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The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grisha Verse, #0.5, #2.5, #2.6)
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grisha Verse, #0.5, #2.5, #2.6) | Leigh Bardugo
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SusanLee
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I have so enjoyed this book!!! A compilation of 6 short stories that was entertaining and different yet linked to Grishaverse! The various world built in this was truly unique and worth venturing on. Her fluid prose was a huge plus! I‘ve rated this 4/5 🫰🏻

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AllDebooks
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What a month's reading. I've read some outstanding books Lady Macbethad, Sundial, Starve Acre,
The Watchers, The little snake (🎧brilliant audio read by author)
Superb short stories - A Sliver of Darkness and the tagged. I didn't particularly like Edith Wharton's collection Ghosts as much as I usually like her writing. I DNF but will go back to it.
Loved revisiting Dracula 🖤

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AllDebooks
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#Scarathlon #NaturaLitsy #TEAMBooklovers #Littenlisten

This is such a good short-story collection. I've really enjoyed 2 hours listening to them this morning for #ScarathlonSprint @PuddleJumper

@Clwojick @StayCurious @Bookwormjillk @aperfectmjk

2 hrs read - 40 points

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 13mo
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paisleyjess
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I loved these dark fairytales! The stories have some dark element but feel resolved in their own ways.

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bree.v08
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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sebrittainclark
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#LetterL recs:

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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i.besteph
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This is a collection of short stories for all S&B fans. It‘s completely unrelated to the plot though, since it‘s a bunch of tales from the S&B world that parents would probably tell their kids as bedtime stories.
I love the author‘s creativity and her imagination. Some of them are classic fairytales that we know which she reimagined.

(Contd in comments….⬇️)

i.besteph (…contd) Like the story, ‘When Water Sang Fire‘. It‘s a villain origin story of Ursula from Little Mermaid.
My favorite was Ayama and the thorn wood.

Rating: 3.5/5
2y
StaceGhost I loved the too clever fox! And the book itself was so lovely— those margin illustrations oof 2y
i.besteph @StaceGhost I agree! The illustrations were really good 2y
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dustys_bookshelf
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Gissy
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Mehso-so

These are some tales set in the Grisha world. They are inspired by myths, folklore and fairytales. I can say that I liked some of them. I liked the author‘s writing style, it kept me motivated to read in a faster pace. But I found some stories where the end was like forced without a meaningful end. This is an unpopular opinion. 3⭐️

Dec 2021 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Oooo what a fabulous cover!!!! 3y
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Nalbuque
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Ok, this is the last one tonight! Sorry for flooding your feed!
If Ninth House was not my book- this was such a refreshing collection from the same author. I‘m obsessed with the Grishaverse, and while these tales weren‘t necessarily related to her other books, there are resemblances and cross overs. I‘m usually not into short stories, but these read more like myths, so they were cool

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wisherwishinguponastar
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#nutsinmay
Summary: I got my three goals finished! I also read an extra book on top of that! Thank you for hosting @Andrew65 ! I got my “Books Read” goals for May! Now excuse me... I need to go watch some anime. #lmpbc #bookjournal

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏🙌🍾🥂🍾🥂🥳😊 Thanks for taking part. 3y
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wisherwishinguponastar
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Call me a sucker for fairy tales, but this book was beautiful! If you like legends and folktales or beautiful illustrations, then this book has it for you! I lucked out and stumbled across a signed copy. Leigh Bardugo has me spellbound for her worlds she dreams up!

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wisherwishinguponastar
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#nutsinmay
Day 7/8: I ended up crossing off my final goal for the readathon, which makes me very happy! I only read for thirty minutes today. Apparently there is a sinus infection going around and either that or the allergies got me.

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GatheringBooks
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#MayCharacters Day 6: This collection def has a character who is #mythical. I am addicted to Grishaverse! Just bought this one along with Lives of Saints. Paired with my homemade chocolate chip cookies with macadamia and walnut. Because melovebaking!

