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The Daughters
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
34 posts | 28 read | 21 to read
A world-class soprano seeks to reclaim her voice from the curse that winds through her family tree.
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ilyssa.g
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Mehso-so

Finished this yesterday and it‘s the 2nd book I‘ve read by Adrienne Celt! This one was disappointing. Celt‘s writing style, especially her story telling and details, is beautiful but it often felt that there was no discernible plot in the book. I did not feel a connection to any of the characters. By the end, it got repetitive and boring. Such a disappointment after reading Invitation to a Bonfire and loving it!

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Loreen
The Daughters: A Novel | Adrienne Celt
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Pickpick

I liked this book a lot. It really explores the ambiguity many (most?) women about having children and how it can change who they are are. #folkretelling #love

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Mccall0113
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Visited my local library recently with my girls!

CouronneDhiver Oh dear me, that‘s a good grump face. The library is supposed to be fun! 😃 6y
KathyWheeler Oh my! I love her grumpy, “I‘m really annoyed,” face! 😄 6y
Mccall0113 If you don‘t give me the pencil I won‘t be your sister anymore 6y
Blaire That face is 👌. Wrong color balloon? 😂 6y
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ScientistSam
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Bailedbailed

It's a rare lit fic book that catches and holds me and I've been lucky to read several of them this past year. This one, however, just wasn't for me, and I decided not to finish it just because I felt like I should if I owned it. Lovely cover, though.

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EricaReads
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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I got this a long time ago in a Book Riot Book box, and I‘m finally getting around to reading it. I love reading about musicians 😊

elizabethlk Love that cover. 7y
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AmandaL
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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The only three books in my entire house that I could find with #cursive titles. #fallintobooks

AmandaL And I just found two more... 7y
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MaureenMc
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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YMCA Book Fair haul! Do you see any I should move to the top of my TBR list?
#bookhaul

LeahBergen What a haul! 7y
Jbakesmcgee3 The lonely polygamist is pretty good! 7y
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SilversReviews Ooooo...enjoy!! I LOVED The Secret Life of Violet Grant. Love all of Beatriz's books. ENJOY your stack. 7y
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JenP
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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#Lyricalapril This is my sweet child. I didn't love (I liked) this book but I ❤️ my daughter 😁

LeahBergen 💗💗 8y
tpixie Such a cutie! And she has received some special treats! A snowy white owl 🦉 & wand ! 8y
JenP @tpixie thanks! We didn't buy the owl. it was at one of those outdoor stalls and we just took a photo of it then put it back. But she did get butterbeer and then candy one of the stores. And the wand 8y
britt_brooke What a cutie! 8y
Cinfhen Soooo much cuteness 💖💖💖 8y
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JenP
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Pickpick

#litsyAtoZ A book about mother-daughter relationships that has a fairy tale vibe. I was on the fence about whether this was a pick or not. Ultimately, despite my misgivings about it, my appreciation of the way in which the author weaves in folklore and magic tipped it to a "pick". This reminded me of The Snow Child but not as good and the ending bothered me.

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Ericmanciniwriter
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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In honor of #internationalwomensday, my daughters, whom we're raising to be strong willed even though it would make life so so (sooooo) much easier if they weren't.

saresmoore Amen to that. 8y
Cinfhen 😍 8y
Ericmanciniwriter @saresmoore if only we could switch it on and off... 8y
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saresmoore Or just put it on mute for a while? 8y
Reviewsbylola 😍😍 I have very strong willed daughters too. And my 2 yo is wearing those exact leggings today! 8y
Ericmanciniwriter @Reviewsbylola we are living mirror lives! How old is your other daughter? 8y
Reviewsbylola I have two other daughters, 17 and 4. The 4 and 2 year old are two peas in a pod and constantly egging each other on. They are currently wreaking havoc after removing all the couch cushions. There's just no dissuading them when they've set their minds to something. 😂 8y
scripturient 😍 8y
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alisonrose
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
Pickpick

This is another in the "Most people seem to hate it but I really liked it" category. Or maybe people didn't *hate* it but it has a pretty low rating here & on Goodreads. But I found it fascinating & kind of enchanting. I can see how it would not be to everyone's taste - it's got some mysticism/magical realism, and the time jumps around, but I love all that and felt it was done well. Stories about women in a family tree are my jam too ??4/5⭐

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alisonrose
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt

It makes a person dangerous to love their own trouble.

