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Blackbirds
Blackbirds | Chuck Wendig
The first book in the Miriam Black series: A sassy, hard-boiled thriller with a paranormal slant (The Guardian) about a young woman who can see the darkest corners of the future.Miriam Black knows how youre going to die. This makes her daily life a living hell, especially when you cant do anything about it, or stop trying to. Shes foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, and suicides. She merely needs to touch youskin to skin contactand she knows how and when your final moments will occur. Miriam has given up trying to save people; that only makes their deaths happen. But then she hitches a ride with Louis Darling and shakes his hand, and she sees in thirty days that Louis will be murdered while he calls her name. Louis will die because he met her, and Miriam will be the next victim. No matter what she does she cant save Louis. But if she wants to stay alive, shell have to try. Think Six Feet Under co-written by Stephen King and Chuck Palahniuk (SFX), and you have Blackbirds: a visceral, exciting novel about life on the edge.
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Nessavamusic
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Bailedbailed

Bailing on this one. Just getting a sense I will not like it. Such bad luck with my #roll100 picks! Both ended up being DNF‘s.

PuddleJumper Ah well! You tried 2y
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AlaMich
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Pickpick

Miriam Black knows how and when you will die.
This was the first book in the Miriam Black series, and I will definitely be reading the second. I realized after I began that it was just what I needed at the moment: very little description, just action and dialogue and a plot that never stopped moving forward.

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AlaMich
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“Car lights strobe through busted motel
blinds.”

My first Chuck Wendig, and I think it‘s just what I needed right now. Nelson graciously offered his services as bookmodel! 🐶❤️
#dogsoflitsy #greyhounds #nelson

#firstlinefridays
@ShyBookOwl

ladym30 Nelson is adorable!❤️ 3y
AlaMich @ladym30 Thank you! We think so too! ☺️ 3y
LeahBergen Hello, sweet Nelson. 😘 3y
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AlaMich @LeahBergen Nelson says Happy New Year!! 🥳 3y
Reggie He did so well! 3y
AlaMich @Reggie He‘s handsome AND talented! 😄 3y
mabell So cute! 🐶❤️😍 3y
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wanderinglynn
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Mehso-so

Entertaining, action-packed, easy to read (hence how I finished it in only a few hours), yet left me wanting more. It lacked a depth and nuance that I had expected in a book with an existential premise. I probably won‘t read the next book. (Also, trigger warnings.) Full review on GR.

This is my #doublespin book for July so I‘m 2 for 2 this month! 🎉🙌🏻

(and yes, I reused my same photo from earlier 😂)

TheAromaofBooks Great progress. And I like that you're showing off your mug again! 😂 4y
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wanderinglynn
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Starting my #doublespin book (and showing off my new coffee mug) 😉

effani I love that mug! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
phantomx Awesome book cover! 4y
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wanderinglynn @effani it‘s a Tervis. I love it as it keeps my coffee hot! 4y
wanderinglynn @phantomx yes, I like this cover much better than the other one (https://images.app.goo.gl/T1WVLd1yXGAPML6B9) 4y
sudi The design on that mug is so beautiful 😍 4y
wanderinglynn @sudi I thought so too. I wanted the one that said “secretly a mermaid”, but it was a 20oz tall one and I liked the shorter one. 4y
Avanders Beautiful! 4y
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DGRachel
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Mehso-so

I really liked the concept and enjoyed the story to a certain extent, but the language! I‘m not usually one for pearl-clutching about swear words, but this was over the top. It was like Chuck was just showing off, trying to go for shock value. Maybe it would have been easier to take in print, but on audio it was distracting. I don‘t know if I‘ll continue the series. Probably not.

vivastory Miriam has a way with words 😂 4y
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wanderinglynn
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Okay #LMPBC Group P: here are 4 options. Let me know which one you‘d prefer. I have others if none of these appeal.

Girl - 386 pgs
How - 233 pgs
Born - 330 pgs
Blackbirds - 276 pgs

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phatsallylee I just started how to live safely(...) on the plane ride home today! I haven't read any of the four so if that one is picked, i'll move on to my next book and wait for it to arrive 5y
Meaw_catlady The girl who drank the moon is so good!! 5y
wanderinglynn @phatsallylee Keep reading! I have others if none of these work. 👍🏻 5y
BookwormAHN Blackbirds or The Girl Who Drank the Moon sound the best to me. 5y
LapReader Don‘t go with How. Group X did it last round and it was hard to get through. 5y
Laughterhp Blackbirds or The Girl Who Drank the Moon sound good! I think I tried to read Born Wicked and bailed. 5y
wanderinglynn @phatsallylee it‘s between Blackbirds & The Girl Who Drank the Moon. You can be the tie breaker. Which do you want? 5y
phatsallylee The girl who drank the moon! 5y
wanderinglynn @phatsallylee @Laughterhp @BookwormAHN Excellent! I‘ll be reading/marking up The Girl Who Drank The Moon! 5y
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Expandingbookshelf
Blackbirds | Chuck Wendig
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When you read a book and love a book and then find out at the end it‘s the first in an entirely published series! 💥🤗📖🖤

vivastory I really liked this one. I've been meaning to read the rest in the series. 5y
Tianarose Ooh! Sounds like a good book/series. Love the cover 😍 5y
swynn Loved the first two. Need to get back to that series! 5y
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vivastory
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Miriam Black is my new favorite character!

