Litsy

The Raven Scholar: the masterfully woven and breathtaking epic adult fantasy of cutthroat competition and imperial deceit | Antonia Hodgson

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#atozultimatechallenge #e #epic #over600pages #n #charactername @AudiobookingWithLeah

#52bookclub25 #breaksthefourthwall

#aty25 #authoryouenjoyedbuthaventgotaroundtoreadingagainforsometime (because she hasn't released a book for some years!) @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB I‘ve never read her. I must change that. Five stars from you! 1d

jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB she is an autobuy author for me, so I'm not really surprised it was 5 ⭐️! She has two series - if you like fantasy, this one in her new series is the book to try, but if you prefer (historical) mysteries, then you might enjoy the one in this comment better.

The Devil in the Marshalsea

BarbaraBB Thank you! The quote you whatsapped me really made me lol 1d

jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB there's a lot of amusing quotes in both series, so you should (🤞) like her books. 1d

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jenniferw88

The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV | Helen Castor

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#wpnf25

I should have waited for the shortlist and hibernated this book. I'd be very surprised if it makes it, as I really struggled with it and could have bailed on it if it hadn't made it.

#atozultimatechallenge #c #authorsurname #e #booktitle #f #birdonthecover #h #itemoncover (hart) @AudiobookingWithLeah

#aty25 #animalvegetableormineralinthetitle @BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Oh dear! I had recently splurged and picked up a copy on the strength of a virtual author talk I saw her do. 2mo

jenniferw88 @Librarybelle, you may like it! I just know very little about this period, and it was very heavy going. Shorter chapters may have helped. 2mo

RamsFan1963 I wanted to read this, but I've seen a lot of negative reviews. If you want to know more about Henry IV, I'd recommend reading Dan Jones's Henry V. It covers the end of Richard II reign, Henry IV seizing the throne, and leads on into Henry V reign as king. 2mo

youneverarrived Hmm, good to know. It does look heavy going and it‘s more of a chunkster than I realised. Think I‘ll concentrate on the others before this. 2mo

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

Eragon: Odkaz Dra?�ch jezdc? - 1. d�l | Paolini Christopher

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3½✨

This is a typical Hero's journey with all the usual tropes you'd expect. Nothing earth shattering or different. Still I enjoyed visiting the world of Alagaësia and getting to meet all the characters. I'm intrigued to see where the series will take me.
I have my suspicions and would like to confirm them.

Enchanted_Bibliophile #OffTheShelf2025 @Librariana
#AllergicToChunksters @julieclair
#ChunksterChallenge2025 #BitsyChunkster @Amiable
#SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#LitsyAtoZ #E @Texreader
#BookChain2025 #SameColourName @TheAromaofBooks
#Pantone2025 #DejaVuBlue @Lauredhel
#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks 2mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I wasn't a huge fan of this series, but I seem to be in the minority 😂 2mo

Enchanted_Bibliophile @TheAromaofBooks I thought I'd give it another book or 2 before I cast my final vote 😉, but I can see why people don't like it. It's a lot of work with not that much satisfaction. 2mo

TheAromaofBooks It weirdly felt like I was reading nonfiction the whole time, except for a fictional place haha 2mo

Enchanted_Bibliophile @TheAromaofBooks Yes! You're right. I started Assassin's Appreciate last night and the flow is totally different. Eragon feels choppy, like everything was written and rewritten to make it sound good, using unnecessarily complicated words instead of just telling the story. 2mo

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jenniferw88

The Body: 10 Things You Should Know | Darragh Ennis

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OK, some of the science went over my head! 🤣

#atozultimatechallenge #e #authorsurname #m #itemoncover (muscle) @AudiobookingWithLeah

#aty25 #promptthatdidntmake2025list #relatedtoagameshow - the author is one of the UK Chasers 🤣 #addictedtothechase @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Well chosen! 3mo

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Mshookquilts

Rook: A Chess Club Mystery - Book 1 | T.K. Eldridge

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I think I loved the characters more than the story and would read more of the series to get to know them. Because the story of the really bad Gus is meant to go on, I felt a little as though I was left hanging at the end. Th#e story kept moving, though at a pretty good pace. Now in their 30s members of the local chess club return to town upon their buddies death. Their goal…clean up the town.

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