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This has all the best fairytale elements-adventure, witches, ghosts, danger, a quest, revenge, you name it. Gaiman excels at telling an engrossing story. My attention did flag a bit in the middle, but the ending was just lovely and perfect. I love when Neil Gaiman narrates his books. He‘s got a perfect voice for storytelling and Stardust, as a fairytale for adults, is a perfect story for his narrative style.

Sometimes you just want to revisit a story and this was one that I‘ve loved for a long time. I decided to listen to this one on audio, read by the author Neil Gaiman. What a pleasure to return to this world in the author‘s own voice. To listen to this story that so clearly comes from his heart added an emotional layer that drew me in even further than ever before.

What a fabulous, cosy month so far. Lots of r & r trying to recover from flu. So many blanket nests/forts. I've been reading loads of fairytales, retellings and Christmassy books.❄️🎄🎁📚 🎡🧚‍♀️🫕🤧🥶❄️
Only a few more to go before I complete @PuddleJumper #WinterCosyCosyBingo board. Not sure about reading outside tho, it's -7 here!! Reading in the car counts right? 😉

#Star 🌟 ✨🌟 #DivineDecember 🎄❄️🎁

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Some of my favorite #Star books of recent years. I think these would all be perfect stars to top any book tree. #DivineDecember @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This book started out like a lion, but ended as a lamb. Gaiman set up this fantasy world well, but the character development and relationships fell short and the story lost its allure by the end. This is a rare occasion where I prefer the film over the book.

A sweet little fantasy novel about love, adventure, and finding where you belong. Fantastic writing, as usual.

This was just so pretty.
Sandman on Netflix and Neil owning people on twitter has made me realize lately that I should have gotten in on Neil Gaiman earlier. His audio books are great, he‘s always so good at doing the voices.

🌠🌌 Told as a fairytale, a young man is pursuing his love proposes to her and they see a shooting star, he offers to find her the fallen star and in return she‘ll give him his heart‘s desire. Magic abounds on his quest.

#Alphabetgame #letterS

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Also have to praise Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 and A Song of fire and ice by George R. R. Martin for finally getting me into fantasy.

I figure since cats and books go together I would introduce everyone to our new cat, Stardust, or Dusty for short. Stardust was living at the Neon Museum, where I work in Las Vegas. She‘s a welcome addition to the three cats we already have and we love her to pieces!!!

#BookReport - Solid week. I finished the checked books, plus the tagged book which I think may be hidden behind Wanderers in this photo haha Wanderers and Break-Up Book Club ended up DNFs for me this week, although I haven't decided if they are forever DNFs or temporary ones 😂 Currently reading The League of Gentlewomen Witches, which I'm hoping to finish today. Sacred Clowns was probably my favorite read of the week.
@Cinfhen

Reviewing this actually catches me up on reviews!!

This was a #Roll100 pick from April that I finally got around to. This was an engaging fairy tale that I enjoyed overall, but somehow didn't love the way I wanted to. Gaiman's writing is quite good and I actually did like the ending, but I found it difficult to connect to the characters. Still, a solid pick

I actually received this back in December 2020 for the #ElfSwap from @LibrarianRyan !!

@melissajayne @zenwldflwr @TheBookWitchON

I'm feeling very indecisive.... Do any of these spark your interest for #LMPBC? I'll tag the rest of the titles in the comments!

And I think so far we've got:
@TheBookWitchON marking in Purple 💜
@TheKidUpstairs making in Green 💚

#BigJuneReadathon #RelatedToBooks

One of my favourite films based on the wonderful book by Neil Gaiman.

@Clwojick

I can‘t believe how much better the movie was. They took a decent story and turned into a cracking yarn.

This remains one of my absolute favorite Gaiman novels. This was my 3rd time reading it and it still carried me away. It‘s a lovely story filled with humor and adventure. I‘d recommend it to fans of The Princess Bride, dark fairy tales, or anyone looking to try a Gaiman novel. The story comes full circle in a wonderfully satisfying way. The characters are feisty, the lessons are good ones and it‘s a quick read.