vivastory @TricksyTails Have you read this series? I'm only 20 pages into book 1, but I think you'd love it 6y
TricksyTails It‘s at the tippy top of my TBR! 😆 Now I *really* need to start it! Ah! So many books not enough time! 6y
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Laughterhp
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#Birds - I‘m pretty sure this book isn‘t about birds, but it‘s currently on my TBR and has bird in the title. #NoteworthyNovember

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BookBoggart
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Got this bucket of cuddles on my lap. While I read one handed or he gets mad. 😂😍😺💙 #kittycuddles #catsoflitsy #muchlove #dawwwe #bentleyboo

Kaye I had a pet cat that looked like that when I was a kid. His name was Clarence ( neighbors gave him his name). He was big and strong and powerful. He thought he was the toughest cat in the street, so he didn‘t like it when I dressed him in baby dresses and bonnets and pushed him in my baby buggy. I lost a lot of doll clothes that way. He‘d jump out of the buggy and take off down the street and come home without them on. I miss my tough cat. 😿 (edited) 7y
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Jas16
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#blackorwhite #90sinjuly The book in the left is still on my never ending TBR.

Robothugs Nicely done! 7y
Zelma Blackbirds is really gritty and violent and visceral but soooo good. I highly recommend moving it up your TBR. 7y
Cinfhen Ooooh @zelma is selling Blackbirds...#stacked 7y
Zelma @Cinfhen 😂 I try. It is pretty underrated but he is an excellent, creative author. 7y
Jas16 @Zelma Awesome to hear. I will add it my teetering bedside stack and try to read it soon. 7y
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GrumpyBatgirl
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Rereading. The 4th one came out today.

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Kerouacthedog
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Right there on the shelf, four #onewordtitles gather. #RiotGram Day 3 (late)

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BekahB
Blackbirds | Chuck Wendig
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My order from Book Outlet arrived in time for me to create a #BookPyramid for today's photo challenge! I've already started building a wishlist on Book Outlet for next week's sale. 😄 #photoadaynov16

LeahBergen Me, too!! 7y
Lizpixie These look awesome! I'd love the Physics of the Buffyverse. 7y
Zelma Blackbirds is so good! Kind of graphic due to his descriptions being so precise and great, but I mean that in a good way. 7y
Bette Nice stacks. 📚❤️️👍 7y
TheLudicReader I'm a big fan of The Replacement. 7y
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BookBoggart
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As a new Android member to litsy. I'm very excited to be here with like minded bookish folks! I figured as my first post why not go with my arm art! this is from the original cover of blackbirds by Chuck Wendig. Art by Joey Hi-Fi. Mirium is not finished but hopefully she will be soon. I picked up this book due to its cover. fell absolutely in love with both the concept and the character. Dark, strong and able to over come so much. #muchlove

TheZenTeacher I love Chuck Wendig's blog "Terrible Minds." I've learned a lot as a writer (and reader) from him. 8y
BookBoggart I never seem to find blogs that keep me interested. So it's wonderful to know his delightful dark mind had one! May have to find it! :) 8y
BookBoggart *has 8y
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NerdyRev
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Just finished this and I love the character of Miriam Black, but the book is a bit messy at times. Miriam can see people's deaths if she touches them. After getting mixed up with a guy with a box, she finds herself trying to change fate. Miriam swears, is snarky, and is tough. My hope is the next book is a bit better than this one. It isn't bad, but it isn't great. I wound up liking it just for Miriam.

Books_Wine_Repeat This pic reminds me of Rocky Horror Picture Show. 🙃 8y
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ssravp
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Mehso-so

I'm not sure what to say. It's a lot more dark than I'm used to reading. I'll keep going in the series because Miriam as a character is super intriguing.

CaitlinSiem I keep going back and forth with these books. Sometimes I want to dive into them but the reviews make me nervous. 8y
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NatDziadul
Blackbirds | Chuck Wendig

Walking home from the playground with a toddler who fell asleep in the stroller, I needed something to pass the time. Pulled this up on the Kindle app and very glad I did. Tons of fun so far!

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Neenamara
Blackbirds | Chuck Wendig
Mehso-so

Wavering on this one. There were Gaiman-esque elements, but Wendig has his own voice. It was enjoyable but overall something didn't click. Sort of interesting start to a series, though, so I'd probably continue and see if it bears fruit.

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Neenamara
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Started this last night. Treating myself to some French toast and reading for lunch!

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