Only about 50 pages in but so far this is stunning. I hope it continues to live up to the hype 🤞🏽
jensini My all time favourite ❣️ 3w
Smrloomis @jensini 💕💕💕 it‘s great so far 2w
The Snow Child | 
Only about 50 pages in but so far this is stunning. I hope it continues to live up to the hype 🤞🏽
pickA solid four stars. I loved the fairy taleish nature of the book. #ReadingUSA2019 #alaska #24B4Monday Fourth Finish #mountTBR
My lineup for #24B4Monday readathon. I‘ve started each one, so it should be doable. 24 hours? Not sure of that goal.
pickIt was a heatwave that made me pick up this book - 39C/102F! I was craving something cold. A story of freezing temperatures and the quiet, the stillness of winter. For summer is LOUD. And The Snow Child was just what these unbearably hot few days needed. Read my review https://reallifereading.com/2019/06/27/the-snow-child-by-eowyn-ivey/
“I see that life itself is often more fantastic and terrible than the stories we believes as children, and that perhaps there is no harm in finding magic among the trees.”
In an attempt to fool myself into thinking nicer thoughts about the current weather situation, very strong iced coffee (didn‘t have the foresight to make coffee ice cubes unfortunately) and a snowy read that has been on my tbr list for too long and really, when else is a better time to read this when it‘s only 9am and already blazing hot outside
"You did not have to understand miracles to believe in them, and in fact Mabel had come to suspect the opposite. To believe, perhaps you had to cease looking for explanations and instead hold the little thing in your hands as long as you were able before it slipped like water between your fingers."
Loved reading this one. ❄?❄
#WaitingForAMiracle (Featured in Natural Born Killers)
#MayMovieMagic
@Cinfhen
What if, at a point in your life when everything seems adrift, your favorite childhood story became real with life changing consequences for you?
pickThis book was just gorgeous. I loved, loved, loved everything about it. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I'm cheating on my NF reads... So far this book is beautifully written, and isn't catawampus just the most delicious word? 😊
pickI began reading this a few years ago but was privileged to pick it back up recently. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end on my commute to work. The development of characters especially Faina makes you believe you're there inside the story. I would recommend this book for anyone who enjoys historical fiction.
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Patiently waiting for my local favorite to #OpenOpenOpen!
#shessocold
#anglophileapril
I didn‘t think that this would be my thing before I read it, as I‘m not into ‘magical realism‘. However I loved it, and it certainly makes you feel cold while you‘re reading it!
March has been such a slow reading month for me. Only two. But they both were immensely enjoyed. 💞
Starting this one today. It‘s been on my list for a long time, finally getting around to it
pickAfter a lot of searching for a fairy tale retelling I was actually interested in, I came across this book. I'm so glad I chose it. It was a beautiful story. One that I had to take in small sips to experience the setting and atmosphere fully.
Now it's on to spring!!
#BOOKED2018
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
pickA fairy tale about a childless, unhappy couple struggling to survive the harsh climate of Alaska in the 1920s. One day in a moment of whimsy they build a "snow girl.” The next day, they find the snow girl gone and a blond, silent little girl in their barn. This is a character-driven story where not a whole lot happens after that, yet the story is melancholic and you read it with the expectation that something is going to happen, any minute now.
Playing along for #socialsunday, courtesy of @EchoLogical — love getting to know other book lovers so hope you will consider playing too!!
I live right at the northern most tip of Kentucky. I‘m all about literary fiction, classic & contemporary. But I also adore a well-built fantasy world. My favorite author is tough. If picking someone current, maybe Madeline Miller? I read The Snow Child based off a friend‘s rec last summer & it was fabulous.
so-soI can definitely see why people are so taken by this book. It was enjoyable to read but it left me feeling sad and forlorn. I'm somewhat of a Hallmark girl, I enjoy happy endings to stories. I did feel a little connected to the author because of our Alaskan ties. I remember the dark days well. I enjoyed the beginning of this story very much. I would recommend this book for someone who doesn't mind lifes bitter truths.
Happy Reading!
1. 3 degrees/-11 with wind chill (ridiculous!!!!!)
2. 75 degrees (obviously I live in the wrong part of the world)
3. I‘m in a coop building so I don‘t control the heat but would say about 72 degrees
4. Spring - sunny and warm with a nice breeze
5. Tagged
#hellothursday @wanderinglynn
" All her life she had believed in something more, in the mystery that shape-shifted at the edge of her senses. It was the flutter of moth wings on glass and the promise of river nymphs in the dappled Creek beds. It was the smell of oak trees on the summer evening she fell in love, and the way dawn threw itself across the cow pond and turn the water to light."
