A Day of Fallen Night | 
so-soI don't know why, but I wasn't super invested in characters. They didn't feel relatable enough.
The world was amazing but this didn't feel as mysterious as I would have preferred. Honestly this felt like the same story as in Priory with different - and not likewise intriguing - characters.
This was okay, but this didn't deliver what I had expected.
#ForTheLoveOfBooks #serieslove2024
“If women are flowers, we are not roses, but day's eyes - blooming not once, but over and over, each time the light touches us.“
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A few days late, but here is my July wrap up. A Day of Fallen Night was my favorite read of the month. Samantha Shannon never disappoints with her amazing books.
pickA Day of Fallen Night includes Shannon‘s meticulous charactercrafting which is another notable element. Protagonists must navigate supernatural dangers, as well as internal and emotional conflicts as well as the ethical and moral implications, adding layers of depth to the story.....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6616142374
When you have 3 hardback copies of a book already, but you get it in paperback because it'll be comfier to read 💁🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I'm working my way through the Fitz and the Fool 2nd trilogy at the moment. Once I've finished that it's either this or Acotar next....
Does anyone know if it's possible to get this without the New York Times imprint on the cover? (As a paperback.) I would also love no words on the moon but at least that doesn't interfere with the cover artwork. I abhor that they do this to covers. And it is literally printed into the cover and not a removable sticker. Why do they do this!? 😡
pickThe prequel to Priory of the Orange Tree, I enjoyed this just as much. This is epic storytelling with a rotating selection of narrators. We begin by following 3 different women from 3 different cities. Although they don't know each other, their stories become intertwined as they fight a common enemy. There is political intrigue, and I felt I learned a lot more about the Priory. Overall, I enjoyed my time with this book.
When you‘re reading the ebook version of a chunkster and want to see physically how far along in the book you are… 🤦♀️ Turns out, not far at all!
I was going to switch back and forth from the ebook version because this book is just way too big to hold while reading!
"But it might help if the world was different. We could start by not scorning one another for our beliefs, or lack of them...but perhaps it's too soon for that. Perhaps it will take the end of the world."
pickA glorious, epic, feminist, fantasy masterpiece !!! This prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree had me acting out scenes and saying lines out loud, it was that beautiful, badass, and moving.
My reading companion has not budged since 8am. I've come and gone repeatedly, but always drawn back to his snuggly warmth and Day of fallen night.
#CatsofLitsy #lazyday
pickThis was a epic fantasy you cannot rush through , I took my time to read this massive book of 846 pages
I did enjoy all the different characters but you need to pay attention.the writing was descriptive and the world building was awesome and such diversity was just well done !
Making a dent in this one, lucky for me this is a 3 days weekend, avoided the bastille day fire works yesterday and just the right temps for hammock reading
I am starting to get my bearings again in that world, but work will get in the way of reading...
My library has a summer borrowing plan when you can get 15 documents out for 5 weeks... Most of the ones i was looking for were already out ;)
#bookspin got friend to pick number for me so number 4️⃣ is current read 👓📖
#14books14weeks2023
@TheHeartlandBookFairy Do you have any idea how many lists I've drawn up? I had a poetry, a non-fiction and a fiction list going. I've finally amalgamated the 3 lists into 1 of 12 books
Hopefully, it's varied enough to spur me on. Plenty of scope for mood reading and fulfilling my latest obsession, Georgian England.
The 2 remaining slots will be used for#Netgalley arcs.
Let's get started 🤓🍷📚🌞
I'm off today since I'm working this weekend! Went to the park earlier and now I'm reading with Rumpel! 📚🩷 Also I may have splurged a bit last night and bought the special Illumicrate editions of Priory of the Orange Tree and A Day of Fallen Night! 🙈 #catsoflitsy #rumpel
Imagine my smile when one of my teacher colleagues came and said, I‘m finished and now it‘s your turn to experience the magic. 😭 This will be my first read by this author and I‘m looking forward to it!
#20in4 I doing it in 20in2 as only just joined. Chosen books day of fallen,pet cemetery, one piece Vol 9. Just to get further afield with them. Total 5️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣ chapters done so far not bad. #readmore #themoreyoureadthemoreyouknow#readinggoals #bookworm #readingsofar #gottobedone #bookday#goodreadschallange2023#chilltime #metime #readingjourney #currentread #practicereading #readingtime #whatyoureading #litsyfind #chapteratatime
#20in4 Sunday 30th 2️⃣2️⃣ pages in or PET CEMETERY1️⃣ chapter done of day of fallen 🐉 1️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ -1️⃣3️⃣7️⃣
Even though it's not quite as good as Priory, A Day of Fallen Night wins the #fiction bracket for April. But the events in The Darkness has just about stayed in my mind longer.
