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The Boneless Mercies
The Boneless Mercies | April Genevieve Tucholke
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radesilets
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Panpan

What a disappointment. I had been looking forward to this book. I even bought it new, because the concept is great. A bunch of young women done with the death trade decide to quest for more in their lives. The downside? More talking about action than action. The MC only wants glory and fame (makes her unlikeable) and only has heartfelt convos with people she‘s about to kill. Huge bummer. #bookspinbingo #20in4 15 hrs @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65

Andrew65 Oh no, sorry it wasn‘t better. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Oh that sucks!! 3y
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BillBlume
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Pickpick

This is a 4.5 stars for me. It‘s an interesting journey the Mercies take to claim their fame by hunting the Blue Vee Beast, but I wish the story got to Blue Vee quicker. The characters are great, and Tucholke had me cheering for the Mercies to succeed. The world-building is excellent. A friend recommended this book to me as a gender-bent “13th Warrior,” and that‘s accurate. I love that film, so this book was enjoyable for me.

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BillBlume
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About halfway through The Boneless Mercies. This was recommended by a friend of mine whose delivered on his previous recommendations. I‘ll confess that I‘m tepid on some of the book, so far, but there are aspects of it I‘m enjoying. That I‘m going back and forth from a hardback and an audiobook copy is helping me keep going.

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Rachiiebookdragon
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Great book, I would definitely read more if this wasn‘t a standalone 😊 5/5

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SconsinBookyBadger
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Day 3 of #24B4Monday with current running time at 17:33:25. I‘m up to chapter 11 of tagged book. Meanwhile Pistachio has ditched reading time for backyard live stream of Squirrel Adventures.

@jb72 @Andrew65 @SumisBooks

Andrew65 Who gave Pistachio permission to give up on #24B4Monday 🤣 4y
SconsinBookyBadger @Andrew65 I‘m blaming the army of squirrels 🐿 🐿🐿🐿 on my patio for this 😆 4y
Andrew65 @AnansiGirl Naughty squirrels! 🐿🐿🐿🐿🐿🙈 4y
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SconsinBookyBadger
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Book 2 Lovecraft Country is finished! Onto a Beowulf retelling I‘ve had sitting on my bookshelf for two years. And yes I did get scolded for pizza delivery scaring the daylights out of Pistachio. 🙀

#24b4Monday @jb72 @Andrew65 @SumisBooks

Andrew65 Poor Pistachio. 😢 4y
Nute Pistachio looks totally fed-up!😼 4y
Leftcoastzen Mine hate the doorbell!😻😻 4y
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SconsinBookyBadger @Andrew65 it took lots of treat bribing to forgive me 4y
SconsinBookyBadger @Nute he sure was annoyed about that interruption! 4y
SconsinBookyBadger @Leftcoastzen people rarely ring the doorbell and knock instead. He poofs his fur and arches his back when someone actually uses it. 4y
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rogueitup
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After 22 days, I‘m finally feeling like I have free time, and starting to work my way through the large number of ARCs in my TBR stacks. Tonight was definitely well spent on The Boneless Mercies.
A beautiful twist on Beowulf, we see Frey and her companions redefine themselves through trials, tribulations, and loss. The concept of two sides to every story features prominently, which leaves so many different directions for the next book to go in.

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Purrsistently
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Pairs well with spiced ale

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Sweetkokoro
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BearsBeets99
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Bailedbailed

I stopped reading this book at less than halfway. I really wanted to like it (really really badly!) but I found it slow and boring.

I just didnt feel for the characters yet and I didn't know enough about their quest. It's a shame, because I love Viking YA and I loved Sky in the Deep.

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BearsBeets99
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"I was a Mercy-girl with no family, no home, no fortune, and yet my blood sang a song of glory."

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Skyrimir
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After not enjoying (or finishing) Wink, Poppy, Midnight I am giving this author another shot. Here goes!

