story.

For all that it‘s an oldy, it is a goody too. Especially since i am chockfull of nostalgia. After starting and finishing Tempests and Slaughter, I‘ve had a hankering for Tamora Pierce‘s books. Here‘s my first all finished! Now to start Wolf-Speaker! 😄

Here are my favorite #18in18 books. I am especially excited to have discovered Tamara Pierce and Madeline Miller. Also the end of Kate Daniels series did not disappoint! This was a pretty great year for books.

This is one of my favorite Pierce books. The main character is fiesty and passionate, but also has a lot to learn about who she is and what she can do. Also, this form of magic - Wild Magic - is one of my favorite renderings of what a world with magic could be like.

Tamora Pierce has written a stunning Fantasy novel and created a world full of strong female characters with grown up relationships. I realise this was first published some time ago and I‘m sorry it had passed me by, but now I‘m truly smitten and will be reading more of this series.

#netgalley

“Hedgehogs woke Daine as they wriggled into her bedroll, shaking in terror. It wasn‘t the controlled fear they felt around hunters, but the wild panic that made them run before a fire. She eased out of the covers. ‘It‘s all right,‘ she whispered. ‘Stay here.‘”.....I‘m loving the writing, the world building is so good and I‘m only at chapter 3....

For a change of genre (I usually read thrillers)...just starting this

For anyone using NetGalley, these are available to request

The downside of being at work is that I don‘t have access to my own books for any #24in48 challenges, but I do work in a library, soooo...

I loved Tamora Pierce‘s Tortall books as a kid, and they‘re probably why I‘m still an avid fantasy reader today. I‘m pretty sure all of mine are in boxes somewhere in my Dad‘s house, but I also broke down and bought the kindle versions a few years ago.

Side note: This copy has been in my library since 1994.

✨First Tamora Pierce book I have ever read! It was slower than I thought, but I ended up really enjoying it!
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This book completed:
✨“A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place”- #pop2018 (12/52)
✨ the letter P- #litsyatoz (13/26)

#popsugarreadingchallenge

1. Tamora Pierce‘s The Immortals Series
2. Everwood
3. If my husband is watching, it‘ll be on in the background while I read
4. Taking my husband out to dinner tomorrow night for Father‘s Day
5. My dad loves to read, he just doesn‘t read much, he‘s super picky! #friyayintro

I really enjoyed listening to the audio book of wild magic. This was a fun book. I would give it four stars. #litsy #booklover #kindle #kindlefire #paperwhite

I'm enjoying the audio book for Wild Magic. I'm almost done with it. I should finish it tomorrow. I love listening audiobooks on scribd. #litsy #booklover #kindle #kindlefire #paperwhite #library

Last book haul for a while but #bookmail 😋

Last night at the #fiercefriday event I met one of my all time favorite authors, Tamora Pierce. This woman helped solidify my love of reading growing up as well as my love for fantasy novels. She has always written books about powerful, intelligent women and has been an inspiration for me for years. I'm so grateful to have met her.

#yallwest2018 #tamorapierce

🦄 I usually relisten to the whole of Ms. Pierce's perfect world of Tortall once a year, though J. Ashley's Mackenzies are getting to be a yearly thing too.
🦄 Mac and Cheese!
🦄 M*A*S*H is my absolute favorite TV show, I've seen every episode and know most of the jokes. If you've never seen it, give it a watch!

Thanks for the tag @Serotonin! Hmm @Jess7 @Nicole-Reads @Madamereginald 😙

Thanks @JenlovesJT47

I am enjoying this series in the Tortall world. I enjoyed getting to know these characters. I am excited to continue on!

Me: Ugh, I'm just not connecting with any YA fantasy books these days. Maybe I've finally outgrown this genre, ten years after my teens ended

Also me: *rereads an entire YA fantasy series in one weekend*

Tamora Pierce's newest book about Numair made me want to revisit this earlier series. Wild Magic is one of those books I've read a million times, but I think this might be only my second time through the rest of the series. Good to be back!

This is perhaps one of my MOST FAVOURITE series EVER! ✨💕✨💕
It has a kick-ass female main character and also more kick-ass female side characters. The world itself is magical and vivid. There are gods, monsters, magic, espionage, battle and dragons!
I'm in love with the new covers! 😍😍🙈

I really really enjoyed this lovely children‘s (middle grade) fantasy! Thank you so much #glorytotheguild friends for the rec!

With Tempest and Slaughter finally being released into the world next week, it seems fitting to claim The Immortals Quartet as my most beloved series for #RiotGrams since it‘s where we first meet Numair 😍
And well, he was probably my original/first book boyfriend - so I‘m really excited!

My new audiobook listen, excited to read my first Tamora Pierce book! Many bookish friends have recommended. #glorytotheguild

This book was just what I needed. Perfect balance of fluff and substance to yank me out of a slump.

My very first Tortall book ever!

I‘ve missed you, Littens.

#riotgrams Day 2 is orange covers so here are two of my favorite Tamora Pierce books.

I have so many to choose from, but tonight when I walked into the library this was the first #favoritebook that caught my eye! I devoured this series as a kid.

Can't wait for the readathon!! #30daysofreadathon

<3 Forever.

It's so slow at work that I re-downloaded #kobo onto my phone from when I had an e-reader at like 15 years old. Currently reliving some serious #booknostalgia. #tamorapierce #magic #YA #Tortall

So much love for this series!

Also my most reread! What books keep you coming back for more?

I LOVE this book 20 years ago and I love it today!

Littens, I can't seem to stay away from Tortall. After a one book break, I'm back and already LOVING Daine. How is Tamora Pierce so awesome?

I'm pretending I can stay in bed all day and read. I have to go to work in a bit :(