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Saint Death's Daughter | C. S. E. Cooney

Found this on the tbr and was intrigued all over again. It‘s a chonker so I hope it‘s as good as it sounds!

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MariaW

Nona the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

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Even though there have been a lot of characters with more than one personality/soul and a lot of new names for known characters, part three was soemhow easier to follow than part 2. I am glad I started Nona even though I didn‘t like Harrow. What I especially liked was the narration of John in form of psalms because it was the perfect transition to our modern world. It is definitely a possible dystopian future for all of us.

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humouress

Abhorsen | Garth Nix

Ch 13:
They waded across, Mogget clinging to Sam‘s shoulder and the Dog swimming in the middle. Unlike most dogs, Lirael noticed, her friend actually stuck her whole head underwater, ears and all. And whatever power fast-moving water had over the Dead and some Free Magic creatures clearly didn‘t apply to the Disreputable Dog.
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“How come you like to swim but hate baths?” asked Lirael curiously as they reached dry ground and found a sandy patch between the rocks to set up a makeshift camp.
“Swimming is swimming and the smells stay the same,” said the Dog. “Baths involve soap.” 5mo

humouress Ch 16:
“I understand. It‘s just not that simple...” the Major began. Then he paused, and his red face went blotchy and pale at the temples. Lirael watched his brow furrow up as if a strange thought were trying to break free. Then it cleared. Carefully he put his hand into his pocket, then suddenly withdrew it and punched his newly brass-knuckled fist into the Bakelite exchange board,
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its delicate internal mechanisms exploding with a rush of sparks and smoke.
“Damn it! It is that simple! I‘ll order the company to go. After all, the politicos can only shoot me for it later if we win. As for you, Private, if you mention a word of this to anyone, I‘ll feed you to the cat thing here. Understand?”
“Yum,” said Mogget. 5mo

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humouress 2nd interlude:
Not that landing in the Old Kingdom would be easy. Touchstone looked at the fabric wing shivering above him and hoped that most of the plane was man-made. For if parts of it were not, they would fall apart too soon, the common fate of Ancelstierran devices and machinery once they were across the Wall.
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“I am never flying again,” muttered Touchstone. Then he remembered Ellimere‘s message. If they did manage to land on the other side of the Wall and get to Barhedrin, then they would have to fly somewhere in a Paperwing, to engage in a battle with an unknown Enemy of unknown powers.
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Touchstone‘s face set in grim lines at that thought. He would welcome that battle. He and Sabriel had struggled too long against opponents manipulated from afar. Now whatever it was had come out in the open, and it would face the combined forces of the King, the Abhorsen and the Clayr.

Provided, of course, that the King and the Abhorsen managed to survive this flight. 5mo

humouress 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 ✨ 4d

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Jari-chan

Nona the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

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I was looking forward to meet all of the character in the Locked Tomb series again, but I guess I was waiting for Nona again. She captured my heart the first time I read the book, and now she did it again. She made me laugh, she made me want to hug her, she made me very emotional. That's just Nona. And of course I understood more about what's going on than the first time around. Tamsyn Muir, I'm ready for Alecto now.

Ruthiella Just waiting patiently for Alecto to be published…😬 5mo

Jari-chan @Ruthiella Guess there's nothing else we can do... 🤷 5mo

BookmarkTavern @Ruthiella @Jari-chan waiting so, so patiently. 😅😅😅 5mo

Jari-chan @BookmarkTavern We are all oh, so patient, aren't we? 😅 5mo

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451Degrees

Sabriel | Garth Nix

so-so

Has anyone else read this book??? The magic system is very interesting but also not the most in depth description on how it really works… I think the story is really original and a very cool premise. HOWEVER. It took me over a month to read this 300 page book. Which I can generally finish in a couple of days and now that I have finished it I still feel so meh about it…

Fantasyfan I just had this deliver today. I realized I have owned the entire rest of the series except this one book for years. 8mo

BookmarkTavern I love this whole series! 💖 And yeah, I don‘t remember the magic system ever really getting an in depth explanation. If you like audiobooks, I highly recommend the first three in this series. Tim Curry reads them. 💖 8mo

451Degrees @Fantasyfan oh man I hope it works better for you! I just felt like I never clicked with the book the whole time 😩 8mo

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451Degrees @BookmarkTavern I might try them there… I feel like I should really love this book and potentially the rest of the series! Idk what has happened! 8mo

Fantasyfan @451Degrees I will go into it with low expectations, which I already have. I already knew the world building was not great from other reviews. I have read a lot of older epic fantasy and YA fantasy, so maybe I can enjoy it for its age and view it more as a classic than fantasy. 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly I love this book and the whole series! I don‘t mind when magic systems are not fully explained. I don‘t understand how my phone works, either. 8mo

451Degrees @Fantasyfan oh for sure! I didn‘t really mind the world building I thought that aspect was great! The more I think about it the more I am feeling like the characters were where it went a little more flat for me. I just hope you enjoy the read! 8mo

451Degrees @Clare-Dragonfly that‘s a good point!☺️ I feel like I was just wanting a little bit more to the characters to match the world building. I loved the unique magic system and setting even if I didn‘t really understand it well😅 8mo

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Bookworm54

Nona the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

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Another great read!
However I do wish they wouldn‘t end on such complicated cliff hangers. It wasn‘t so bad when I had the next book to keep going with, but now it‘s a waiting game for book 4 😂

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RamsFan1963

Nona the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

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101/150 This was easily my favorite book of the series, so far. This iteration of Harrowhawk was by far the most pleasant and endearing, so sweet and kind. Her fate at the end was heartbreaking 💔. I hope Muir comes out with Alecto The Ninth as soon as possible. 5 🌟 read.
101st book finished for #Readaway2024 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

DieAReader 🥳Great! 10mo

BookmarkTavern Right?!? I am so anxious waiting for Alecto! I‘m going to have to do a reread of the first three when it‘s announced! 10mo

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RamsFan1963

Nona the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

1. Too soon, if I buy it now, I'll eat it all before Halloween gets here.
2. Bat. Sh#! Crazy

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Good plan on the candy. Thanks for playing! 10mo

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BookmarkTavern

Abhorsen | Garth Nix

1. Anne or Rosalind, the middle names of my grandmothers.

2. Love all of the names of the characters in this whole book series. Sabriel, Lirael, I just love that -el sound at the end of the names.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝 Garth Nix 😊👍. (edited) 13mo

TheSpineView Love those names! Thanks for playing 13mo

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llwheeler

Sabriel | Garth Nix

Two weeks of #bookreport but not much to show. I'm making steady progress on audio, but reading with my eyes has been slow going. That's ok.

My #weeklyforecast is more just a bunch of possibilities. Who knows what I'll actually get to.

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