In the Night Garden | 
pickI enjoyed this while I read it but it definitely took me way longer than i expected to read. Part of the trouble with this is that it's a bit dense because the stories are not straight forward you end up reading a story within a story within a story within a story to the nth power. You can tell there is a real love of the magic that stories bring to life on the author's part.
Making good progress in the tagged today because I am contractually obligated to not disturb my reading buddies. Especially since Rolo and Sierra usually never get this close to each other.
#CatsOfLitsy
#DogsOfLitsy
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Managed to finish my seasonal read this week as well as make progress on my ongoing reads. Started Hyperion as well because the tagged is taking me forever.
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Goal this week is to finish TMIAHM on my commute and start another while still making progress on my physical reads.
Waiting for the gates to open for the Pink! Concert I always have a book. (And my mom found something on my ereader because she forgot hers lol)
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Not much to report this week. Still slowly making progress on my chapter a day and the tagged.
#WeeklyForecast
My goal this week is to get close to the half way mark in the tagged.
HAPPY #BOOKSPIN DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!
I'm still way behind on past picks but I cannot help but to be hype about draw day! This month's pick are one I've started but ended up not finishing before it was due back at the library (tagged) and Perdido Street Station which is on my list for SFFBC but I've kind of never gotten around to.
I‘ve never read a richer, more evocative writer.
pickValente's books are all magnificent. The Orphan's Tales is a brilliant layering of stories that is simply magical.
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
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#fabulousfebruary @Andrew65
Planning to finish The Orphan's Tales by Valente today, then my doublespin book, Lions of Al-Rassan. After that, it's either back to Valente or The House in the Cerulean Sea
"Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch."
#Witchyquotes #Witchyreads @Linsy
"Never put your faith in a Prince.
When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch."
I‘m in a Cat Valente kind of mood (tbh when am I not?) and enjoying my extra large mug of coffee this morning!
so-soThis was a ponderous read as almost each new chapter was the background story of yet another new character & they all intertwined with one another.
pickIf your love lies in fairytales, ones with dark and bitter side, chances are you'll appreciate this wondrous piece of art. Always a pick! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Moving on to the next book in a minute!
If stories are like prayers, Valente's words themselves are like hymns. Lyrical, beautiful and deeper than they seem. I'm rereading this magical book again so that I can move on to the second book, In the Cities of Coin and Spice.
It took me a bit to get used to the writing. But it's picked up. #24in48
A day lay, but I adore Catherynne Valente. These are the books I could quickly round up. Radiance is being lent out. #AuthorILove #17BookLove
Lent the prequel to this book to my bestie, Andrew. It's not a horror book, but there is some kind of scary stuff in it. #GiveaScaryBook
It is rarely the places that birth us that see our true worth.
The weed takes what does not belong to it and gives nothing back but more weeds; the apple tree takes what is freely given to it, and returns cider and pies and tarts and jams.
Today is my mother's birthday! 🎉😁🎈🎂🍾
She's a great reader who encouraged me to read as soon as I'm able to. She allowed unlimited access to books. She said the money spent on reading is never wasted. She shapes me to who I am today. And I'd like to dedicate this #greatquote to her. ☺️❤️
#somethingforsept
'A spirit came into my cradle on the seventh day of the seventh month of my life, and while my mother slept in her Snow White bed, the spirit touched my face, and left there many tales and spells, like the tattoos of sailors.'
pickThis is one of my favourite books of all time. The stories are intricately weaved together in a complex web, with the narrative style being like an endless matryoska. Beautiful, subversive, magical retelling of 1001 nights that focus on ladies & the power of stories. Please check it out!
pickI dare say that this book is one of the most extraordinary literatures ever existed. A hundred tales weaved together like dreams within dreams. It made you realise that a story is never really just a story but a thread of the grand tapestry of the universe. All I can say is READ THIS EVERYONE.
I know I made such a slow progress on this one, but that is because it contains dazzling scenes and meticulous intents which take time to be wholly appreciated. My brain is so full of wonder I can't think of nothing else! (And that's not so good for my study. Lol)
This book has a dangerously strong inclination towards the topmost position on my all-time favorite bookshelf (and yes, I already considered Harry Potter). Still, never rate a book before finishing it. ;)