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Claireluana
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This was a great read! Haunting and sweet at the same time, with removable characters. Definitely dark, but so recommended!

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KimmyM
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Mehso-so

I really wanted to like this more. It took me forever to get into it, but it did pick up in the last half. 3/5 🌟

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tonyahoswalt
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4 1/2 stars, I think. I really enjoyed this. Loved the flow, the story, the characters. I just felt like the things that were changed to make it "original" weren't changed enough: Vorse instead of Norse, Obin instead of Odin, Valkree, as a goddess, instead of the Valkyries, Holhalla instead of Valhalla, Hel instead of Hell. Maybe that's just me being too harsh. #yareads

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Pickpick

Guys, I really liked this one. It was a combo Iliad, Odyssey, Beowulf...but with some badass females. Despite being a modern epic tale, the writing was rather simple. I think for this reason, it wasn‘t as emotional as it could‘ve been. However, that sort of fit the story and the way of its characters. Many open ends of storylines lends itself to sequels. (I tried very hard to capture the beautiful foiling on the cover.)

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kelleyannslibrary
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Tucholke is a stronger and stronger writer with every book she writes. I loved her writing style and ability to capture the /feeling/ of centuries old fairytales in her last book. Here she does the same but with a Norse-inspired standalone YA fantasy. This book and its characters are full of grit, blood, and fiercely wild magic. The writing is epic and lyrical just like Beowulf, the story which it retells from a fresh feminist perspective.

Chelleo Welcome to Litsy! Hope these #Litsytips by @RaimeyGallant http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: goo.gl/UrCpoU are helpful. Follow @LitsyHappenings to find out about various challenges, buddy reads, meet-ups and swaps taking place. 6y
RaimeyGallant Welcome! 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🌼 6y
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Just a typical night here in my house. Kids are in bed and this is what a him vs me looks like! 😂 Who can relate?

TheLibrarian Me!! This is a normal night for me and the husband when he isn‘t working. 6y
HeathHof Same at our house. Except mine likes to play the Nintendo throwback with all the old games like Dr Mario and super Mario bros 6y
MaleficentBookDragon Same here. The #manpanion plays Assassin's Creed or watches wrestling while I read and say "Uh huh" a lot. ? 6y
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Soubhiville Yep, my house too. 6y
CouronneDhiver Happening right now 6y
StephanieMarie Oh yes I relate way too much! 😁 6y
WanderingBookaneer To be fair, some nights this is our house too. 6y
WanderingBookaneer @Mynameisacolour : I unwind with Dr. Mario too! Usually while listening to an audiobook. 6y
gibblr @TheLibrarian @Mynameisacolour @MaleficentBookDragon @Soubhiville @CouronneDhiver @StephanieMarie I‘m so glad to hear I‘m not alone 😂 @WanderingBookaneer Somehow I KNEW you were going to say that...only the post would be reversed 😜 6y
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Gryffleclaw95
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a lush novel filled with legend, adventure, monsters, death, glory, and loss in which it gives us a badass female retelling of “Beowulf”. It easily sets up for a sequel due to events being foreshadowed at the end, and I‘m intrigued to see how the characters‘ futures pan out. Despite this novel having a GORGEOUS cover, I would have loved to have a book map since the author goes into great detail about the world‘s geography.

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chlolovesbooks
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 I flew through this!🐺

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Gryffleclaw95
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I know they say to not judge a book by its cover, but guys this cover is gorgeous ❤️

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Sweetkokoro
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First book of 2019 finished and I loved it from start to end. The Boneless Mercies isn‘t your normal mercenary story. They are a band of women who deal with mercy deaths, men won‘t do them so women pick it up. Stories are never written about them and the death they bring, but one day a group of 4 decide to leave it behind and change this. Death follows those who bring it, no matter how far they try to escape it. An easy yet captivating read.

