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Membership Fanart for Shiori Novella:
"I am but a humble wyrm, Ma'am."
This is my oshi, she is very broken but I think that makes her perfect
#shiori novella#shiorinsketch#novelite#bookwyrm#novelknight#hololive#hololive en#hololive advent#adventrix#yorick#digital art#fanart#hololive fanart#art
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Tiny Navajo Reads: Thursday Three Book Blogs I Love
Tiny Navajo Reads: Thursday Three Book Blogs I Love
Hi guys! This is a Thursday Three that I haven’t touched yet, and I’m glad for it. It’s a day for me to talk about three book blogs that I look up to and that inspire me to try better.
Austine @NovelKnight
She was one of the first book bloggers that I started following when I first started writing and publishing my book reviews on this site. And she puts out so content, well written content, and…
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#bloggers#blogging#book blog#book bloggers#novelknight#reviews from the stacks#there&039;s something about km#thursday three book blogs i love#thursday threes#writing
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I’ve signed up for the Beat the Backlist challenge 2018 hosted by @novelknight and I’m aiming at the moment to read 6 books which are
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor
Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon
I may well end up reading more backlisted books but considering my reading for uni I think this is a substantial enough list for now.
If anyone else joins in I’m on the Book Bards team so let me know if we’re teammates! Good luck to anyone doing the challenge and enjoy your new year of reading!
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Whoo! I'm on the #novelknights team for #beatthebacklist
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2020 Wrap Up
Considering I’m a registered nurse working through a global pandemic, 144 is a damn good number and I’m super proud of myself for that accomplishment. I always set my goal for 100 (I’m boring) and I always exceed it so I’m happy with what I read last year. I knocked off quite a few books that had been on my TBR a long time e.g. Dune and Firestarter. I DNF’ed quite a few books, finished a few series, and found some new favorites.
So far I’m on track for my goal (100) for 2021 since I’ve already finished one book and are onto the next. I started reading The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner which has been on my TBR for years. I previously had started it and DNF’ed it but I’m hoping that since my tastes have changed a bit that my mind will change because I’ve heard such good things about it.
Yearly goals are much the same. I’m not participating in the NovelKnight Beat the Backlist Challenge or the PopSugar! challenge but I did set an A-Z Challenge for myself. I never finished that the first year I took a crack at it so here’s hoping I can do it this go around. As always, my goal is to get my physical TBR down but I won’t guilt myself for buying because really, it’s the only thing I treat myself with. I do want to read quite a few things that have been on my TBR for awhile, namely The Inheritance Trilogy and the Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemison, The Golden Compass trilogy, and to finish out the series whose last books I’ve been putting out.
This also marks my 3rd year bullet journaling for my reading. I haven’t changed up any of my spreads except adding a ‘Book of the Month’ page for each monthly spread. The goal is to print the cover photo out and paste it in but we’ll see how that goes.
