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I love a curmudgeonly main character. They try so hard not to connect but end up on an adventure anyway. It's an unexpected collection of misfits that set out to save the wild magic of Britain.

May #bookspin complete! @TheAromaofBooks

There was a lot to like about this “buddy epic” rooted in ancient British legends and lore… but it stumbled in the moments when I craved emotional payoff most.

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“Greenteeth” was a charming read that started a bit slow until about the halfway mark. I enjoyed the ‘found family‘ trope and the mythology was a unique addition to the story.

February #bookspin. Managed 2 bingos.

#doublebookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

The mythology of Wales, England, and Scotland come to life in this fantasy novel about Jenny Greenteeth who finds herself going on an unlikely quest when a witch is drowned in her lake. Along with Temperence and a goblin named Brackus, she'll have to fight off a posessed pastor and protect the heart of Britain's magic. It's a charming and heartfelt story. A bit slow in the middle but great fun overall.

4/5

Jenny Greenteeth is the monster in the village lake, but when a witch, Temperance, is thrown in and doesn't even bother to try to save herself, Jenny gets curious about what's going on outside her lake. Temperance and Jenny must work together, along with the goblin Backus, to root out the evil that's infected the village and could be coming for Jenny's lake and all of Britain next.

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Some fun #WeekendReads

The witch looked surprised to see me, her eyes blinking furiously at me through murky waters. I don‘t know why she was so astonished. It was my lake she‘d been thrown into; she should have expected I‘d come and see if there was anyone worth eating.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#bookspin: Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
#doublebookspin: Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

My first 5 star book of December. This book brings together great fairytale and folk lore. It has family both lost and found. Friendships and loss. It was also written in the most charming way. It's available on request from NetGalley and releases in February.

A lake monster, a witch, and a hobgoblin go on a quest to save their home from a malevolent force in a pastor‘s cassock in this darkly cozy fantasy that draws on British, Celtic, and Arthurian folklore. The slow pace had me skimming, and I didn‘t find the central plot the most compelling—I loved the parts that explored the challenges of friendship between the disparate companions, and I wish we‘d gotten more of that, especially from Brackus.