Eggs Great looking cookies 🍪 3y
mavey Great book and cookies!🤩😋 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this cover!! 3y
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wisherwishinguponastar
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I forgot to make my #bookspin list and #bookspinbingo board! I hope it is ok to jump in a bit late. I decided to give myself a push and included some manga for this month.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Never too late to jump into #BookSpin !!! 😁 4y
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Schnoebs
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Mehso-so

3.5⭐️

The children across the regions of Kerch, Ravka, and many more countries grew up collections of fairy tales just like you and me. The only difference is that there isn‘t also a happy end. Set in the world of the Grishaverse, the Language of Thorns takes the readers through a series of tales that make you think back on what you believe a fairy tale should be and see what lessons can be learned from a world of magic.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful cover ❤️ 4y
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IhoardBOOKS
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Got in a lot of audiobooks this month as I clean, sort, and prepare for our next big move in 2021. My favorite read, by far, was Meddling Kids. Language of Thorns was also a fantastic read, loved how Bardugo put her own spin on those stories and fashioned them for the Grisha-verse.

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Ash.on.the.line
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Finally finished this one. Wasn‘t long but it does take a little processing. Also like before I just kept staring at the art. Not necessarily a must read but if you like the GrishaVerse and some very dark fairytale like stories then this is a great option.
Really pushing for that blackout! 🤞🏼
#bookspinbingo

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Ash.on.the.line
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The artwork in this book is stunning! 🤯 I would be farther along if I stopped flipping back to them just to stare! 😂 I‘m getting in some solid reading before I reply to some #litsylove

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HoneyBeeLee
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A collection of short stories. Defiantly a good book. I would high recommend this one.

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HoneyBeeLee
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Can I just say this book is gorgeous. The dust jacket is just as beautiful too lol. My current read this morning before work. Can we bring back the #7days7covers because I miss seeing beautiful covers like this on my feed lol.

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wideeyedreader
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ With illustrations like these, how could I not love this book? The six stories are all beautiful, though I think Little Knife and When the Water Sang Fire are my favorites!

Linsy Beautiful! 5y
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Plaidsticks
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An interesting, easy retelling of fairytales—the Little Mermaid one stuck with me the most. I really enjoyed the illustrations in the margins that gradually developed as the story progressed. #morebookslessbullshit2019

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Complete another #TBRRead
These dark and twisted tales is exactly why Leigh Bardugo is taking a seat with my top authors.
She is a brilliant writer and an enchantress of the heart.

This one brings me to 32h51min for the #24B42020 #Readathon

#TBRRead #WinterGames #Elfies
@Bookwormjillk @StayCurious @Clwojick

Bookwormjillk Wow! You‘re on fire this week! 5y
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LeticiaToraci
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This was a beautifully illustrated book, and the stories were awesome. My favorites were the last two, but the whole book was 5 🌟!

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Day1 of #24B42020 #Readathon done.
I was aiming for 4hours, but today was a bit busy.
Will get a good night's sleep and catch up tomorrow.

#WinterGames #Elfies
@Bookwormjillk @StayCurious @Clwojick
@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

Andrew65 That‘s a good time, especially on a busy day. 👏👏👏 5y
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e.c.vitoria
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cleoh
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This picture doesn‘t do this art justice by a long shot, but this is my favourite illustration in this book 😍 🧜🏻‍♀️

Bookzombie 😍 5y
DrexEdit Ditto 😍 5y
Sweetkokoro I absolutely love the art in this book!! This was my second favorite piece in it, my favorite is the one for The Soldier Prince. 5y
cleoh @Sweetkokoro ooh yes that one is also incredible! 5y
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inthegreensandblues
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AutumnRLS
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#7days7covers #covercrush This one you really need to see in person to truly appreciate. Gold and metallic blue embossing. One of my favorites.

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ravenlee
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#7days7covers day 5

Can‘t think of anyone to tag, so if there are any Littens out there not participating yet, jump in!

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Sweetkokoro
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Leigh Bardugo is my favorite YA author. This a collection of short fairy tale inspired stories that she wrote as a Prequel to her Shadow and Bone trilogy. I like the way she went about this prequel, these are old stories told through the lands to the children she created in her world. The Solider Prince was my favorite, she said its inspired by the Velveteen Rabbit but you can also tell the Nutcracker helped inspire it too

NicoleCeBallos I loved that book! She's one of my must buy authors. 5y
Sweetkokoro @NicoleCeBallos She is now on my must buy list as well. I actually lucked out and came across this book by chance at the library and fell in love with the art, but each story was amazing in its own way. 5y
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GinEyre22
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July's TBR and Read Planner bookshelves

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KirstieE
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This book was so beautiful omg
My favourite stories were the first and last one , I could read them over and over again.

