Litsy

I‘m gonna take my recent Diana Wynne Jones cravings as a sign I should finally finish the Dalemark Quartet. I think I remember DROWNED AMMET and THE SPELLCOATS well enough to get by on, but all I remember of CART AND CWIDDER is:

• I read it last of the three. (This isn‘t a series where that matters.)

• It left me excited for the finale. (Obviously I didn‘t act on that.)

• A cwidder wasn‘t what I thought it was. (I think I imagined an animal.)

BkClubCare (…. What‘s a cwidder?….) 3y

xicanti @BkClubCare it‘s a stringed instrument that looks a lot like a lute. 3y

BkClubCare @xicanti - thanks 😊 3y

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Cart And Cwidder | Diana Wynne Jones

Cozy Sunday morning with kitty snuggles and a new book. This is supposed to be one of DWJ‘s more serious books, so we‘ll see if I like it!

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Cart And Cwidder | Diana Wynne Jones

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This has to be one of my favorite of Jones's books. The characters and their plight in this novel (and it's series) really captured my interest and imagination. #magic #music #magicmusic #bard #cwidder #caravan

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The Crown Of Dalemark | Diana Wynne Jones

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Whew! This book was long! And the ending was even longer than I expected! Out of all 4 books from the Dalemark Quartet, Drowned Ammet is by far my favorite. Followed by Cart and Cwidder, and then Crown of Dalemark. With Spellcoats being the last.

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Crown of Dalemark (Turtleback School & Library) | Diana Wynne Jones

I‘m currently reading The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones. But I found this little gem in my parents house. I wanted to tag it on the heading but the ISBN is linked to a different book. Sorry Litsy 😅

I‘m Catholic but I grew up with chinese traditions too and I believe in feng shui and energy 😅 it‘s a little too late to read this since it‘s almost the end of the year, but what the heck I‘m still curious and I‘m a year of the tiger too.

BookwormM Pretty cover 5y

OnlyYoo I totally get that. Raised in the church but I still have some weird Korean superstitions 5y

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Crown of Dalemark (Turtleback School & Library) | Diana Wynne Jones

Today is a rest day for me. I injured my left ankle so I‘ve been doing R.I.C.E. (rest-ice-compression-elevate) and meds for it.

Despite the injury, I managed to make some Pao de Queijo. It‘s pretty easy. I love the chewiness of it. Usually my go to cheese is feta but I used Parmesan and mozzarella this time around.

I‘m slowly reading the fourth book of The Dalemark Quartet. Since it‘s the last book, I don‘t want it to end too soon.

BookNAround Those look yummy. I love anything with cheese! 5y

vumblereads @BookNAround thanks! 5y

esurient Ooo, the web says that bread is gluten free! Thanks for introducing me to it! I'm always looking for yummy things I can feed dietary-restricted friends, and yours look amazing. 5y

vumblereads @esurient oh yeah it‘s made with tapioca flour! You‘re welcome! 5y

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Crown of Dalemark (Turtleback School & Library) | Diana Wynne Jones

Saw this post from @booksandbedandtea and decided to have fun with it too!

I would keep: my books, my cat and tea! Love tea!

I‘m currently reading #thecrownofdalemark from #thedalemarkquartet . It‘s the fourth and last book of the series. And I‘m so happy to be reading about Mitt again!

Chrissyreadit I would keep Litsy over Facebook, but I also need by books, dog and cats. So funny that kids are not an option🤣 5y

Megabooks Books, tea, dogs 5y

Lucy_Anywhere Ah, this is tough! Books, tea, and chocolate for me 5y

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vumblereads @Chrissyreadit 😂 that means you can get rid of them! Just kidding! 5y

vumblereads @Lucy_Anywhere aah yes chocolate. I would‘ve chosen that too but I feel bad for the cat. Wouldn‘t be able to survive by himself. 5y

vumblereads @Megabooks good choice! It‘s nice to know some folks prefer tea over coffee! 5y