It's a tough call between The Postscript Murders and The Darkness, but as I have put 'Bleeding Heart Yard' (#3 in the Harbinder Kaur series by Elly Griffiths) on my #alphabeticalbingo master list, I'm going with The Postscript Murders (#2 in the series)
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pickIt took me 2 years to finish The Priory of the Orange Tree, but I had a strict 3 week limit to listen to the audio of this from Libby that I pushed to the final moment. Like Priory, it was just too long (38 hours on audio!) and followed too many characters. Again there were romances that seemed to come out of nowhere and the dragon stuff still confused me (what are their motivations?!). Tuva and the Priory were my favorite character/setting.
pickThis book is huge! It took a month to complete it. It was so worth it. I really loved all the love stories in this book. Glorian was definitely my favorite character. Her fight for independence was inspiring.I will be reading more from this author!
#camplitsy23 @Megabooks @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB
This looked so much fun last year I'm joining in this time! I don't think anyone will be surprised I've nominated the tagged book, will list the others in comments.
pickI didn't enjoy this one as much as Priory, but loved being back in this world! @TrishB @Meshell1313 @AllDebooks
#chunkster #chunksterchallenge2023 @Amiable
#newin2023 #52bookclub2023 #pop23 @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Bluebird @LeeRHarry @Cortg @squirrelbrain
#transornonbinarycharacter #booked2023 @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage (because it'll be easier for me to find a #newin2023 book!)
pickAs epic as Priory, if not quite as many twists. Great to be back in this world, brilliant storytelling. Shannon is a go to author for me now, can‘t wait for the new Paige novel.
Day 3 progress 😁 I‘m not sure how she‘s tying all this together in the 150 pages that‘s left.
Day 2 progress 😁 I‘d given myself 4 days this weekend- hopefully can make it. I‘m loving it and wish I could just sit in the corner and read!
#bookreport @Cinfhen
Continued:
The Count of Monte Cristo
A Day of Fallen Night
The Phoenix
Listened to:
Snowflakes
Day 1 progress 😁 I have to interact with the world today, boo!! But should get a couple of hours 🤞🏻
My 4 day weekend plans 😁
pickBooks like this are why I love to read, just a beautiful story 🥲
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#readingbracket2023 March pick was super easy. I can already that see Samantha Shannon is going to be my favorite author of the year!
pickThis was definitely a slower read than Priory, but I didn‘t mind. I took my time with it so it was more like a slow burn. I did still absolutely love it though. Some story lines were better than others (the North) whereas in Priory I loved each of them, here I found myself waiting for the specific chapters if that makes sense. Still a 5 star read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Last,but no means least,the 15th book from my #BirthdayHaul 2 more coming from Waterstones & 3 from Booktopia.com,I‘m a happy “sufferer” of Tsundoku,so sue me??♀️This is a prequel to Priory Of The Orange Tree, set 1,000yrs before the events in that book,I think. 4 women will shape the future of the realms, Tunuva Melim, sister of the priory, Sabran the Ambitious,married to the King of Hróth, her daughter Glorian & Dumai an acolyte in a temple.
"Food" filter for my Friday night reading buddy, as she would certainly prefer.
We are *engrossed* in this beautiful Sapphic fantasy. I love the plot and she loves the 880 pages of hardcover for rubs.
More book mail. This came from The Broken Binding. Signed by the author. Lovely stenciled edges, foil on the edges & ribbon bookmark. I haven‘t read this duology yet.
Happy Monday, littens! 💕📚💕
I am only about 200 pages into this one, because I am purposefully reading at a slower pace than usual - I want this book to last! I am absolutely enthralled. It's so so good! #catsoflitsy #chaplin
pickFor being 500 years before the PotOT, it connects incredibly well. Like wow. The wyrms have come, it‘s the Sorrowful Years, a story we know from PotOT. That is usually difficult to portray, but not here. This story followed the firsts direction as a feminist queer fantasy. Felt like more dragons. As an epic again: 846 pages that have much, yet not enough. I felt for Dumai and Glorian the most, how they both affect the PotOT in the future.
#bookreport @Cinfhen
Continued Count of Monte Cristo
Finished Jonathan Swift The Reluctant Rebel
Made progress on A Day of Fallen Night & The Making of Oliver Cromwell
So excited to have met THE Samantha Shannon! Author of Priory of the Orange Tree, Day of Fallen Night, and the Bone Season series (which goes straight onto my to read list) 😁
Today I went to see Samantha Shannon in conversation with Francesca May and it was AMAZING!!!!!
This is a truly unflattering picture of me, but I'm posting it anyway 😄
She was so interesting and smart and funny and it was great to hear about her inspirations for Roots of Chaos! Can't wait to finish Priory and read the prequel! 💕💕
Snow day = duvet day with the latest arrivals. New book bliss 😊
