Welcome to Litsy!

This story ebbs more than it flows. Only the protagonist is fleshed out.

An interesting story/book

Library book 📖

3.75/5

#12Booksof2023 I didn‘t have time to post yesterday.
#January favorite was Near the Bone by Christina Henry
#February favorite was Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger

A couple living secluded on a mountain side find evidence of a large creature stalking nearby. Bringing fears of the animal itself, and of the attention it will bring to their quiet area. Creature horror/Domestic horror. I liked the parts with the monster, they were suspenseful and foreboding. The couple made me very unsettled, as I think their dynamic is very realistic one. Look up trigger warnings if you need to.

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Thank you so much to @Clwojick and @StayCurious for letting me tag on to your amazing event. I'm so sad it's all over for another year. It was SO much fun 🎃

If you enjoyed this, I will be hosting #MidwinterSolace again. BUT this time it's over 2 months rather than 21 days in the run up to the solstice. And I've got help from @TheBookHippie and @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88 is running another lovely swap.
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This book was so-so for me.
It started promising, and I liked how every chapter ended with a fairytale retelling. However the book itself didn‘t really deliver.

I enjoyed some of the authors thinking around how fairytales developed and how fairytales and woodland/forests connected. I also think reading it slowly helped keep it interesting as it got a bit samey… 🤭

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🍄 What are your final thoughts on our #buddyread
🍄 Hit or Miss
🍄 Would you read anything by Sara Maitland again?

Thank you all for joining me in this event. Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the main #NaturaLitsy taglist. We're reading The Secret Garden in November.

A thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between forest and fairy tale. Maitland‘s musings are meandering, much like a walk through a forest might be. Her descriptions of woodlands are enchanting and her fairy tale retellings fun (though perhaps not quite as fresh or feminist as they could have been). Thanks @AllDebooks for hosting and bringing this book to my attention!

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I really tried to like this book but I found many faults instead. It started strong: I liked how the author attempted to explain how some fairy tales were derived from some parts from the forest. However, the writing became too speculative. There was even a part where the author admitted that she did not do the research to her theories: "Based on no real evidence beyond anecdote..." Uh...that's bothersome. 2⭐️
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Thoughts on week 3 before we move onto our last week's reading of forests and fairytales .... 🍁🍄🎃

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