Enchanted_Bibliophile Mine would be books, dogs and coffee (sorry cat, I can't live without coffee) 5y

vumblereads @Enchanted_Bibliophile I‘ll take the cat 😂 5y

Enchanted_Bibliophile @vumblereads She's old and moody, but I still love her. But coffee ☕ 😜 5y

coffees I would go with books, tea, and my dogs xD 5y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Books, cat, chocolate 5y

vumblereads @enchanted_bibliophile moody cats....yes I‘ve had one of those 🙄 5y

vumblereads @Crimson613 @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 😄👏🏼 5y

Bookwomble For me, 📚🐱🎼 5y

Caffeinated_Reader Books, music, coffee 5y

KendallHershey I don‘t like this game 😩 5y

vumblereads @KendallHershey Oh no I'm sorry!!! 5y

KendallHershey @vumblereads lol it‘s all fun am games until I have to choose between wine and chocolate! 😂 5y

vumblereads @KendallHershey 😂 first world problems 5y

Kaila-ann Cats, books and coffee. 5y

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The Spellcoats: Book Three of the Dalemark Quartet | Diana Wynne Jones

The hardest part of being a bookworm is when you feel so excited about a certain series but nobody you know has read it. So you can‘t really talk to anyone about it except to air it out in social media. Another struggle is finding the people who actually like to read #highfantasy. It‘s a lonely world out here 😅 #soloreads

So far I‘ve given the first 2 books of the series, 5 stars! Diana Wynne Jones is a badass fantasy author!

Cailey_Mac I‘ve never heard of this series, but I definitely wanna give it a try! I definitely know that struggle though; usually my boyfriend and best friend let me gush about it but they have no clue what I‘m talking about 😅 5y

BethM I looooove fantasy! I‘ve never read this series but I‘ve read some of her other work! 5y

vumblereads @cailey_mac yes please do and please tell me what you think! Yes I do have people to talk to but it‘s either they‘re not book people or if they are, they‘re very mainstream book people 😅 5y

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vumblereads @BethM do you have ang recommendations? 😁 5y

CoffeeCatsBooks I have her Howl‘s Moving Castle, but I haven‘t read any of her other books. I also love fantasy books. 📚 5y

vumblereads @CoffeeCatsBooks Oh yay another fantasy fan! I have the Studio Ghibli dvd and the book too of Howls Moving Castle. I first knew about Diana Wynne Jones because of the Studio Ghibli movie. I haven‘t read the book version though but I‘ve heard the series is really good too. 5y

Cailey_Mac @vumblereads ooo I will try to read these soon! And I deff understand that😅 5y

vumblereads @Cailey_Mac 😁 5y

Deifio I read mostly fantasy, never heard of this series! Stack add! I have my sister and mother to talk about and trade fantasy books, I"m really lucky! ? 5y

vumblereads @deifio lucky! But good to know there‘s a few folks on Litsy who read fantasy 😄 5y

BethM If you‘re looking for “high” fantasy go with Patrick Rothfuss‘ king killer chronicles- they‘re exceptional. 5y

vumblereads @BethM I‘ve heard about the King Killer Chronicles. He‘s definitely in my TBR! Thank you! 5y

Scochrane26 What‘s high fantasy compared with fantasy? Just curious. 5y

vumblereads @scochrane26 😄 It‘s a subcategory of Fantasy with a medieval type setting or something that has its own world. Like LOTR and ASOIF 😄 (edited) 5y

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I love fantasy, but fantasy authors do insist upon writing lengthy series I can't keep up with while finishing my PhD! Good thing I got to teach Fantasy Lit a few semesters ago to hold me over. 5y

vumblereads @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards you teach fantasy lit?! Wow 🙌🏼 that‘s the best job ever!!! Your work is your hobby is your work! and I love your username! 😂

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards @vumblereads It was a lot of fun! We did tons of creative projects like remixing Shaun Tan's graphic novel The Arrival to tell different stories in that same fantasy universe, and talked with the Jim Henson archivist and saw some of his work in the university's collection.

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vumblereads Oh my!!!! How could I have forgotten about Shaun Tan!!!! I remember seeing his book on Goodreads and I‘ve just totally forgotten about it! He had another graphic novel too.... 🧐 and you guys were remixing? that sounds like fun! This is why I need to quit my job and major in English lit 😂 5y

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The Spellcoats: Book Three of the Dalemark Quartet | Diana Wynne Jones