Daughter of the Forest: Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy | 
pick5 stars ⭐️
This treasure has taken the official spot as my second favorite book. Marillier is not only a master story-teller, world-builder, word-smith, and character developer; she beautifully layers so much meaning and emotion, bittersweet and heart-wrenching, like a literary lasagna. I loved the magic, the ending, the tension, the subtle romance, the themes of sibling relationships, and of trust and perseverance.
Loving this book! It's been a while since I've read a book that captivated me this much. No idea why it's taken me this long to discover this series. This first one was published back in 1999. I won't be able to sleep tonight until I finish this one. Thankful for a Goodreads Facebook post about which books are your favorites. So many great recommendations!
pickThe downside to being on more than one book social is that sometimes you think you posted your review but totally missed one. I finished this at the beginning of the week and enjoyed it. There are some very dark events that take place but in general I found it to be a good read. Normally I find retellings to be hit or miss but I liked the atmosphere created and Sorcha was a compelling narrator.
#BuriedAliveChallenge
#BookReport
Managed to finally finish Smoky this week but I didn't get as far as I'd like in the tagged. Work has hit crunch time so it's been 12 hour days and come in on the weekends.
#WeeklyForecast
Our big project has to be finished on Monday afternoon so hopefully I can finish something this upcoming week. Probably Daughter of the Forest.
I‘m starting the tagged for book club and found this cute post it with a pronunciation guide to the character names in it. (Also bonus #CatsOfLitsy Sierra in the background.)
February TBR
Decided to use this month to work on my character prompts for the Magical Readathon: Orilium so I‘m ready for April.
#tbr #februarytbr #magicalreadathon #oriliumreadathon #orilium
My favorite series set in Ireland
Have a Happy St. Patrick‘s Day! ☘️🍀☘️🍀
#sevenwatersseries #julietmarillier
pickI have a coworker that I have been passing my fantasy books on to once read but, sadly for him, he won‘t be getting this one. I loved it too much to part with. I think this may be one of my favorite fantasy reads ever. Sorcha must complete a painful task in order to save her beloved brothers when they are turned into swans by their stepmother. She also cannot utter a sound until her work is done. Her journey is difficult but she is resilient.
pickDAUGHTER OF THE FOREST by Juliet Marillier
Another wonderful heroine in a faerie tale retelling by Ms. Marillier
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Full review at:
https://lostnagoodbook.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/daughter-of-the-forest-juliet-ma...
pickPraise be to Booktube, w/o which I‘d never have read this. I LOVED it. Oh my Lord, just what I needed. Writing hit just the right note, beautiful & lyrical but not heavy handed. Sorcha is a terrific MC, brave & resilient but still human w/doubt & fear. The 6 brothers were all unique, the bond among the siblings was so moving. Don‘t often cry at books but teared up a few times! Def want to read on tho the 2nd is hard to find at low price. 5/5 ⭐️
Such was the flood of emotion that there was no holding it back. My mind overflowed with pain and he took it all and never once spoke of it. But it could be read on his face. The worst of it was that I didn‘t care anymore. My brother was a man too. Perhaps it was just that he should share the damage that men have done.
Some broken things you can‘t mend. Some you have to put together very slowly, piece by fragile piece, waiting until the last bit of work is strong enough before you try the next. It takes a lot of patience.
A few of my favorite Booktubers absolutely love this book/author, figured it was about time I give it a go! Digging the old school fantasy cover 👌🏻 #nowreading (Also enjoy my dry, red hands #washyourhandsahundredtimesaday )
Heroes by Peter Gabriel
Sorcha is not the typical hero type character but I consider her a hero because she she does fight and beat the odds to bring back her family.
I loved this story and I can‘t wait to get back to this world. Sorcha was and still is one of my favorite characters.
#beatthebacklist
#btbmarch20 -Heroic Characters
All the books over 500 pages and under 200 pages on one shelf.
They are also all unread 🙈 hopefully I‘ll get to some of them this year.
See any you think I should make a priority?
#bob27igphoto #boutofbooks #beatthebacklist #shelfie
I have been looking for a copy of this book forever! It‘s never in stores and I‘ve had no luck at used bookstores either. Even Amazon‘s price for it was higher than what most mass paperbacks sell for. Tonight I was doing some gift shopping at Barnes and Noble and there it was! Naturally I treated myself to an early Christmas present 😊
pickSuch a beautiful story. Marillier‘s writing is truly on another level.