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JenP
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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This book is far from perfect but I'm loving the way storytelling and folklore is weaved into the plot.

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alisonrose
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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This has a pretty low rating on here, but it sounds like it's really in my wheelhouse, so we'll see!

kylienoele I love your bookmark 😍 8y
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JenP
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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#riotgrams. This isn't my favorite cover ever but it's my favorite cover from my current TBR pile. I just started it and am loving the folklore pieces

BookishMarginalia That's pretty! 8y
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Brie
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Pickpick

Bit of a late start to #24in48, but I just finished book #1. This book reads like a fairytale in some parts. A lyrical novel about mothers, daughters, storytelling, and the weight of family history, it follows an opera singer who has recently given birth to a daughter yet struggles with both motherhood and music.

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KT_Scarlett
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Mehso-so

This is probably one of the few magic realism books that I have read. While I didn't hate it, I think there a part that I just didn't get. The writing was beautiful but I don't think that this is my kind of thing.

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EmilyAnne
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Wrapping up my little gifts for my book club tomorrow, plus the book for our book exchange 😊 still have 100 pages to finish in our pick too 😳

Qemorio I haven't even started the book for my local bookclub. We meet on Wednesday! 8y
EmilyAnne @Qemorio lol you better get started! Our rule is that you don't have to finish the book but we're gonna talk about the ending anyways 🤓 8y
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roneea
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Loving this, thank you @bookriot for such a great pick! The prose is truly luscious and im a sucker for the operatic extravagance. I was worried this was riding off the buzz of Alexander Chee's Queen of the Night but this is a stellar story in its own right. Big fan so far!

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CaroPi
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Since today is #bookandbrew #photoadaynov16 I decided to forget politics with a nice book and a tea

rubyslippersreads Love that mug! 😺 8y
CaroPi @rubyslippersreads is a great one!!! Have to take good care of it. Already stopped 4 attempts of kidnapping. 8y
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schmia
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Mehso-so

I am glad I didn't bail on it, because the second half of the book was much better. But I spent most of the first half of this book rolling my eyes at overwrought prose and thinking the book should have been titled "The Paternity of My Child Is Ambiguous and This Makes Me an Interesting Person." The second half was much better, focusing less on the narrator's marital problems and more on her relationships with her mom and grandmother.

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Tracy2
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Book#4. Cubs are winning. Beautiful world! #readathon @DeweysReadathon

Loreen Is it good? It came in my book box, but I've not had a chance to get to it. 8y
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Argon
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Finally got my #BookMail September Box from @outofprint and @bookriot !! (Took a couple weeks to get to Canada.) So excited to start reading and feel the magic! 🔮📚👍

amazingmavis Mine arrived today, too! 😁🎉 8y
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EmilyAnne
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Pickpick

I LOVED this book! Beautiful writing, a little bit of magic and ambiguity, and great music writing 💜

valeriegeary Love this cover! 8y
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lydiasue
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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almost finished but had to take a break for kitty's treat time.

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fiona_reads
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Yay book ends and book mail! Got my @bookriot #bookmail box for September today and in addition to continuing Sorcerer to the Crown with my own copy, I just had to put these bad boys up. These are some of my recent reads/books I own and love plus some of my husband's favorites too.

#bookmailbox #bookriot

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florinda3rs
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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The latest #bookmailbox arrived yesterday! The theme is "magic" and the extras are awesome! Well done, @bookriot !

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JenP
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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I received my book mail today! So cool!

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Madeline
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Look what arrived! My book mail box from @bookriot is here! I read and loved Sorcerer to the Crown, so will hide that away for a Christmas gift to a fellow reader. I know nothing about The Daughters and that's the way I like it!! I actually needed bookends, so that was handy. 😀
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#bookmailbox #bookmailisthebestmail

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Joanne-Canada
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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Panpan

Unfortunately I found the synopsis more interesting than the book itself

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Rhondareads
The Daughters | Adrienne Celt
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One of my favorites from last year.Beautifully Written Opera polish fables mother daughter relations to top it all this a debut novel.

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