Welcome to Litsy!

Novella about an Icelandic trader who travels to Mongolia in the 8th century and returns with a herd of horses led by a white mare.

A fascinating story and great fun exploring the people and places referred to.

#coffeeandabook

Unpopular opinion: This was just annoying, none of it makes any sense and the romance happens on an insta love basis. MC is so unlikable, most of the motivations of any given character don't add up and all of the plot could have been avoided by people talking to each other. Also I found the plot twists very predictable. The confusing historical background was a bit hard to follow.

But came across the first flowers while listening😍

I stalled in reading this because of personal stuff, but today seemed like the right day to get back to it. I read 150 pages of it in two big gulps, as usual with these books. It feels like a good place to leave the series, though I'm actually not sure if it's meant as a conclusion or not.

It was my #DoubleSpin book, though it still leaves me in search of a #BookSpinBingo. I really am not doing it on purpose this time...!

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

Thanks for the tag! So happy you are back.

1) snowflakes, they usually started to bloom around my birthday (end of March) where I grew up

2) tagged - the UK edition

I thought Emily's conviction that Faerie is structured not just on rules and traditions but on stories to be a fascinating idea. It's also interesting to see her have to defer to Wendell for once, as this is his realm and his family they are dealing with.

Looking forward to seeing more of these characters, and curious as to where Fawcett will go now that she's covered encyclopedias, maps, and story compilations!

"If there is one subject upon which Wendell and I shall never agree, it is the wisdom of attempting to drag a cat into Faerie."

Or anywhere, as someone who owns a cat can attest!

#FirstLineFridays #CatsOfLitsy
@ShyBookOwl

This was a strong conclusion to the Emily Wilde trilogy, although I‘m a bit sad to be done with this lovely world and the adorable Wendell. As a dog and cat owner, I also appreciated the personalities of Shadow and Orga.

My own “Shadow” Clyde is posing with the book. 😆

I wish there was more! Sometimes I hate coming to the end of the journey, even though it ended perfectly. I guess I can just start over again, though. 💕

Book two in The Last Binding trilogy, and in this one, we are searching for the second object that forms part of the Last Contract.

I wish I'd learn from my mistakes and would read series without gaps. I read book one over a year ago, and it took me a fair few chapters to get back into this world.

I did, however, get back into it, and while I didn't love this adventure as much, it was a decent read, and it was nice to get to know Maud better.