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I've been absent for a while and need to get caught up on my reviews. I ended 2024 and started 2025 with this trilogy and man oh man did I enjoy it. It was gritty and not happy feel good but it was refreshing to have a fantasy without a feel good hero. But be warned. The emotional whiplash in this story could kill lol.

Some quite good books outnumbered 2 to 1 some somewhat meh books. That‘s okay, sometimes an average read reminds me what I like to read. Tagged my favorite

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

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I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time & I‘d really like to tackle it this year! Is anyone interested in a buddy read?

It‘s a trilogy of historical novels set in 14th-c Norway, originally published in 1920, 1921 & 1922. These would work well for anyone finishing the #192025 challenge this year. I‘m planning to use the first 2 books for 1920 &1921.

Let @Librarybelle know if you would like to join.

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We are going to Ancient Rome in this month‘s #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead !

All are welcome to join! Let @Librarybelle know if you want to be added to or removed from the tag list.

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Next up in the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead our #LMMReread of Rainbow Valley & our #LMMAdjacent read of The Last of the Mohicans. @BarbaraJean will post check ins on Saturdays; full discussion of Rainbow Valley will be March 15 & for Last of the Mohicans it will be on April 12.
All are welcome to join in! Please let @BarbaraJean know if you want to be added to or removed from the tag
list.

#BookReport for February

My favourite this month was Indian Horse.

Almost bailed on the book when I was only 10% in….then again at 50%….then decided to just finish the damn thing.
I think this was a “don‘t judge a book by its cover” except in reverse. The cover was so pretty, but the story itself was not.
Interesting premise, but thought it was overly long and at times confusing. Some funny moments and some interesting twists towards the end, but not enough to overlook the first 80% of the book.

My favorite read of February! While started last year was very excited to pick back up!

#bookbracket2025

My TBR for March includes books for #SundayBuddyRead #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025 #SheSaid #RiseUpReads #JaneAustenThenAndNow #BookedInTime #FoodAndLit #Ireland #Roll100 #ThematicCozies #FictionalTraveler #NonFictionReads #SeriesLove2025 & #AuldLangSpine

Whew! It‘s a lot of books but I feel good about it!
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While I enjoyed the world, I just didn‘t enjoy this one as much as the first. I missed the good banter and it was too long and slow for me.