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This was unfortunately disappointing. Advertised as a handbook of international winter folklore, it was neither entertaining nor informative. A lot of the entries were very similar, which is a result of cultures borrowing from each other, but the blurbs were too short to provide much information about the differences. The same can be said for the illustrations, which felt too similar to be interesting. DNF at 75%

Made quick work of my December #bookspin pick by…not finishing it. I knew this was headed for the DNF pile when I had to look up 10 words in the first few pages, and the unstable mother displayed a penchant for speaking in Shakespeare quotes. I have nothing against learning new words, but it felt very much like a book that was going to prioritize style over story, and I just don‘t have the energy for that kind of thing right now. Next!

I‘m so glad this was a kindle freebie because this is one of the worst books Iv read this year , it starts well but then disappears down the boring hole I found the world building tedious and at 259 odd pages still nothing has happened , I started to skim read it. I think romantasy books are either jam or marmite some are great some are truly awful and publishers are just desperate to publish more due to the current trend.not for me sorry

And that's a bail! Some interesting stuff, but a lot of stuff so over my head that I was just reading words with no meaning.

But, yay, got a bingo! 😁

#HailTheBail 🙌🏼

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Sad to #dnf this, but I just don‘t like it. The characters are not very engaging and just horrible things are happening to the women/female characters which I just don‘t wish to read about anymore. I think I will just jump to the Fitz & the Fool series and pass on the Rainwilds - which is generally disliked. #hailthebail
#roll100 off the tbr and 1st #bookspinbingo

I got suckered in by the “echoes of Hades & Persephone” and “Practical Magic”. I‘ve been on the fence with bailing for hours. At 63% I am done. For the love of the goddesses, in Tarot, Death means Change. It is the shedding of habits and thought patterns that no longer serve your greatest good, not literal death. Stop using the Death card as a jump scare! Just, stop.

I had to bail at 50%. I couldn‘t take it. The writing was so pretentious, and it felt like the author was trying so hard. Twice using the word demure to describe the same character‘s face? No thanks. Also, a viola is not a fiddle. A violin is a fiddle, but not a viola. Two different instruments. That was so frustrating, like a quick goog could have taught him they‘re not the same.

I loved Look closer but couldn‘t get into this one at all. Bailed.

DNF

I loved the show and tried this on audiobook but I think my issue is that audiobooks are not for me. I will consider reading it in the future but damn it‘s hard to follow when someone is reading to me.

I kept falling asleep or losing my place and had to rewind but didn‘t know where I‘d lost track. It‘s been months and I‘m admiting defeat.

This is the third audiobook I‘ve tried and all of them haven‘t really been for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I can‘t force myself through 20 pages; not going to try any more. Other books await!