Greenteeth | 
pickI really liked this. In flipping through the book I'd caught a spoiler, but I hadn't connected all the dots, so it was fun to see how it all unfolded. In many ways there's nothing surprising about this because it's very much written in a fairytale setup, if not style.
If some Welsh spellings, why not all Welsh spellings, though?
pickSo fun!
pickGreenteeth is a sweet novel full of folklore and friendship.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I often describe myself as "allergic to whimsy", so wasn't sure this would be my cup of tea, but it was lively, heart-warming, and stuffed full of legends.
I did find it dragged a little at times, but if you like stories of fae and magic, this had fairytale vibes and I cared what happened to the characters.
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The workweek is a wrap and I have a lovely evening in front of me. 😊
This book is fun, so far (35%), and I absolutely 💚 the cover!
1. Filing deadline is April 30 in Canada. Mine will be done before then.
2. Charming
pickFolklore fans will love this imaginative look at Jenny Greenteeth, one of the many water “monsters” that show up in British folklore. O‘Neill spins a tale about Jenny combined with some Arthurian lore. Great fun. Pic from my favorite book Faeries by Froud!
pickI 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.
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so-soThere 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.
pickThe 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.
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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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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.
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pickMy 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.
pickA 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.