#booklr#bookstagram#wrap up#reading wrap up#yearly wrap up#books#read#reading#reader#bookworm#book dragon#bibliophile#mine
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Novelknight’s “Beat the Backlist 2021″ Challenge
This is going to be my post to update (instead of making MANY posts throughout the year) on how I am doing in the “Beat the Backlist 2021″ Challenge. I will list my books at the bottom of post! If you’re participating too, let me know so we can cheer each other on! :D
More Than 1 Author: “Future Gay Husband” by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning
Dragons or Lizards: TBD
It’s On a Ship: “The Odyssey” by Homer
Purple Cover: “The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Set in a Major City: “The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Book You Forgot You Had: “To Walk a Pagan Path” by Alaric Albertsson
Caused a Major Book Hangover:
Multiple Points of View: “Cold Storage” by David Koepp
Book You’re Giving Another Chance: “Descent of Inanna” by Edward Vanderjagt
Quest to Find Lost/Hidden Object: “Tomb Raider” Vol. 2 by Mariko Tamaki
Chapter Title Page Has Art: “Milkyway Hitchhiking” Vol. 1 by Sirial
Kept You Up Late Reading: “Barbarian Lover” by Ruby Dixon
Picked by a Friend: “To the Sky Kingdom” by Tang Qi
Non-Human Character: “Barbarian Alien” by Ruby Dixon
First Line is Less Than 10 Words: “Tomb Raider” Vol. 1 by Mariko Tamaki
Banned Book: TBD
Cover Features Your Favorite Color: “Witch’s Wheel of the Year” by Jason Mankey
All About Music: “Act Your Age, Eve Brown” by Talia Hibbert
Character Let’s Out Breath They Didn’t Know They Were Holding: “Barbarian Mine” by Ruby Dixon
Genre You Never/Rarely Read: TBD
Standalone: “The Promise: Avatar the Last Airbender” by Gene Luen Yang
Lost Royalty: “The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Cover With Your Country’s Flags Colors: “As Old As Time” by Liz Braswell
Written Letters or Diary Entries: “The Martian” by Andy Weir
Free Space: “Paganism” by Joyce Higginbotham
Book Centered Around Politics: Herodotus’ “Histories”
Features a Carnival or Circus: TBD
Snake on the Cover: TBD
On Indie Besteller List in 2020: “Barbarian’s Mate” by Ruby Dixon
Historical With a Twist: “The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Enola Holmes” by Nancy Springer
Character has a Dream Scene: “Demon Love Spell” Vol 6 by Mayu Shinjo
Set in Autumn: TBD
Based on Non-Greek/Roman Mythology: TBD
Non-Binary Protagonist: TBD
A Book with Illustrations: “The Way of the House Husband” Vol 4 by Kousuke Oono
WTF Plot Twist: “The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes)” by Nancy Springer
Second Book in a Duology: TBD
Non-Fairytale Re-Telling: TBD
From Your 2020 Backlist TBR: “Future Ex Enemy” by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning
Book Where the Woods/Forest are Important: TBD
Black and White: TBD
Novella: “Ice Planet Honeymoon: Vektal & Georgie” by Ruby Dixon
Person on the Cover: “Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess” by Nancy Springer
Anthology: TBD
Has a Map: “Clanlands” by Graham McTavish & Sam Heugen
Book About Bones OR “Bone” in the Title: TBD
Good Book, Bad Cover: “Barbarian’s Prize” by Ruby Dixon
Brings Out The Geek In You: “Practical Guide To Runes” by Lisa Peschel
Bought It For The Cover: “Poison” by Bridget Zinn
BONUS READS FOR CHALLENGE:
Book Written in Verse: TBD
Includes a 2nd Person POV: “Vision in White” by Nora Roberts
Author Has a Book Releasing in 2021: “Having the Barbarian’s Baby” by Ruby Dixon
Mentions a Pineapple: TBD
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hey guys! i recently hit 400 followers and to celebrate that im tagging all of the blogs i follow! i highly recommend all of these blogs. if you dont want to be tagged, just dm me and ill remove you from the taglist (i will still follow you tho lol). some people’s tags didnt work and im really sorry but i dont know how to fix it. anyway, i love all of you and y’all are great.
