pickBit of whiplash from the tone shift, but I did love the story that was told.
Not sure how much of this is really a spoiler, but covering the themes involved does mean talking about the plot.
The nine goblins truly define 'ragtag bunch':
The 'whining Nineteenth' division of the Goblin army consisting of long-suffering leader Nisilka, the female goblin sergeant; 1/?
💙 Indoors - We had elaborate Barbie play. Big family trees, backstories, lots of drama, VERY soap-operatic. Outdoors - CAPTURE THE FLAG! So many great memories of playing this in our neighborhood.
💙Book - Someone got me a copy of Outside Over There when my sister was born. It had quite an impact, but also creeped me out! Movie - The Wizard of Oz. I loved when it was on TV once a year - we always made it a big event.
#wondrouswednesday @eggs
pickThis was an adorable fantasy novella. A cosy fantasy written well before it became a trend. T. Kingfisher really never disappoints. 5⭐️
#doublespin pick done!
pickThis was my favorite edition of The Night Before Christmas and after my son was born I wanted to share it with him. It took us well over a year of searching my parents house to find it (after having no luck finding it online because I thought it was illustrations of muce instead of rabbits), but now we have it, and my son loves it just as much as I did. He asked me it read it twice last night.
#wintergames
I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!
#ABookADay2024
I'm getting married tomorrow, so I'm taking the day off #HauntedShelf. We're big smilers, we are.
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pickA very dark & necessary prequel.
There isn‘t much humor this time around. Understatement!
Most of the story is told by Galva who defies her parents & joins a unit called the Raven Knights. An interesting group!
Interspersed are bits of a memoir written by Galva‘s brother Amiel.
Focus of the story are these Goblins that want to make cattle of us all. Horror fantasy!
The world of The Black Tongue Thief is expanded.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
#SummerSouls #Rainbow I actually don‘t keep many kids books , I keep too many categories as it is. Couldn‘t let this one go! Enchanting! After 7 goblins try to steal the Rainbow it vows it will never again touch the earth. 🌈🌎
#Bookreport
📚Currently reading:
📕The Goblin Emperor - A chapter a day.
📕A Storm of Swords - A chapter a day
📙Lord of The Necropolis - Reading before bed.
🎧Emma
🎧Night of the Hunter
Progress:
Made progress with a lot of my readings, and I am happy I finished 2 novellas and a novel. Will continue to make good progress in this following week.
A magical snafu transports Nisilka's bunch into the same neck of the woods as Sings to Trees, and just having those meet each other would have been enough story for me, but Kingfisher has more she wanted to say.
While we have adorable moments with Algol and newly rescued Wiggles the kitten, as well as Sings to Trees and the troll Frogsnoggler, 2w
While the goblins' introduction covers the woefully familiar territory of one people encroaching on the native lands of another resulting in prolonged war, and the uselessness of military bureaucracy, 2w
In the course of uncovering the mystery, the reader is exposed to just how tragic an end can result from unchecked power/unmanaged health concerns without anyone to understand or guide.
Sings to Trees is a one-elf argument for animal welfare, and his hen-mounting, crowing hen is a sparkly bit of a challenge to gender normativity. 2w
I think the shift from: 'bodily function humour-agents of chaos -they mean well' goblins who really don't want to fight a war wandering into 'cozy but lonely' elf property and being able to communicate and accept best intentions on both sides to; 2w
⚠️Animal abuse, animal death, child death, ableism? (not sure how neurodivergent readers may receive the analogies present in this text) (edited) 2w