Istanbul Noir

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

Opening a short story collection is a bit like knocking on a stranger‘s door on Halloween and saying #trick-or-treat. You really never know what you‘ll get. This collection was a bit of a disappointment. #screamathonphotochallenge

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Auntynanny

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

pick

I'm not sure why this picture ended up so blurry. The book kind of matches Billy :) This is the fourth book I've read in the Noir series. I think it's my favourite so far. The stories are creepy and entertaining.

DGRachel

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

so-so

Finally finished. This was the most unbalanced, inconsistent set of stories I‘ve encountered in the #AkashicNoir series, so far. There were a couple of true gems, hence the so-so rating, but I found most to be boring, nonsensical, or offensive. This might be partly an issue of translation and partly a cultural issue, but regardless, I found this collection to be disappointing when taken as a whole.

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DGRachel

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

Both dogs had vet check ups today and it was super stressful for everyone. We learned that #Bailey is just way too protective of me in any new situation. So, baby girl and I have some major training work to do. But tonight, she‘s passing out and I‘m struggling to finish this book. It‘s definitely not my favorite of the Akashic Noir collections I have read. #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy #SaturdaySnuggles

Bookgoil My Zeus is sometimes too protective too. 😓 5y

DGRachel @Bookgoil It kills me because she is truly the sweetest, most loving dog I‘ve ever had, but she turned into a barking, snarling monster when the vet tech walked into the room. When the vet came in, he asked me for the leash, walked Bailey to the other side of the room, made her sit, and she was back to her normal sweet self. (edited) 5y

mreads ❤🐕❤ my dog can go crazy pants around random dogs and is sweet otherwise. 5y

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MicheleinPhilly We‘re dealing with this with Pickles. She has become REALLY protective but we‘ve been working with a trainer and it‘s going well. But it is very stressful at times. Hang in there! 5y

DGRachel @MicheleinPhilly 😔 Thank you for the encouragement. We did some work with a trainer last year, but will have to either rehire said trainer or get a new one. Part of the problem is I don‘t like leaving my house, so socializing Bailey means socializing me. 😲 5y

MicheleinPhilly Oh I get that. A bunch of our IRL friends are the parents of Pickles‘ friends. ☺️ And it can be difficult to avoid certain situations because we live in a high foot traffic area with a LOT of people and dogs but a baggie of pepperoni works wonders. 5y

Bookgoil @DGRachel that‘s hard Zeus isn‘t that bad but when it‘s just us two out on a walk he tends to bark more at humans and other dogs and when he‘s off leash at the park he won‘t tolerate me petting other dogs he doesn‘t know (he will try to tug them away from me) and will stay by me if I‘m talking to a male he does not know and not leave my side. Nothing super aggressive though. We‘re working on some of it (edited) 5y

minkyb Awww... 5y

Erofan ❤😍🐶🐕 So cutie! 5y

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DGRachel

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

I took today off work as a mental health day to wallow in my sadness from the disappointing news I received yesterday. I finally unpacked my Turkish tea glasses and am making a pot of strong Turkish tea while enjoying some dark stories from Istanbul. 😍 It‘s going to be a good day.

mreads Hope your day gets better 5y

AmyG Hugs 5y

9999 Mental Health days are important 5y

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cobwebmoth *hugs* 5y

readordierachel 💕💕 5y

Tanisha_A Peace to you! 5y

Leftcoastzen Hugs to you. 5y

Gina Sending you soothing, warm vibes... may that extraordinary cup put a smile on your face in the worst of moments! 5y

LeahBergen Hugs! ❤️❤️ 5y

JennyM ❤️ 5y

Moray_Reads I hope you're feeling better. That tea set is absolutely stunning. I love matching my beverage with my book 5y

squirrelbrain I hope you‘re feeling better soon ❤️ 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess Feel better soon!! 5y

Laura317 Sending a hug and wishes for things to be better for you soon. 💙 5y

minkyb Glad you are taking care of yourself. Wishing for better times for you. 5y

Swe_Eva Hope the tea helps! That is one wonderful teacup. 💜 5y

Jas16 ❤️ 5y

TrishB Hope it helped ❤️ 5y

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DGRachel

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

#bailey fell asleep in my lap while I watched Richard Burton in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. So, I had @dsfisher hand me this to read, rather than disturb her. The first story was 😱😱. #noir #akashicnoir #akashicbooks #snugglebuddy #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy

mreads 🐕❤ 5y

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DGRachel

Istanbul Noir | Amy Spangler, Mustafa Ziyalan

Today‘s #bookmail. I am officially obsessed with the #AkashicNoir series. 2019 is going to be the #yearofnoir #aroundtheworld for me. 😍

JazzFeathers These look lo great. I love the idea of a series of noir book set in different places. Do you know how many there are? 5y

DGRachel @JazzFeathers It looks like there‘s about 100 so far. Some cities have two or three collections. http://www.akashicbooks.com/subject/noir-series/ 5y

squirrelbrain These look great! I can feel another #blameitonlitsy moment coming on! 5y

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