strap your seatbelts, this is going to be a long ride
aesthetic anime
@ghibli-and-things • @lofi-wave
aesthetic stuff? idk
@amstterdam • @cozy-dodie • @enigmaticpink • @positivelypastelpink • @mitzydoll • @my-unspoken-thought • @neonnipples • @occasionally-aesthetic • @3am-overthinker • @3amthoughtsaboutyou
animals
@friendlyanimals • @why-animals-do-the-thing
anti-onision
@barbie-against-onision • @bisexuals-against-onision • @chaseagainstonision • @females-against-onision • @heathermcnamaraagainstonision • @justice-against-onision • @oceans-against-onision • @ogres-against-onision • @onionslicer • @onision-against-onision • @scarlet-witch-against-onision • @shitposting-against-onision • @who-absolutely-despises-onision
art
@abd-illustrates • @artful-ang3l* • @artistsontumplr • @artisttothebone • @aug99-99 • @drawingdawnart •@drawinqs • @dyxnamicart • @emoliseart • @fan-arter • @fuckyeahillustrativeart • @gryphll • @ham-tarts • @incaseyouart • @jess-scribbles • @kaerastuff* • @kumikirin • @maddox-rider • @mienar • @psychicmoth • @loish • @lovelovethestarslovethemoon • @martisun • @ninnapons • @raiyakun • @robinsdraw • @rivoskax • @thecatinthetux • @the-pastel-peach • @twilightciel • @vetyr • @vinniecha •@yasaeh
asia
@angryasiangirlsunited • @asianamericanrep • @asiangayrep • @asianhistory • @asian-representation • @asiansinfilmandtv • @representationforasians • @southasianrepresentation
ask blogs
@ask-angels-sides • @ask-gaymermell
asoue
@aseriesofunfortunatememes • @snicketsleuth • @wlwbaudelaire
boku no hero academia
@bnha-incorrect • @myheroyoutubecomments • @quirkzone • @todordeku
books
@ag-reads • @books-and-girls • @bookqueeen • @foreverlostinliterature • @gabbysbo0ks • @letsreadwomen • @mousethatreads • @novelknight • @shit-i-read • @thatbooknerdy • @wildhoneyandbooks
crabstickz
@crabshotz • @crabstickz-appreciation-blo-blog • @crabstickz-relief
creators/corporations who i follow on tumblr (not tagged)
@aclockworkreader • @amazingphil • @amiekaufman • @aretheygayvideos • @crabstickz69 • @danielhowell • @doddleoddle • @iamcornelia • @jessethereader • @kickthepj • @nasa • @pewdie • @rowanellis • @strange-aeons • @thatstht24
dan & phil
@actualphan • @actualsoulmatesdnp* • @aforeverhome • @akilahthegreat • @akilasanaa • @alittledizzy • @alphalester • @amazignphil • @amazingphilperks • @americanphancakes • @analester • @arcticlester • @asspiano • @awrfhi • @baddnpmemes • @blxckmochi* • @boncasphan • @cakephil • @cheekybumsecks • @cherryscentedlube • @cleverphil • @corgisocks • @cosmicdnp • @cosmicphillie • @cozydnp* • @dailydnp • @danandphilsurvey • @danhowellgifs • @danielhowall • @danielinthebathroom* • @danielsphil • @danslawdegree • @dansleftthigh • @dans-exposed-ankle* • @dans-queer-ass • @dans-softcurls • @danphiil • @deathclassic • @depressedqueerphan* • @demonphannie • @dip-the-pip • @dinosaurnerd-howell • @dnplocks • @dnpnews • @dnpscloset • @dnpsuck • @dnp-legs* • @dnps-trashcan • @donkeyphan • @dramaphan • @dumbslutdan • @dumbwhoredan • @echoedvoices* • @extremelyemotionalandhomosexual • @euphanisms • @fall-out-parker • @floraldnp • @fondan • @fondestphan • @floppy-ding-dong • @flymetomanchester • @frecklesdipnpip* • @freeunicornhugs* • @gaymingvideos • @goldenpinof • @heterophobednp • @heterophobicdaniel • @homosexuphil* • @howellz • @howell-lesters • @huphilpuffs • @imafastfoodfreak* • @intoapuddle • @incorrectphanquotes • @infinitylester • @instarbuckswithdan • @inspiredlester • @itsmydanpheelings • @it-hitsdifferent • @jorzuela • @knlalla • @lemonheadlester* • @lesterdaily • @likeactualsoulmates • @lnternethomo • @lvatt • @legdabs • @lesterchuu • @lightphilly • @linguisticswithlester • @luckilyiambrave • @lynxandbadger • @madebyfission • @manchester-eye • @marvelpml • @melodanmatic • @morethanjustromantic • @mukbangphillie • @musicthatdanlikes • @mylivingphantasy • @narcissehowell • @nasaxphil • @nastydannie • @nazoir • @neondnp • @oopsphan • @othersentencesbyphil • @overheardphan • @palacefires • @panlesters* • @pfclibrary • @phanastories • @phanbf • @phanciful-phantasy* • @phandetta • @phandomficfests • @phandomgives • @phandomwatch • @phanficawards • @phanfictionawards • @phanfictionarchiveproject • @phanfictioncatalogue • @phanfictionevents • @phanicatthemourge* • @phannie • @phanniephobic • @phan-stan-gram • @phansterdam • @phanswers • @phantasieslide •@phantrxsh • @phantasticreblogs • @philester • @phillesterdaily • @philsbigduck • @philslinguisticdegree • @philphilphilphilphilphilphilphil •@philswafflesocks • @phloridas • @pjsforestkid • @pml-howell* • @prophilactic* • @pseudophan • @pseudophanhell • @scifiphan • @shutup-rat • @signeronja* • @sketchyphannies • @softgolftechniques • @soulmatebros • @snokoplazm • @starboydjh • @starlightdannie-archive • @stormylester • @sunshinednp • @thedemonphanti • @themostfuniveverhad • @thephandommonthly • @thisdayindnphistory* • @thishitsdifferent • @totalphillie* • @queerdaniel • @queerformlessblob • @watergator • @waveydnp • @whispyphil • @wlwdannie* • @yiffandquiff • @yiff-yiff-for-phan • @yikesola • @youabsolutespoon • @10yearsofdnp
doctor who
@incorrectnewwho • @perfectlyrose
emo shit
@wafflesmcgeesus
feminism
@feminismfuckyeah • @feministism • @yourfeminist
gen z shit
@gen-z-culture-is • @gen-z-takeover • @genzquotes • @just-high-school-things • @thegenzmood
harry potter
@accio-shitpost • @myfathershouldnthearaboutthis • @overheard-at-hogwarts
i dont know what category to put these under
@fandom • @inthetags • @just-shower-thoughts • @memories • @one-time-i-dreamt • @showerthoughtsofficial • @showerthoughtspost
lgbt+
@bisappho • @genderfriends • @glad-to-be-straight • @letters-to-lgbt-kids • @queereyegifs • @thegayshitposter
life hacks
@1000-life-hacks
marvel
@bannersodinsonn • @buckystarks • @incorrect-ironstrange • @incorrectmarvelcuquotes • @incorrectstevebucky • @marvelentertainment • @marvelladiesdaily • @mrstarkss • @scarletsoft • @tragicyans
memes & shit(posts)
@animatedtext • @blank-alignement-charts • @catchymemes • @caucasianscriptures • @dankmemesreasonforliving • @hilarioushumorfromouterspace • @positive-memes • @it-is--wednesday--my-dudes • @outofcontextreplies • @picsthatmakeyougohmm • @reddit-tales @thatgirlwiththememes • @theshitpostcalligrapher • @the-memedaddy
music
@conceptplaylist • @favorite-wind-flower • @headphonecableplaylists • @indie-mosaic • @indiebops-recommended • @insidemyunusualmind • @musicluvr69 • @music-once-a-day • @oddlyspecificspotify • @rel8able-lyrics • @stolenlyricstoyourheart • @thegoodneighbour • @tinysoundtrack • @the-lyric-quotes
photography
@sunsetsky63
politics
@politicsfunfacts
positivity & mental health
@anniepositivity • @dailypositivitystar • @frogitivity • @frogitivityone • @frogitivitypride • @frogitivity1 • @frogitivity2 • @frogitivity3 • @gentle-reminder • @inspire--happiness • @justforlove • @kawaii-reminders • @mentalhealth • @positive-central • @positivelypostings • @selfcare404 • @sprinklethepositivity • @thehappyhobbit • @yourpositivityreminder
prompts
@speech-prompts
quotes
@ink-and-oceans • @lotsofquotes • @quotemadness • @quotexcerpts • @qvotable • @relatablepoetryandquotes • @the-book-diaries • @yourvisionboard