-Eowyn Ivey
"You did not have to understand miracles to believe in them, and in fact Mabel had come to suspect the opposite. To believe, perhaps you had to cease looking for explanations and instead hold the little thing in your hands as long as you were able before it slipped like water between your fingers."
#MysteriousWays
In this sequel to The Shining, I will not become my father #WhenIGrowUp is a big theme. ⬇️
Last night vs today. Took Lilah for a walk she loves to "snort in the snow" Listening to Dr. Death!
pickTook a bit to keep going, but moved by the landscaping, intimate emotion of loss and will power to keep going.
pickI was pleasantly surprised by this sweet, feel good story about a childless couple who move to Alaska, where a mysterious little girl appears in their life. Is she real or is she a snow fairy? The plot is nice, the descriptions of Alaska are very good.
This is supposedly the retelling of a Russian fairy tale so it fits the #Booked2019 prompt!
#ReadingUSA2019 AK
Hooked_on_books, Cinfhen, LapReader, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, 4thhouseontheleft, squirrelbrain
This retelling of a Russian fairytale takes place on an Alaskan homestead in the 1920s. Lonely and unable to have children, Jack and Mable build a child made of snow. While the snow child disappears, a little girl begins to visit the couple shortly after and they come to think of her as their own.
It‘s been a while since I read this but I remember feeling enchanted by this story!
#anewchapter #snowycover
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
#Snowycover
#ANewChapter
Who has read this one?!
pickI didn‘t think that this would be my thing - not a big fan of ‘magical realism‘. However I really liked it, particularly the descriptions of Alaska and it‘s pioneers.
Book number 4 of #readingUSA2019 - author is also from Alaska.
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Hooked_on_books, NatalieR, LapReader, Pamwurtzler, Kaye, Librarybelle, Laughterhp, BarbaraBB, jessinikkip, MirrorMask
pick#booked2019 A Fairytale Retelling: The Snow Maiden
#popsugar Read during the season it‘s set in: Winter
This is the pick for work‘s fiction book club, which meets on Monday, so I suppose I should get started!
pickThis was such a lovely, whimsical quirky reimagining of this fairytale/folk story. Very engaging and enjoyable!
I'm going to low key try to do the #24B42019. I'm going to Cuba today so I will have lots of reading time but haven't started yet!
Next up!
pickAfter receiving a copy from Capsule Books/25 In Five, I was able to speed read this from where I had left off nine or so months ago, through to the end. I. Love. This. Book. I‘m glad a got to give this a second chance. Eowyn Ivey‘s writing is wonderfully embracing and imminently readable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #25InFive
pickI really enjoyed this story about a childless couple homesteading in the #frozen Alaska wilderness who find an abandoned girl. The book had the right amount of magic and realism for me as a reader 😀
#WinterWonderland
Jack and Mabel certainly didn‘t know #50wordsforsnow but they did build a child out of snow during the season‘s first snowfall when they arrived in Alaska.
It seems that the idea for the song came from Kate Bush‘s thinking about the myth that the Inuit Eskimos have 50 words for snow.
#winterwonderland
Similar to #frostythesnowman, the snow child appears after Jack and Mabel build a snowman in their yard. The next day it has melted, but a little girl has seemingly appeared in its place. Could she be the child they always wanted??
This book was a bit too fantastical for my taste, but well written ☃️
#winterwonderland
A book set in Alaska - oh boy, it sure is a #winterkills type of setting. A childless couple in 1920s Alaska, build a child out of snow. It sounds like a magical & mysterious sort of story.
On my TBR, I shall get to it sometime. 😶
#WinterWonderland
@TrishB @Cinfhen
@Avanders you are hands down the kindest person I have ever known. You‘re a selfless giver and you always know just the right time to check in. I don‘t know how you keep up with it all. We have never met but you know more about me than people who have known me for years.I am truly blessed to have you in my life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This is a wonderful novel based on an old Russian fairy tale. Every one of the characters is completely lovable. I would highly recommend this to those who appreciate a simple and beautifully told story.
First Kansas Snow!!! ❄️ ❄️❄️
This sounds like it might be a good read..... 99p for kindle at the moment
pickI ended up loving the tagged book - the story and the writing. It had such a great message of love, grief, survival, and friendship all wrapped up like a fairytale.
My reading companions today. #petsoflitsy
#lmpbc #groupd
Starting the last book of this round of #lmpbc. The reviews are mixed but I have my fingers crossed that I‘ll like it. I‘m not a big fantasy fan.
Any thoughts on this one?