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The_Heeler_Booklife
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I finished two books on 12/31/18 and The Boneless Mercies was my last book of 2018 and was my 209th book of the year! How many books did you all read in 2018?
#2018 #goodreads #goodreadschallenge #bookchallenge #yearlychallenge #litsy #littens #bookstagram #bibliophile

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The_Heeler_Booklife
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Mehso-so

My last book of 2018! I literally finished this at 11:57 PM. 😬 Anyway, my rating is 3/5 stars. I loved how this was a female retelling of Beowulf. However, I felt like the characters were not developed and the pacing in some areas were slow. Also, the action scene in the end fell flat for me. There were redeeming scenes, but I think this book is so-so.
#bookstagram #bibliophile #litsy #littens #review #3stars #soso

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Sweetkokoro
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(Still refusing to go back to shattered pillars haha) I have a few hours by myself while the little one is out of the home so I‘m gonna aim to read as much of this as possible, hoping it‘s as good as I have been hearing!

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Lel2403
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April Genevieve Tucholke has written an enthralling and enchanting tale of the relationship between Mercies, all young strong women in a harsh, difficult and poor world. While this is a Young Adult novel it is in no way childish and the Mercies may be young the story‘s in depth and is really about hope and love and companionship. The world created is very atmospheric and detailed and you could easily get lost here. I loved this. #netgalley

glitterkitty459 Loved this one too! 😍 6y
Lel2403 I hope there‘s a sequel... 6y
ReviewsMayVary I love that cover! 6y
toric Ive recently got this and i wasnt 100% sure from the blurb but im glad you liked it. That gives me more enthusiasm to go read it 😊 6y
Lel2403 @toric I really liked it 6y
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Lel2403
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Now for a change of pace and genre....a YA sci-fi...

Rissreads How are you feeling since your hospital stay? Better I hope? 💚 6y
Lel2403 @Rissreads yes thank you...a bit tender but definitely on the mend x 6y
Rissreads That‘s good news! 6y
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glitterkitty459
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1️⃣ Stuffing! And pie! 😋
2️⃣ Hmm I don't go to many restaurants other than Chipotle so I'll go with that 😁
3️⃣ I've touched several different singers hands at concerts (like Sheryl Crow) but I did actually speak to the main singer of Better Than Ezra 🎸
4️⃣ The Boneless Mercies or An Absolutely Remarkable Thing 😍
@howjessreads #friyayintro

monalyisha Food twins! 👯‍♀️ 6y
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glitterkitty459
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#currentlyreading ♥️ this cover 😍

Kamisha I 🧡🧡🧡this cover so much! I definitely bought it for the cover! Hope it ends up being great! 6y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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“I am Frey... I am woman, wanderer, warrior.”

An amazing retelling of Beowulf where a band of 4 women decide to leave the path as Boneless Mercies, weary of the death trade, and hunt a great beast.

I usually soar through books but found myself slowly savoring this one. I really enjoyed this magical story of strong women and will probably reread it many time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

abbielistenstobooks Ok I'm in. Have you read The Mere Wife? Also a Beowulf retelling, also v good. 6y
That-Bookish-Hiker @abbielistenstobooks no I haven‘t! Adding it to the tbr now. Thanks! 6y
abbielistenstobooks You're welcome! 6y
hermyknee Great review! 6y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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I was also excited to meet the tagged author but when I got to the place where the panel was happening they said she wasn‘t here due to being sick. Hope she feels better!

#pdxbookfest

MirrorMask That's a bummer! Hopefully it's nothing too serious. 6y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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First fire of the season. Lennon abandoned her bed since it‘s dinner time.

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BookRambler
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I loved this standalone dark fantasy about four girls who are tired of dealing with death and go in search of glory.

Full review is up on my blog: bookramblerblog.wordpress.com

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BeckyLeJ
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Not bad stats for October 😊

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CoffeeK8
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I need every teen girl to say this in every YA book I read.