reblogs & other cool stuff
@anxious-barnacle • @aroace-phanchild* • @but-like-toast-guys • @combination-of-soulss* • @disasterfangirl • @eggamame • @falling-out-trees-101 • @fujoshilife101* • @gelly-kitty-kat* • @ginayamhead* • @helloiamamarshmallow* • @hopelessromanticwithscars* • @mercedesdotexe • @mylasagnaisraw • @myspicyuniverse* • @noah-fangirl030* • @oceanshadowroyalty* • @phanderblog* • @positivequeerio • @rabia-the-stupid-idiot* • @rexysworld • @sizzlingfacedonut • @sparklyemo1 • @thehistoryfangirl12* • @thatonepotatofromhell* • @this-account-is-a-mistake* • @uwillneverknowwho* • @yourethebestthingiveseen
rwby
@cavenmiller* • @doodlecraftie
sanders sides
@accidentally-logince • @daily-duke-doodles • @dearthomassanders • @famder-news • @fanders-compliments • @fangirltothefullest • @hanramz-the-fander • @ironwoman359 • @katesattic • @logan-exe • @logically-asexual • @officialdeceit* • @madly-handsome • @marshmallowmischief • @more-incorect-quotes • @pattonspancakes • @pixelectrify • @princelogical • @puns-and-patton • @protect-sanderssides • @sanders-sides-fic-archive • @romanasanders • @romansleftshoulderpad • @roman-sanders-protection-squad • @sandersgifs • @sandersstudies • @sanders-sides-thuri • @sleepy-starling • @softestvirgil • @stardustlogan • @stxticsnow • @teacupfulofstarshine • @theincediblesulk • @thelowlysatsuma • @theonlyjelly-iwillput-inmybelly • @tinydemondragon • @tstwitterupdates • @virgilsjourney • @warnadudenexttime • @whats-going-on-kiddos • @what-even-is-thiss • @yeet-ceit • @20-sanders-sided-die
studyblr
@another-studytblr • @honeylemonstudiess • @honeys-study • @lilynzst • @kistudy • @sonderstudy • @studeology • @studyblr • @studyhelpfornerds • @studyingfilms • @studyingology • @thestudyingteabag
themes
@glenthemes • @pirateskinned
voltron
@lancemcclain • @justiceforallura
wallpapers
@desktopwallpaperproject • @fivewallpapers • @lockzlovescreens • @minelockscreen • @pc98backgrounds • @sunrisewallpapers • @thewallpaperzone • @trash-layouts • @vintageitalia
writing
@ar-jae-writes • @authors-haven • @byronwrites • @delphwrites • @djmunden • @elliewritesstories • @emptybottlesbrokendreams • @feathered-quill • @fixyourwritinghabits • @gettingitwrite • @heywriters • @howtofightwrite • @incorrectprompts • @justawritingaid • @krforsyth • @lizard-is-writing • @muffinswritingblog • @ocquotes • @oc-growth-and-development • @poems-and-word • @poetselixir • @pplaidshirt • @promptcenter • @promptsforthestrugglingauthor • @questionsforyourocs • @questionprompts • @relatableteenwriter • @rhiannon-writes • @sparklingwritings • @strangeocquestions • @sw-writes • @thecaffeinebookwarrior • @thecharactercomma • @thependragonwritersguild • @theticklishpear • @thewritershelpers • @uhmmmsweetie • @wbqotd • @which-oc-would • @wordfather • @wordsnstuff • @word-nerds-united • @writeblrconnections • @writingdotcoffee • @writingwithcolor • @writing-tips-daily • @your-eternal-torment
your fave
@yourfaveisanantio • @yourfaveisantionision • @yourfave-has-two-brain-cells • @yourfavorite-is-lgbt • @yourfavisabaudelaireguardian • @yourfav-eats-stickers
youtubers
@marksandrec
*mutuals. tbh, im cheating a bit because im including mutuals on my blogs @under-the-blue-sun and @phandom-against-onision but anyway. i love you all 3000 xxx
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I messed up book tag
Hey there @therefugeofbooks - thanks for tagging, this was fun! My memory is far from great, but all the more reason to shake up my bookish past from time to time...