Moving Home Library Pt. 1: We are moving internationally! I‘ve packed a good chunk of my TBR pile in a box so I can have some books before our main shipment arrives in the fall.
#homelibrary #moving #tbrpile

Mini bookshelf tour part 3/3 ❤️ favorite book from this shelf is tagged ☺️

#BookshelfTour #NeilGaiman #JeanMAuel #PamelaPalmer #AnneRice #KevinJAnderson #KerrelynSparks #KarenMarieMoning #ErnestCline #JenniferArmintrout

Shelf 1/21 📚🥰

#BookNerd 💙🤓📚

1. Virgin River by Robyn Carr, gifted to me by one of my best friends for my birthday last year 🥳
2. The Stand by Stephen King, gifted to my brother because I had a duplicate copy and thought he would like it 😆
3. Stardust by Neil Gaiman, a wonderful unusual love story about Tristran who goes to a world of magic and falls in love with a fallen star ⭐️❤️

#WondrousWednesday ⭐️ @qmarik @rach_simone @Saanjun @TaciturnWhenReading

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#wishesandblessings #stars @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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#Star

Love Gaiman!

Today I lost my friend whom I met through a book club. She lost her battle against a nasty brain tumor. 🌠

A fairy tale for adults. I pretty much love everything Neil Gaiman writes!

An utterly charming adult fairy tale, magnificently read by Neil himself.

Despite promises of smut in one negative review, nipples appear only once and briefly at that.

This was charming. Who wouldn‘t love an adventure into the land of faerie.
It took me a little while to get into it, but I just needed to be patient, because it all linked up beautifully.

3.25⭐️

Not one of my favorites by Gaiman but I‘m happy that I read it. Slowly making my way through all his books and really enjoying what I‘m reading.

Check out my Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3031831653

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I enjoyed the world this little book made and wish that there was more books to read! Recently learned a movie was made after it, and will have to watch it. Definitely recommend!!

By far the coolest and most convenient bookmark I have ever owned!!

Finally finished my #bookspin from February. The last couple months were crazy and I had trouble finding time to read. That said, I did enjoy this book! It was whimsical with the other world Tristran traveled through and I enjoyed the story that was told through the characters. Easy, fantastical read

@TheAromaofBooks

#belief #QuotsyFeb21 @TK-421

#QuotsyFeb21 Day 13: #Belief

Well, this was a treat! I felt like Neil Gaiman just read me a bedtime story. There is a lot of love for the movie from other Littens, but I‘m not sure I want to spoil the charming pictures I‘ve imagined in my own brain. I do want to get the book in print to savor the magic in the words. 4/5💫s

Super enjoyed this ☺️ I was nervous going into this read because I love the movie so much and didn't know how they would compare. The book is definitely different, but not in a bad way, imo. The main plot was the same, with extra characters and side adventures. There wasn't the intense battle scene at the end that I was expecting. But overall the fun magical vibe was still there through it all ✨

1. I'm reading some comics and deciding what to read next 🤔

2. Never Let Me Go and Atonement are my favorites (and I liked the movies more than the books)

3. Stardust 💕🌠 I loved the movie (and had a huge crush on Charlie Cox, cough cough) so I had to read the book

This was fun, thanks @rachelsbrittain
#weekendreads

So currently I would have to say The Night Circus. I read it in December and was completely immersed in that world. I love a fantasy that I can feel myself living in.

Oh I‘d definitely live in a fantasy world. Magic and beauty and mythical creatures would be lovely lol

The Discovery of Witches trilogy is not complete in my eyes. Books One and Two were amazing. And then the last book was so boring. Nothing happened!

#novelwatchingcrew #nwc

Don't you love the old timey look to this book. Gaiman wanted it to look like it was published in the 20s.

I loved this fairytale for adults and can't wait to watch the film. #NWC @AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

Sadly I loved the movie so much already that it was hard to fully appreciate this book and all its quirky differences. Still, I feel like it deserves a Pick because I love the essence of the story, and the movie is based on it, so I have to give props to Gaiman for creating the spellbinding world that he did!

I watched the movie years ago and absolutely loved it. So I had to read the book and they are vastly different. In most cases, I would say the book is better but for this particular case, I would say the movie was better. Nonetheless, it was a fun book! #jumpstart2021#fantasy

1. So I actually read both picks last summer. I liked Stardust the book better than Howl‘s Moving Castle the book. But I really enjoyed Howl‘s Moving Castle the movie. I didn‘t finish Stardust the movie so I will go back and watch that this month.

2. Honestly to keep up with Litsy! I get so behind in my posts.

3. I guess I would say my huge heart. So much love to give!

#NovelWatchingCrew #NWC

I got a new book today! I almost considered paying full price on Amazon for it but found this for only $2.99 at my local thrift store. A good buy, I would say! And already 93 pages in! Loving it!