If you‘re a #Grisha fan I HIGHLY recommend reading this !!

5 🌟 #grishaverse

Texreader That artwork! ❤️ 5y
BooknerdsLife I love this one 😍 This one and her Six of Crows duology are my favourite 💖 5y
zezeki I have this book, but I haven't read anything from Grishaverse. Do I first need to read other books in order to understand this one, or I can just start with it? 5y
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Shley9225 The Witch of Duva, in addition to the two you mentioned, were my favourites in the collection :D 5y
Shley9225 @zezeki I would say that you could read this before reading anything else in the Grishaverse. I found them to stand on their own very well. However, at the same time, the Grishaverse is the best series ever, so really, you should just read the rest of them anyways 5y
zezeki @Shley9225 It's on my TBR, I plan to get to it, eventyually.😅 Thanks for the info 😀 5y
KirstieE @BooknerdsLife same !!! @zezeki @Shley9225 I agree, you can read this at anytime. Although some terms and places may make more sense if you read shadow series first ☺️ 5y
Shley9225 @KirstieE or Six of Crows. I‘ve heard the heist is another very accessible entry point if it‘s more to your tastes 5y
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NotCool
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I liked this reimagining of old fairytales so much. The sea witch, the Minotaur, and the stepmother aren‘t the monsters you expect. The heroes aren‘t what you expect. And it‘s all set in the same universe as Bardugo‘s Grisha and Dregs books, which is some Marvel Movie-verse level world building. Also, it has beautiful illustrations.

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“I have been sent to bargain with you.”
“The king has nothing I want.”
“Then perhaps you might show mercy freely.”
“My father [the king] never taught me mercy.”
“And can you not learn?”

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KirstieE
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Onto the next book in my #Grishaverse little readathon and I‘m so excited to dive into this book 🤩😱

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Erofan
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I got this book last week! Incredible design! 😍 A beautiful hardcover book with dense pages, each of which is decorated with illustrations that develop with the plot, grow, spread across the page and add up to the big picture!
#Grisha #BardugoWorlds

BooknerdsLife It‘s very gorgeous indeed and I loved most of the stories too 🙌🏼💖 Happy reading📚 5y
Erofan @BooknerdsLife Thanks 😘 5y
AvidReader25 I have a Kindle version of this, now I wish I had a hardcopy! 5y
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Jess_Franzino
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As beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside ♥️ While I wasn‘t a fan of ALL the stories, (as is to be expected with anthologies), the writing is gorgeous and the stories unexpected. I definitely want to check out the other Grisha books after reading this.

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Jess_Franzino
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One of the stories is a dark reimagining of “The Nutcracker”. So very lovely!

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Jess_Franzino
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There are just some books you NEED to get in print and hardcover. Isn‘t this just utterly gorgeous?

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rachelsbrittain
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This is a 5 star read! The Language of Thorns collects fairy tales from the Grishaverse, subverting expectations of traditional fairy tales, including tales loosely inspired by the Nutcracker & The Little Mermaid. And the illustrations gracing almost every page are worth paying equal attention to-- they grow & morph slowly into a full spread at the end of the stories & are full of gorgeous little surprises. Can't recommend enough for Grisha fans!

litenthusiast This sounds fascinating! 6y
rachelsbrittain @litenthusiast it's really excellent! 6y
Jinster Thanks for sharing - really intrigued 📖 6y
CSeydel I found Hansel & Gretel one the most disturbing 5y
rachelsbrittain @CSeydel definitely disturbing but I loved how it subverted traditional fairy tale tropes 5y
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rachelsbrittain
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Reading a little more of this gorgeous book with my breakfast

CollapsingLibrary I was going to just get the ebook from my library but now that I‘ve seen how pretty the book actually is I think I need to get a hard copy 😍 6y
rachelsbrittain @hjreviews this copy is from the library and I'm a bit sad to have to return it 6y
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rachelsbrittain
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My mom got me these adorable chocolate covered oreos for Easter

Crazeedi My belly is growling!! 6y
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