1. A character’s appearance that you misread and imagined differently.
I'm meticulous when it comes to descriptions - not knowing how to imagine characters bugs me to no end, so I don't recall misreading; however a bunch of times a character's appearance was introduced so late in the story that I had to make up my own image, and needless to say it didn't usually match. One example that comes to mind is the Echo series by Max Frei - it's more like a series of series; the first cycle was entirely from the main character's POV with zero self-description, and when the narrative shifted in the second cycle I realised that was NOT how I imagined him at ALL
2. A character name that you’ve been pronouncing wrong.
Lyra from His Dark Materials! I first read the books in translation, and therefore had a different reading in mind - even now I find it difficult to shift to the correct one. I'm sure the language shift is to blame for many other pronunciation mismatches in my life...
3. An overused trope that is your guilty pleasure.
A grumpy/dark/quiet character revealing the extent of their feelings in a dangerous situation. I mean, come on
4. A cliche character type that you like better onscreen than reading about.
I like seeing bookworms onscreen? Sometimes, if an avid reader is clumsily written, they feel like a writer's guilty pleasure character, while the visual representation (minus vanilla inner dialogue about fantasy worlds, plus real-life details, dialogue, pop culture references...) somehow makes those characters more real to me
5. A word/phrase that you learnt because of its use in a book.
Pretty much all of English language? Reading and watching movies is mostly how I learned, and still learn :)
6. Have you ever not read or completed a required reading book for school?
I was a big fan of required reading, but And Quiet Flows the Don... With all due respect, ugh. That book in itself is my pet peeve. I am known to rant about it from time to time. Most people I know can be divided into War and Peace vs. And Quiet Flows the Don, and I'm firmly in the Tolstoy camp (I just ignore the last chapter)
7. Have you ever skipped a chapter from the POV of a character you weren’t interested in?
Nope, I feel guilty skipping things - I either read everything or give up altogether
8. Have you ever canceled social plans to read?
No, I have cancelled social plans on several many occasions, but mostly because of study/work fatigue. For me reading and social life are definitely not contradictory
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Tagging a few bookish people I see on my dash - no pressure, if this looks like fun! @manuscripts-dontburn @magic-in-every-book @novelknight @bookworm-of-camelot @pagesinmylife
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What are you currently reading? I haven’t started it yet but am looking forward to The Raven and the Dove by @kaitlyndavisbooks and wanted to share it with everyone today! A princess longing to be free. A bastard aching to belong. A prince determined to save his kingdom. And a spy ready to wreck them all… Four fates collide in this avian-inspired, epic fantasy retelling of Tristan and Isolde perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Leigh Bardugo! #TheRavenandtheDove goes on sale on March 9th and is available to pre-order now for only $2.99! If you live in the US, don't miss your chance to get an exclusive art print, bookmark, and signed book plate as a pre-order gift. The link is in my stories! To celebrate, I am working with @KaitlynDavisBooks to share her book and host an international giveaway! GRAND PRIZE Enter to win a personalized hardcover edition of The Raven and the Dove and a $15 Amazon Gift Card! To enter: ❤Like and comment on this photo ❤Tag a friend ❤follow me and @KaitlynDavisBooks For an extra entry: ❤tag a second friend ❤stop by @novelknight later today and repeat these steps Rules: - Giveaway ends Feb 29th at 11:59 EST - not affiliated with Instagram - open internationally - must be a public account so I can verify entries - must be 16+ or have parental permission Synopsis of The Raven and the Dove in comments. #TRATDTour #KaitlynDavis #YABookstagram #YAFantasy #Fantasyromance #YABooks #bookstagram #igreads #booknerd #bookworm #bookphotography #bibliophile #booklover #bookaddict #instareads #bookblogger #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram #bookish #beautifulbooks #booktag #prettybooks #goodreads #bookdragon #myfavoritethings #seeingthepretty #simplethingsmadebeautiful https://www.instagram.com/p/B81p55Kg0dQ/?igshid=t3fxm945qh24
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You are alone in the woods, seen only
by the unblinking yellow moon. Your hands are empty. You are nearly naked.
