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#two4tuesday

Okay last post for now haha I got my AMAZING mystery candles by FromthePage yesterday and LOVE them!! They smell fantastic. Do not order candles from this person!! They're addictive and your budget will NOT recover! ๐Ÿ˜‚
@wanderinglynn

#UnpopularOpinion. Decided to finally listen to this after hearing so much love for this author. Sadly, I wasn‘t engrossed, found it repetitive and too long. The romance not believable, and not necessary. Just ok. 3โญ๏ธ max.

#Audio || #Audible

Flying home to Denver and left my copy of the aforementioned.book on the plane. Shoot.... Now to replace the physical copy or get a ebook or listen to it as an audiobook... Thoughts?

๐Ÿ“”Uprooted
๐Ÿ–Š๏ธThrity Umrigar
๐ŸŽฅUp
๐ŸŽคU2
๐ŸŽถUnforgettable (Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole)
#manicmonday #letterU

@BookwormAHN set me this book as part of my #BWS and I picked it up yesterday and inhaled it! This is the second time I‘ve read this author and I‘m sold and will be hunting down or downloading the rest of her titles! Smart, emotion and totally absorbing. I‘m a total fan! ๐Ÿ’œ

For today‘s #ominousoctober, it‘s a flashback to a camping trip in 2018. Had a lovely little fire pit to sit and read next to in Petoskey, Michigan. #campfire

Finished Uprooted by Naomi Novik. What a storyteller she is! This audiobook was pretty long. There were lots of battles and lots of magic! I could see it playing out in my head. I love when that happens. #87 #BookSpin #AlmostAChunksterChallenge #BFC22 #2022AUTHORAMONTH

I‘m having a bit of a book hangover after The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. I watched the Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club Author Chat. It was really interesting. So, now I have to get back to Uprooted by Naomi Novik and start The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. Weekend isn‘t over yet!

Absolutely wonderful! A feminist fairy tale set in a high fantasy world. Loaded with humor and a lots of surprises.

Just. So. Good.

Loved the character, loved her growth, and LOVED the ending.

#LetterU #alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I loved this and Spinning Silver. She needs to write a standalone with a copper cover! #alphabetgame #letterU

Books 90-92 of the year.

I‘ve got just a little more of the audiobook to get through, and I wish I could say I liked this book more than I do. I‘m not sure if the narrator is impacting my enjoyment of the story, but it feels a bit like a boring rollercoaster - just when things are getting interesting, we slow down to a bore.

No worries, though. Every book isn‘t for every reader!

#AuthorAMonth

This book is a light pick for me. Overall I enjoyed the story, the world building, and the magic. Kasia & Agnieszka were great characters who grew through the story. However, it took a long time for me to become invested, and I did not like development of the relationship between the Dragon & Agnieszka. He needed growth and change that was never fully realized.

#LitsyBookClub #AuthorAMonth #audiobook

This wasn‘t for me. It could have been the audiobook narrator but for a fantasy novel, this was painfully slow and uninspired. #AuthorAMonth

#doublespin for August! I don‘t know if I‘m being unkind with this oneโ€ฆ I was really into it at first, but for me I just lost interest in the plot and it became a bit of a slog. I was more interested in the characters development and I felt like that was lacking a bit at the expense of a lacklustre (and confusing!) plot.

August #bookspin and #doublespin list! Mostly challenges on the list for this monthโ€ฆ I‘ve already read a number of this month‘s #aam pick‘s books, but thought a reread via audiobook sounded like a nice start for August ๐Ÿฅฐ
Good luck, fellow players!

"There was a song in this forest, too, but it was a savage song, whispering of madness and tearing and rage." - Naomi Novik

I loved this. It's a purrfect, complete story in and of itself. Agnieszka is a great heroine - she's unapologetically herself, whether that's afraid and uncertain or firm and sure.
I've seen some people say it should've been split into two books, and I would say there are at least two distinct stories - Agnieszka being taken to the tower and learning to accept her power, and her and the Dragon's fight against the Wood.

I'm about half way through and loving it. It's quick but deep. Poor thing got wet when I was traveling but it's still readable.

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This was creative and atmospheric, but a few things bothered me and impacted my reading experience. It‘s creepy for a 17-year-old to fall for her who-knows-how-actually-old wizard captor, especially when he‘s a dick (routinely telling her things like she‘s useless and horse-faced). The romance came out of nowhere, much like Agnieszka‘s sudden incredible natural magical ability. I found myself wanting to skim through a lot of the middle.

I spent the majority of this book not sure what I thought of it. It took me a lot longer to read than I'm used to, I just never really felt like I was fully immersed in the world. At the end of the book I found I did actually quite enjoy the story.

Thanks for the tag @Cupcake12
#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

๐Ÿฆ‹ I'd say a 3.5 as the story is intriguing but it os still hard to know where exactly its going
๐Ÿฆ‹ I really enjoyed Gilded but to be honest my memory is terrible lol so it's the recent best I can remember
๐Ÿฆ‹ I am grateful for the support I get from @TheWolfbehindTheEyes whilst ill.

