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I just finished this book. Two friends from book club were gushing over it and told me that a horse plays a big part in the story so I had to read it.
It was really a fun adventure - as you can see from the cover, it‘s just a girl and her horse slaying dragons. It‘s an excellent girl power fantasy story.
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#20in4 update - I‘m up to 6 hours 30 minutes so far!
🌵 Photo taken Friday on South Mountain in Phoenix, AZ
📚 Thanks @Andrew65 !

I am so happy to have the chance to read #20in4 - these are my last days of freedom before I go back to school. I want to finish up the tagged book, but I‘m not positive what I‘ll read next. I‘ve got it narrowed down to 3 books.
Who else is joining in?
Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 !

My aunt recommended this to me as a teen but I don‘t remember reading it. Parts seemed familiar, but they may be from other works. Aerin is a believable hero, who feels unworthy of her royal blood and decides to prove herself. It was slow going in places but worthwhile. An older MG/younger YA, one down for #MGMarch. Next up is a quick read from one of kiddo‘s favorite series.

Probably her best book

1. Not the most recent, but it‘s definitely the one I have the strongest memory of wanting to throw.
2. depends on the day (It‘s possible my Type A self has a schedule.)
3. I fell down three stairs sideways into the lap of a guy during my freshman orientation with my scholarship group.
4. Dark Chocolate
5. Blue Girls
#friyayintro

Dragons. Sword fighting. Heroine. What‘s not to love? But for older MG. #NewberyChallenge

Onto book 2 while I travel. Tackling #NewberyChallenge.

#7favesin7days day 7

@lauren.lerner - that was fun ☺

This is definitely the oldest book from childhood at my home, though I think my parents probably still have some older ones :). It‘s still a favorite and a regular re-read! For the hour six challenge of #24in48! @24in48

#reading #puremichigan

Aerin was one of the first #heroes I encountered. And she's still one of the best. #septembowie

#junebookbugs Day26: #publishedinthe1980s
Missing 1983 and 1986. So close!
@RealLifeReading

Enjoyable old-school fantasy with a thoroughly kick-ass heroine.

"I am the shape of their fear."

Day 4 Didn't Like It, Still Finished It
An epic fantasy with political intrigue and a dragon? I should have loved this. For most of it, I was just bored. So. Much. Exposition. But I persevered because so many people love McKinley and there was supposed to be an epic dragon. Then I'm-too-sexy-for-my-magic mage dude showed up and I rolled my eyes a lot. And I kept reading. The end made me throw the book at a wall. #marchintoreading

I decidedly cannot draw, but here is my picture for #drawme and @rachelm . The Hero and the Crown is one of the first books I can remember choosing for myself as a young girl, and Aerin was one of my first female heroes. I still have the book. My drawing was no doubt also influenced by the delivery of my new Zelda game today!
#womenshistory @LitsyFeministBookClub

Having to stay up all night with a cranky teething toddler who refuses to sleep is a bummer, but at least I had this awesome recommendation from @Chachic to get me through the night! Great book, loved how it ties into the Blue Sword!

Women inspiring girls makes me cry now.

Read in a day and loved it. Believable and likable heroine, and an ending that worked. I look forward to reading more by this author.

Not certain how I missed this with all the fantasy I read when young, but thank you Litsy for the introduction. So far I am really enjoying getting to know Aerin and Talat

So many #kickassheroines these days but Robin McKinley and both of the leading ladies in these amazing books are my original fantasy roll models for leading a #kickass life.
#seasonsreadings2016 #kickassheroine

#herebedragons I loved reading books with strong woman characters growing up and this was one of my favorites. The heroine is disliked by almost everyone from birth because they think her mother was a witch so she becomes a dragon fighter and ends up saving her country. 😄

#herebedragons I don't read a lot of fantasy but this is one of my favorites. Had to resort to a google search, because my copy is in the horrors of my basement. #photoadaynov16

#favoriteanimalsidekick This could go a lot of ways, but Talat from The Hero and the Crown is just the best. Best friend to Aerin in so many ways and is an authentic opinionated horse :D
#novemberland #horses #favoritesidekicks #animalsidekicks #RobinMckinley #fantasy

❤️ I'm enjoying this one.

I'm getting nostalgic about my middle school days while reading these books by McKinley. ❤️

Library day!

Anything by Robin McKinley is bound to be good and this one didn't disappoint.
It has stayed with me long after the final page.