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This is a dystopian style story where they are stuck at the top of the mountain mainly mining to get food rations from the “line keeper“. Everyone here is unable to hear and they are now slowly losing their sight as well. Fei suddenly gains her hearing after a dream and she finds herself on an adventure down the mountain. She and her companion find more than they bargained for at the base of the mountain, and need to hide that they “cannot hear“.

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Day 9: Brave

The main character named Fei shows great bravery in her quest to save the people of her village.

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Though, not necessarily a ride or entertainment at Epcot, you can go to China, the location of Mulan. Also, I did spot the Mulan character actress!

Anyone looking forward to the live action Mulan? Heard the new Christina Aguilera song? It‘s beautiful! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo8gX1Evay8

"Sometimes it's enough to just feel. You don't have to label and articulate all that's around you."
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An okay read. I liked it in the beginning, but found myself struggling toward the end. I would have liked more world building and more fantasy in the plot.

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For a stand-alone fantasy that‘s quite short, this is a very unique story with enough world building and character development to enjoy! I really liked Fei and really related to her as an artist and the fantasy element was really unique. I really liked the ending! I did wish there were a sequel even if it didn‘t follow the same characters but took place in the same world but for a stand-alone this is really good!

... And a scream of sorrow or rage...well, that is entirely different thing. That comes from a darker place, from the depths of our souls, and when we scream in those times, because we are sad or angry, there is a terrible knowledge that accompanies it, that we are giving voice to our emotions, to what is simply too big for our hearts to contain.

My view while listening to a book outside earlier today, with some handpicked lilies of the valley!

Won this book last year at a book club meeting, but have yet to read it. I love Richelle Mead‘s books, but I heard so many bad things about this one, that I‘m kinda scared to read it and be disappointed. Has anyone here read it? If so, what were your thoughts?

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This is a public service announcement for all Litsians!! If you have an Ollie's store near you, be on the lookout in the book section! This is the second signed copy I have found there!!! Plus, they got lots of cheap books too 👍

A quick light read that weaves Pixiu legends with the struggles of a mountain town. When the Pixiu leave the mountain the village becomes isolated and subjected to the King. They only receive food if they mine. The metals in the mine are toxic and the town loses its hearing and starts losing its vision as well. What will happen to the villagers if they can no longer see to mine or if the mine runs dry? Find this at your local library to find out!

I decided to start my YA binge with Soundless. I've always loved mythology and folklore and took as many classes in undergrad as I could on the subject. So while this book has very mixed reviews I'm loving it for the spinoff of an ancient Chinese tale. Anyways it's a bad weather day so perfect for a book, a hot Albuquerque Turkey sandwich and chips and salsa. #booknlunch

I have to admit, I did like the second half of the book when things really got going and I found out the reasons behind what was happening in the village. The writing is a bit dull, however, and the first half of the book moved fairly slowly. I wish this had been better.

It wasn't my favorite but it was an easy and quite enjoyable read. Also, it was a bit different from what I'm used to.

This book is so beautiful 😍 I heard it's not very good though 😞Any thoughts on this one? Worth the read?

just finished a book and now starting this one 😊📚

This was actually my first Owlcrate book. I was beyond excited to read this because it is based on Chinese folklore. This book delivered in a great way and introduced me to Chinese folklore, which I have never had the chance to study.

One of my goals this year is to read more books with POC main characters and characters with disabilities. This gets a solid 3/5: Great and UNIQUE premise for a YA fantasy, but the overall execution, plot, character dev just wasn't there for me. I would still recommend, but I just didn't love it as much as I wanted to.

First and foremost, I liked that this book has a diverse heroine and deals with disabilities. I see where Mead was going with this. I like that she tried. There's a lot of little details that I applaud her doing that make her characters a little more memorable.
With thaaat saaaiid, I wasn't super into this book. I don't know, it's not that I was bored, per say, it just wasn't thrilling.

What I did all day. My office is a polling place so I had the day off. Woot-woot!

This suddenly reminded me of Soundless by Richelle Mead, the area where the second mountain village is?

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It's like entering an ethereal world of Chinese myth. Mead has taken something unique and built it up so beautifully that no reader can turn it down. It is one of a kind. It is magnificent.

This book has so many great things about it. It was very unique and at times I couldn't put the book down. But it took a while for me to get there. I feel like there could have been more of a build up of certain elements in the story. It left me feeling kinda blah.

It was an interesting idea but it needed more work. I felt like I was reading an outline of a book instead of an actual book. It was okay enough when reading but whenever I put it down, I had zero motivation to pick it back up.

I knew we‘d find a way to be together. I knew we‘d walk by each other‘s sides in this world.

The world is dangerous and uncertain. But here, for now, we have beauty and hope again, not to mention the strength of our loved ones beside us. It is enough to weather any storm

Eyes wide, he looks up to the sky…and that‘s when we see the impossible.

Everything needs a word, I insist. We need to know how to describe the world. Otherwise we‘d fall into ignorance.

Perfection is an admirable thing to strive for. But so is knowing when to stop.

things will never change…unless someone makes them change.

the storm of emotions churning inside is apparent only to me.

"When he came to me that day, he was returning from his shift covered in fine, golden dust. As he held out his hand to help me, the late afternoon sun caught him just right, making him glitter and shine. Even then, the striking and beautiful always moved my heart . . ." (17)

Finally: my first Richelle Mead 👉🏻 I thought it was pretty good! Pros: I like the Chinese folklore / mythology spin + the ease of a standalone is very nice. Cons: I wasn't *totally 100% connected to place, characters, or the romance. Kim Mai Guest narrates the audio and does a great job with it!

Do you know that Barnes and Noble sells autographed books. 😍😄

I got this book from owlcrate and wasn't sure how I felt about it. It's not like anything Ive read before. And the book was good, I think towards the end it wasn't really what I was looking for in a book, other than that it was a good story.

This book. Like really. I never thought I would like this. I went into it with a sinking feeling of dread and I ended up so in love that I finished in one day! Amazing doesn't begin.

Another good one from Richelle Mead

We often take hearing for granted and don't realize just how important it is to our survival. This book not only enchanted me by its cover, but by its story.

Donating some books for a fundraising auction at work. It was fun thinking of "describing a book in a tweet" for strangers. It was also very hard!

Donating some books for a fundraising auction at work. It was fun thinking of "describing a book in a tweet" for strangers. It was also very hard!

Finished this book today. Although the book was a quick read I did struggle through it at times.