Would you like to play? @Yuki_Onna @TheWolfbehindTheEyes @BethM @Buechersuechtling

Well she's already got the idea of being a book cat lol. She's coming along nicely bless her. #catsoflitsy #readingbuddy

Thanks for the tag lovely @Yuki_Onna
#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

๐Ÿ“š physical
๐Ÿ“– I'm only on chapter 5 so..... erm..... 3 at random
๐Ÿ“š nope if there is a special quote or something I like I write it in my journal

Want to play? @Cupcake12 @TheWolfbehindTheEyes @BethM @DuckOfDoom

Physical and e-book (when I'm suppose to be sleeping and need the lights out for my husband to sleep I read on my phone)
I'd give it 2-3 stars so far, I'm thinking I'll like it
I do not mark my books in anyway (I stress if I crease the spine)

I dont know anyones tags yet but ill work on it for next Thursday! Play along if you want.

@MoonWitch94

On to the next... can't wait to sink my teeth into this one.

I love a heroine that grows and learns and who doesn‘t do stupid shit for the love of some dude she barely knows. Great story, great characters, good world building.
Agnieszka is chosen by the Wizard that rules her valley because she has magic-but a magic the wizard doesn‘t understand. They work together to fight the Wood, and to save their kingdom. Agnieszka learns how and why the Wood came to be.
5/5 stars, read if you want kind of teenage mage

Next book to read. I quite liked Briar Rose. Excited for this read as love my Fairy Tales. How's everyone's weekend going? Happy reading ๐Ÿ“šโค๏ธ๐Ÿ“– #magic #fairytale #sorcery

Moving to the other side of my library with part 2/3 of shelf 9/21

Fav is tagged ๐Ÿฅฐ

#BookshelfTour #NaomiNovik #MelissaDeLaCruz #VictoriaAveyard #BrigidKemmerer #BetsySchow

#BookNerd ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š

I absolutely LOVED this book! ? It's rare for me to find a book that actually lives up to the claim of being a modern fairy tale, but this book certainly did!

Also, @TheAromaofBooks , I completely understand what you meant when said this was a "warm" story! I think I'll wait a bit to read Spinning Silver because right now, I can't imagine loving it as much as I did this ?

That's 4 squares filled for #bookspinbingo so far!

I'm going to be laid up for a few days, and this is my bookish stockpile to see me through. I'm almost 80 pages into Uprooted and enjoying it a lot ๐Ÿ“š

I'm very late to the party, but I'm finally reading this one!

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 208.
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.

I loved it! After this and Spinning Silver I‘m really looking forward to reading The Scholomance novels for Author a Month in October! #FairyTaleReadingChallenge @Charityann

Thank you @Bookgoil for the great package. Love the books you chose. Happy for the bookmarks and chocolate. The coffee mug was perfect was actually looking for on like that.
Happy Valentine‘s Day ๐Ÿ’
#litsylovevalentinesdayswap

Change of pace for me I enjoyed escaping to a magical world of witches, wizards and evil woods.

This was a reread for me and it ended up being my #bookspin book for January! I read this first in 2016 right before I got engrossed in the fantasy genre. I wanted to do a reread to see if I felt differently about it and the quick answer was: Not really!
The first half of the book was amazing! The setting change halfway through the book absolutely killed the momentum and it never recovered for me. Overall, still glad I reread it! @TheAromaofBooks

My favorite part of this book is the fact that the main character doesn‘t fit in and has no desire to be like everyone else. You should read this book if you love fantasy with a little action included!

?July 2021
J'ai bien aimé ce livre! Le concept est intéressant, le rythme est bien cadencé, et l'héroïne est crédible (pas trop de passages où elle réussit l'impossible juste parce que c'est le personnage principal).
J'ai juste trouvé un peu dommage que les scenes "romantiques" soient là un peu pour rien, et la fin est un peu expédiéeโ€ฆ mais c'est une bonne fin quand même :)

Wow! I‘m still trying to catch my breath after going on the journey this book took me on! From the intriguing first chapter you are sucked in to a whirlwind of magic, fantasy, and action! I couldn‘t put it down and finished it over two evenings. For those of you who go a bit crazy with sexual tension this book will have you reeling but don‘t worry the big finish is worth it! I really enjoyed it!

Here is my #BookSpinBingo board! My #BookSpin this month is Uprooted by Naomi Novik. I read this a few years ago and wanted to do a reread of it. Excited for a new month, a clean slate ๐Ÿ’™ Thank you to @TheAromaofBooks for organizing this for us

I'm kicking myself for having had this in the shelf for so long! How dare I?

I fell in love with the detailing and the dialogue between all the characters. I just can‘t believe that the dragon set himself to be a grumpy princess, what with him hiding in a tower and all, but this goes to show that even dragons need rescuing.

Yay!! Today is the first day of October!! ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ‚

#CrystalBall
#Haunted

I love the cover and the villain of the woods but that was about it. I think I was disappointed from the start when I learned there wasn't a real dragon. I also didn't understand the romantic relationship, they barely liked each other. The characters were not likeable. I think what bothered me most was the magic system. For a girl who didn't know she was a witch for 17 years she became powerful very suddenly. And it was just so boring.

An enchanting escape awaits readers in this engaging YA-Folklore crossover from Naomi Novik.

I really enjoyed this. This one has (Baba) Jaga mentioned โ€“ she‘s not a character, as she is long-dead, but she is mentioned and her effects are felt. Many know that I am not always a fantasy fan (depends on the type of fantasy), but I do like fairy tales. This one had a lot going on โ€“ not all at once, but one thing after another. Lots of adventure in this one