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TheLibrarian
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#bookhaul from a local independent bookstore! I‘m going to try and support more physical stores instead of Amazon even if it costs more.

BookNAround ❤️❤️❤️ to hear this. 6y
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CoffeeK8
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Getting the car inspected and sneaking in a little reading.

cathysaid Soooo....you‘ve got a Honda? 🤪 6y
CoffeeK8 @cathysaid LOL, yes! 6y
cathysaid @CoffeeK8 Husband is a gearhead...otherwise I wouldn‘t have noticed. Hope you got good reading in... 6y
CoffeeK8 @cathysaid I did, thanks! I‘m always impressed when people notice things I would never know to look for 6y
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Elisa
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Here‘s my beautiful UK edition... in my swap basket.
I‘m kind of sad that I didn‘t love this. It features strong, independent young women who are also decent people, and we need more of that. But they cannot carry the entire plot.
The pacing is off, with events just flowing undistinctly into one another, till there is no timeline at all.
Lots of telling and too little showing, which waters down the plot and weakens the world building.
Pity.

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CoffeeK8
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Today‘s #libraryhaul 💕

JoRead Nice pile 😉 6y
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Tanzy13
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Full of fierce characters, bloodlust, tenuous alliances, and unapologetic quests for glory, this elegantly spun tale challenges the power of storytelling - and who gets to be the storyteller.

IheartYA April's Beneath the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is one of my favorites! 6y
IheartYA *between* autocorrect 6y
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Elisa
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After a couple of false starts, finally dove into this beauty 😍

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Lizpixie
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So👋 I‘m back! I‘ve been so sick, I couldn‘t even read so I‘ve been laying in bed binging Netflix(has anyone else become obsessed with The Haunting Of Hill House series??) Some #BookMail came over the last few days which cheered me up a bit. First up is The Boneless Mercies, which I believe is a feminist retelling of Beowulf. An ancient female sect of assassins bring merciful death to the old & sick until they hear of a killer beast in the north.

LeeRHarry Glad you‘re back on Litsy and able to read again 😊 6y
mrsmarch You had me at “feminist Beowulf”! 6y
DGRachel Beautiful cover! 6y
Elma The hubs and I started The Haunting of Hill House this weekend and we're definitely obsessed. It's so good. 6y
jen182 @mrsmarch Same here! 6y
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kimlovesbooks
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I have decided to take a break from Victober!! And I'm going to start this beauty!!

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Elisa
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IT‘S HERE!!!

OMG it‘s even prettier in person 😍😍😍😍

emmaturi Such a lovely cover! 6y
Elisa @emmaturi Right? It‘s so beautiful. I wanted exactly this edition! I‘m going to read this right after I finish the witchy book. (edited) 6y
kimlovesbooks Im just about to start this as well!! 6y
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chlolovesbooks That COVER!!! 6y
Elisa @kimlovesbooks oh enjoy! I want to finish this boring as heck and disappointing witchy book first 🤦🏻‍♀️ 6y
Elisa @chloeeblack I knowww! And it was so cheap! It was like 8 euros something shipped!! 6y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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I got this in the mail yesterday! Hoping to read this at the end of the month since my October TBR is overflowing.

#bookmail

Kimberlone That cover 😍🔥 6y
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Melismatic
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Not book related per say but today I started a brand new job - my first new job in 9 years!! - so I‘m currently reading in the glow of this new gift I bought myself. 🙌🏻 Here‘s to new beginnings!

zzz 👍🍾👏 congrats! 6y
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BookishTrish
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My at work TBR #showme

MicheleinPhilly I used to have a TBR at work but then realized that I always wanted something from that stack when I wasn‘t there. 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Im reading Papillon right now and it‘s really good! I have Raw Shark in my TBR too . . . great minds, right?! 6y
BookishTrish @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled You and I tend to overlap a fair bit. Let me know when you‘re starting on Shark please 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Yes! Will do!! 6y
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