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I read Hvit Makt (White Power) and The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

I continued my yearlong reads on the right

I continued this month‘s buddy reads; Northanger Abbey #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and Lamentation #ShardlakeBR

I continued Please Di Not Touch This Exhibit

I‘ve started Tata

#BookReport

Finished:
📚 A Leopard-Skin Hat
📚 Sister in Law

Read:
📚 The Quest of the Missing Map #NancyDrewBR
📚 Small Boat
📚 The Blanched Soldier #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Current:
📚 Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit
📚 My yearlong reads
📚 Northanger Abbey #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow
📚 Lamentation #ShardlakeBR
🎧 Weyward

#WeeklyForecast
Continue my current reads, read Hvit Makt (White Power), TAo The Mazarin Stone & start Tata

This is a wonderful book, so beautifully written and evocative. Nature breathes in its pages with a subtle loveliness and vivid power. Our three MCs are fascinating, complex women, each with their own issues and challenges, but with a strong thread drawing them together over history. The question of power vibrates through the stories, and is reclaimed with a vengeance. I loved this evocative tale, and look forward to more from the author.

I adored this 📖. I mostly listened to it on audio while pottering. I usually find audio 📚 a chore but not this 1. I wanted all the strong female characters to not just survive but thrive. It seems to be a struggle for women no matter when they are born! The modern day character gave me 💓. I preordered her next 1 and got into it straight away too. It‘s great so far. I hope she writes more and continues to look at the complexity of being a woman.

#WeeklyForecast

Continue my yearlong reads on the right

Continue with the buddy reads; Lamentation #ShardlakeBR, Northanger Abbey #PemberLittens #JaneAustenThenAndNow and The Blanched Soldier #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Continue Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit, Sister in Law and on audio Weyward

I‘m about to start The Quest of the Missing Map #NancyDrewBR

I also want to read Small Boat and get a start on Tata

Thursday I was exhausted and knew I had to perform a dance for the first time on Saturday that required me to be with it so I took Friday off to get on top of things. It worked and the new dance received first place and the old dance a highly commended in the eisteddfod in a town an hour away. Whilst picking up a click and collect I couldn‘t resist checking out the book swap. I scored! Niece and nephew will get the activity books next visit.

I really enjoyed reading this book! I too have an affinity for insects and critters (except for mosquitoes) and can‘t kill any of them (except for mosquitos!) 🦟 🍄‍🟫 🦅 🐞🕷️

Unpopular opinion. The prose and setting are good, but not much is happening and it‘s just boring me. Very similar to Lost Apothecary which I didn‘t like. #hailthebail

Good. I listened to the audiobook version of this. This was performed by three different women which added to the story and made it come alive and you could tell the difference between them. Follows three generations of Weyward women and their lives. Full of magic and nature.

#Audible

I really enjoyed this book and the linking of the main characters. It just kept getting better and better and the storyline‘s unfolded.

I‘m giving this a pick because it was entertaining but I did find myself snapping back at the audiobook, primarily with Kate‘s story. Her character was frustrating to me because she felt so flat at times. I think the author spent a lot of time on the drama but it detracted from the believability of the characters.

This book had me at the tag line. I knew it would be right up my street. Did not disappoint at all! I was immersed in the three protagonists stories and how they all intertwined. Really enjoyed reading, feel like I finished it too quick #pick #Weyward #EmiliaHart

I cannot recommend this enough. This is everything I look for in a book. Told through three POVs in three different timelines, these three Weyward women are all strong female protagonists. Historical fiction at its finest with a touch of magical realism; mwah! Chef's kiss!

Men hurting women. That‘s the theme in this historical fiction with a rotating POV. Altha in 1619, Violet in 1942 & Kate in 2019 all face abuse in their lives of the life of someone they love. The women have a deep connection with insects & birds. It‘s compulsively readable, but also made me roll my eyes many times with the bad choices & one-dimensional characters. I wished for more depth in relationships and less focus on the gruesome situations.

“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet” Adrienne Rich
This novel weaves together the stories of three women of the same bloodline: a 17th century witch trial; a young girl growing up during the war, kept closeted in her home by her father; and an abusive relationship in 2019. It‘s often a harrowing tale but I felt invested in the characters.

“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet” Adrienne Rich
This novel weaves together the stories of three women of the same bloodline: a 17th century witch trial; a young girl growing up during the war, kept closeted in her home by her father; and an abusive relationship in 2019. It‘s often a harrowing tale but I felt invested in the characters.

Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #Weyward #emiliahart #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookchat #libby

#Bookreport

Pretty good reading week even if I only finished a single short story and a novel. The Aeneid is proving to be a whole project so I'm treating it like I treated Lud in the Mist, making various notes about the symbolism and history. It's been pretty interesting. It is a lot, but I will most likely finish it this week.

📚CR:

🎧Rise of the King
🎧The Witness for the Dead
🎧The Aeneid

Meh. Magical realism just isn't my cup of tea. But I really enjoyed the characters Hart created, I liked getting to know them and liked how their stories came together.

This was a poignant and visceral novel about womanhood and the mistreatment of women with a heavy subject matter. Most of the men in this novel are so awful and disgusting that I was rooting for their demise from my very being. It follows three generations of women from the same bloodline, their lives, and their struggles.