And the wolf is angry.
Since her grandmother became her
caretaker when she was four years old, Bisou Martel has lived a quiet life in a
little house in Seattle. She’s kept mostly to herself. She’s been good. But
then comes the night of homecoming, when she finds herself running for her life
over roots and between trees, a fury of claws and teeth behind her. A wolf
attacks. Bisou fights back. A new moon rises. And with it, questions. About the
blood in Bisou’s past and on her hands as she stumbles home. About broken boys
and vicious wolves. About girls lost in the woods—frightened, but not alone.
Elana K. Arnold, National Book Award
finalist and author of the Printz Honor book Damsel, returns with a dark,
engrossing, blood-drenched tale of the familiar threats to female power—and one
girl’s journey to regain it.
Red Hood
by Elana K. Arnold
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Release Date: February 25th 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings, Fairy Tales
Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43721070-red-hood
Amazon: https://amzn.to/32Ip5Us
B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/red-hood-elana-k-arnold/1130335629
iTunes: https://books.apple.com/us/book/red-hood/id1465581675
Bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Red-Hood-Elana-K-Arnold/9780062742353?ref=grid-view&qid=1573657505950&sr=1-1
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/nz/en/ebook/red-hood-3
Google Books: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Red_Hood.html?id=W-i4xQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Favorite Quotes:
Fairy tales and fables are powerful because they tell us truths we already know. They ring a bell deep inside us, striking a resonant, vibrating note that makes us nod yes with recognition.
Forcing anything when it comes to sex is completely unacceptable.
Darling, it is not your job to make boys happy.
Sometimes boys become wolves.
Review:
Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold. I am not totally sure what to say at this moment. This wasn’t the book that I was expecting. I was expecting a modern retelling of Red Riding Hood but instead, I ended up with a giant metaphor of being raped and killing your attacker. Something I wish I had a bit more warning for.
Red Hood is told in second person. Which it has been a long time since I read a story like this. Second person is definitely one of the harder story views for me to read. It is a lot harder for me to connect to the characters this way.
This story is very gory and very dark. Normally I would mind gory and dark if it made sense, but I don’t feel like it makes sense for this book at least not for teenagers. I find that this doesn’t work so well in this YA thriller fairytale retelling.
There are moments that I feel like Arnold is trying to be an educator. She is trying to teach teens how to use a tampon and put a condom on it. I can possibly understand this for kids that have the lack of parental education or even sex ed in school. I just wish that Arnold did a better job with it vs going about it the way that she did.
I think the biggest issue that I had with this book is that the message is supposed to be about female empowerment and girls banding together. In the end, it feels like this is feeling you that there is justification in murder. That is not an endorsement I support.
This book is written to make the reader very uncomfortable so I get that. I just found that the book wasn’t really for me. I can’t say that it is a bad book either. I would definitely give it like 3 stars. I do think that Arnold is a very skilled writer.
About the Author:
ELANA K. ARNOLD is the author of critically acclaimed and
award-winning young adult novels and children’s books, including the Printz
Honor winner Damsel, the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of,
and Global Read Aloud selection A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. Several of
her books are Junior Library Guild selections and have appeared on many best
book lists, including the Amelia Bloomer Project, a catalog of feminist titles
for young readers. Elana teaches in Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for
Children and Young Adults program and lives in Southern California with her
family and menagerie of pets.
Author Links:
Website: http://elanakarnold.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5772357.Elana_K_Arnold
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elanakarnold
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElanaKArnold/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elanakarnold/
Giveaway:
Prize: Win a copy of RED HOOD by Elana K.
Arnold (US Only)
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Ends: 3rd March 2020
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Tour Schedule:
http://fantasticflyingbookclub.blogspot.com/2019/12/tour-schedule-red-hood-by-elana-k-arnold.html
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