Sooooo, I‘m going to have a novelette in Once Upon an Enchanted Forest, an anthology of romantic witchcraft stories, with the lovely Juliet Marillier. *yayyyy* It releases in September. Once Upon Anthologies is taking story submissions through 5/15 (and that date may be extended). If interested, check out the Submittable link.
https://onceuponanthologies.submittable.com/submit
pickWow! Great storytelling in this book. I remember the story of The Little Nettle Girl whose brothers were enchanted into swans and she had to sew shirts of nettle for them to become human but Marillier takes it to a whole other level. I was engrossed from start to finish; stayed up all night to read! The 7 siblings of Sevenwaters are cursed and the 7th child Sorcha must brave wilds and trials to free them alone & in enemy territory. 📚📚📚📚
Next listen :)
Finished my ???th reread this morning and I felt both full and empty-or maybe drained is the more appropriate word. I love Sorcha‘s story with my heart and soul, especially the great lengths that she would go to show her family love and her long, hard journey to finally accepting that she is worthy of love like she gives.
This book is perfect and it is my favorite.
“How strong are you, Sorcha? How many partings can you bear, before you must weep aloud?”
😭😭😭 every time I read this book, my heart breaks into a million pieces. And yet, I love it so much.
I adore this audiobook. One of my favorite audio purchases. The narrator is Terry Donnelly and her accent is lovely. She sounds exactly what I imagined Sorcha to sound like when I read the book for the first time. She pronounces words so beautifully that I would completely destroy. I highly recommend experiencing it by purchase or library loan!
This book is a total comfort read for me. A favorite. I will sing its praises forever, you guys.
“If you are lucky enough to grow up the way I did, you have plenty of good things to remember. And some that are not so good.” -Sorcha, Daughter of the Forest
Comfort read, rereading for the ???th time. Who else loves it as much as I do? 🙋🏻♀️
Day 12 of #riotgrams is favorite #leadingladies. As far as fiction goes, Sorcha is hard to beat for me.
@DGRachel #ShareTheLitsyLove
I adore this book and have read it numerous times. It never loses its magic. It is beautifully written and the characters are fully realized, you come to love them. Plus the story itself is wonderful. It is a mix of fantasy and historical fiction, though more the former. Somehow Marillier made a character that doesn't speak wholly compelling. ❤️❤️❤️
pickIn 2015 I mistakenly bought this book on my Nook, mixing it up with "Daughter of the Blood" by Anne Bishop. What a happy accident! This is one of my absolute favorite books. Period. The end. It is terribly painful to read in places: suspenseful, unjust... but equally as beautiful, rousing, and triumphant. I love this book (bonus: it's a series so you can go buck wild!), and I am a total Marillier fangirl because of it.
pickI feel like it took me a little bit to get into it but I love the subtle introduction of magic to a fairytale and the ending was much more than I expected it to be at the onset.
Bought the next book immediately and regretted putting off the initial reading as long as I did.
pickThis book and subsequent series are based on a fairy tale. I've only read the first one but it was very good. 🍀🍀🍀. 4⭐️s. #GiveAwayFairyTales
@Liberty
I finally got Litsy to work for me again! This beautifully written historic fantasy series would make an awesome TV show. #fallintobooks #thisshouldbeatvseries
pickGood news! I found 2 of the 3 in the original Sevenwaters trilogy (and another by the author that I've never read) at Half-Price books and ordered the other from Amazon. Wasn't sure if they'd hold up since I first read them 10 years ago but Marillier's world building is fantastic and the first of the trilogy at least is still a good read. Now to wait for the second to arrive!
#Riotgrams Day 21: #animalcover One of my very favourite fairytale reworkings.
pickAfter a very rocky start, this book totally won me over. Wonderful story and amazing story telling. This book demanded my attention and I couldn't put it down. 4⭐️
Trigger warning ⚠️for rape and talk of suicide.
Struggling hardcore with this one. Everyone loves this author and I'm not quite getting it yet. ??
I don't read a lot of #fairytaleretellings (or fantasy) but I read this one years ago and really enjoyed it. I know my copy is in this house somewhere but I don't know where! #photoadaynov16
Sweet baby Jesus just let me finish a book tonight please. This has been the Thanksgiving from hell and I miss my books 😭😭😭
pickThis #debutnovel by Juliet Marillier is a retelling of the story of the seven swans. Our protagonist is a young woman with brothers who become enchanted. She herself escapes enchantment, and begins a dangerous journey to save her brothers. In the meantime, she finds her own power, and she finds love. Beautiful debut for #booktober. This doubles as my #WWW! Love her writing!
Progress! 🌵🌵🌵
"You will see them. Next year on midsummer eve, and thereafter twice a year at midsummer and midwinter between dusk and dawn, they will resume their human form, and they will come to you if they can. But remember, you must not make a sound, you must not tell your tale, even to them, or they will remain swans forever."
#putaspellonme #photochallenge #booktober #outofthisworld
pickI put off reading this book for so long, and I'm sad that I did. It was beautiful, emotional, and sweet. Marillier did the original tale justice and more with her retelling.