I would recommend this novel wholeheartedly but I will also issue a warning about explicit descriptions of SA, rape, and CSA

4/5🌟
3 different timelines about 3 related women generations apart. One is tried as a witch because of fear. One is naive about the ways of the world because her father turns their home into a prison and pays an awful price. One escapes an abusive relationship until her past finds her. Each one finds the strength to seize the story of their lives and build something new.

I liked this one, but I think I had it hyped up too much in my head based on other reviews and I was a little disappointed. It was good, but not as good as I ultimately was expecting.

4/5 🌟

This is an intergenerational story of three women connected by their Weyward legacy. Through beautiful writing, it tackles tough themes like abuse, assault and resilience. The audiobook is excellent.

This was one of my few high rated books. Great female lead with her coming into her power as a women which we love to see. I loved the way this was written with fantastic imagery that sucked me right in. Gave you that feminist feeling of wanting to stand up and fight. Much love for this one 💕

Happy Jolabokaflod everyone!! Thank you so much @booklover3258 … I can‘t wait to read the book and snack on the yummy chocolate!

Thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting one of my favorite swaps of the year!

#jolabokaflodswap

Day 3 of my book Advent calendar.
I‘ve actually read this one, but it was an ebook. It‘s nice to have a physical copy of this one 👍🏻

This one was so hard to finish. The writing style was too straight forward, not letting you submerge yourself into the book or imagine. The story itself did not captivate me, the plot was lacking. I was bored the whole time 🤷🏻‍♀️. Do not recommend.

Having 2 🦷 extractions done today. 😭😫 So, I'm trying to read to ignore the pain and/or discomfort. Catching up on a couple of my reading challenges or buddy reads.

@Rissreads posted the book and @Aims42 mentioned Pango. I decided to take both of their advice 😂

I‘ve never ordered from Pango books before. Usually I go with ThriftBooks. I guess there‘s nothing wrong with having more options.

School book club pick. Just catching up. Listened to it a while ago. I‘ve always loved birds. I would love to have a pet crow!

Eight books read in October. It was the month of vampires and dark academia for me. Weyward was my favorite!

@Readergrrl Thank you so much for the fantastic #HauntedHollowSwap package! I didn‘t realize the pumpkins were earrings at first, so cute! The books and bookmark are perfect! Can‘t wait to start some spooky reading. I had to include a pic of the beautiful wrapping job! You are the best!

And thank you for organizing @wanderinglynn

1st readathon for this month…totally enjoyed weyward and still devouring slewfoot… #spookyreads #audiophile #readinggoal #readinglife #witchathon @TEArificbooks

My current coffee shop camping session

Up next on audio…this was recommended by a friend. 🎧

#bookspinbingo

5⭐️
I stayed up ridiculously late last night today finish this book. I needed to know what happened to Altha in 1619, Violet in 1942, and Kate in 2019. A perfect blend of women's fiction, historical fiction, and magic realism.

It‘s spooky season - starting this witchy read.
I love this cover! I hope the book lives up to it.

Four more Word search words found! I had never heard the word conker before, so I was thrilled to find it!! #HauntedShelf #FrightClub

Next up! It seemed like a perfect October read.

#HauntedShelf @PuddleJumper #HexesandCrows @Catsandbooks #BookScavengerHunt #Leaves

This was a great read featuring strong female characters.

As it alternates between three women‘s stories — women of separate times but shared blood — the novel shows each at their lowest, most desperate moments…and then follows their ascents, each also rising up to find their strength and embrace their power (witchy and otherwise).

I found this hard to get into, but once I started to connect to the three main characters in their three timelines I didn‘t want to put this down. I love stories of women deeply connected to nature, so in that way Altha and Violet resonated with me.

Thanks for recommending this @Eyelit !

Igor reluctantly models. 😸

Hey @Jadams89 - Here are your #TrappedinaHauntedHouse picks!!! Happy reading!!

@PuddleJumper

Split into three timelines we follow three women of the Weyward bloodline. Altha (1619), Violet (1942) and Kate (2019) and how their stories all entwine.

I went into this expecting strong witchy girl power vibes and in that respect the book feels like a fail to me however the storyline were enough to keep me going and while in a years time I know I won't remember this, at the time of reading it was decent enough.

1. Beer

2. Tagged. Loved it so much!

#Two4Tuesday

Soooo good, I've lost sleep time by staying up too late!
Such a well told story, in all three characters, and nicely brought together. Excellent.

I don‘t know anything about this book but the cover is so pretty and I‘ve waited 12 weeks so…

#AboutABook

6 #Published2023 books. The top 3i read & enjoyed & the bottom 3 are still in my TBR.📚

I loved this book. Three women within one family, centuries and decades apart, who all share secrets. Patriarchy and misogyny play heavy roles in their lives; each must protect not only themselves but someone else they love. Each leaves behind a record for another Weyard woman down the line to find and to survive—on their terms. TW: sexual assault, abuse, pregnancy loss.
Shown: Tanacetum vulgare, Tansy. This is the herb used in the book to⬇️