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Starting this hefty lady today. Let‘s see how long it takes me to get through all 804 pages

This is a challenge I seen. I‘m not sure who created it but it‘s 12 books, one a month for the year. You pick the books that have been on your tbr the longest that you‘ve wanted to read but never have picked up. I just don‘t know which one to start with 🤨. Any suggestions?

It took me a minute to get through this book. I enjoyed it but it was a honker. Glad I finished it before midnight. Happy New Years everyone.

My 5 favorite of the 44 I read this year, read lots of good ones and it would be hard to pick a favorite of these. Priory is the book I would recommend to anyone and I have, it is revolutionary and being a girl dad I couldn‘t get enough of it.
@britt_brooke

Seems like I am committing a wrong reading from a kindle in this 1800s parkour but here I am.

#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

1. It by Stephen King
2. The tagged one!
3. As I worked today evening, I didn't wear any costume but this is my spooky but professional make up. I should admit I love it 😍

Anyone is welcome to play 😉🧡🖤🧡🖤

Too epic for me. Too many characters.

I did it! I finished a book..for me...in I don't know how long; and I stayed up way too late to do so! At least I take comfort in knowing that one day I will get allll the sleep I could want, when I settle in for my dirt nap 😆. Until then I'll keep reading! This book has everything you could want.. pirates, battles, Queens, politics, religion, romance...shaggy magical dogs that can talk! I highly enjoyed it

"A woman is more than a womb to be seeded." ? louder for the politicians in the back! Hell even the ones in the front ?

"I would live alone for fifty years to have one day with you."

Just a pile of bones taking a bubble bath ?. I felt like one of our Halloween/Birthday decorations went with this quote ?

"Who in the world wears white on their wedding day?" ?? haha it won't be me either! Trying to finish this chunkster!

First day #bookhaul from Helsinki book fair 😁🤩😍📚🥰

There is courage, I think, in open-mindedness, and thinking for oneself. If you are a witch, then perhaps witches are not so wicked after all.

#QuotsyOCT21 day 27: witch

I originally started reading this in 2019 when the hype was high, and found my interest waning pretty early in. I picked up again last summer during the pandemic and made it about 1/3. It wasn‘t until this summer that I started reading again in earnest, and I recently finished on a 9 hour flight. My review was a so-so for most of the book, but it did redeem itself at the end when all the storylines finally came together to push it to a slight pick

"...the kiss was hot and new and world-forming, the flare of starbirth on their lips. They were honeycombs of secret places , fragile and intricate. "

Hot damn ?

Nice fall reading… even with the light drizzle. The bourbon doesn‘t hurt things either.

Last week my teen's earbuds finally died so he asked if he could "borrow" mine for school. Borrow apparently meant holding them hostage so I would buy him a new, more expensive pair. Guess who forgot which one of us has a job and adult money and got themselves a new pair of earbuds? Enjoy your soon-to-die music listeners boy. I'm hiding these ones!

#WeDontNegotiate #GetAJob
#audiobooks #superseptember #bookspinbingo

It's a "breakfast in front of the TV" kind of morning. Don't judge....I need the quiet for half an hour ?

Starting this beast today. It's a long weekend so I'm hoping to make a bit of dent. If I approach it slowly and let it know I'm not afraid of it, I have high hopes I can conquer it by month's end

#slaythebeast #ILikeBigBooks #ItIsTime

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
#FallTreasures

Day 3 - #Over500pages

Some over 500 pages books I planned to read soon 😁🤟🏻

Took an #audiowalk around the lagoon near my house and stopped to a bit to rest and read from the tagged book* on my kindle in the sun. A beautiful day to be outside!

*I‘m at about 70% now in this book, but it has been a long reading journey to get here. I just checked Goodreads, and I saw I started reading this one in July 2019!

Second book of the country side holidays, usually I read one book a day but that one is a door stopper ;) #bookandtea

Finally diving into this one.

Panaya had told him to be honest, but every good story needed a pinch of embellishment.

#currentlyreading #bookblurbs

I consider a chunkster to be The Priory of the Orange Tree. I heard it's a fantastic book, but 500+ pages. I want to read this book one of these days.

I prefer to read large books. Actually. I prefer to read any book. 😁

I like big books and I can not lie, can't live with them and can't live without them. 🤣❤

Thanks for the tag @bthegood #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

This month‘s FairyLoot box has prompted me to finally start this! 🐉

Walked down to the nearby lagoon with my boyfriend to read in the sun. I am still slowly working through the tagged book (I‘ve at least made it to 65%!) and he is reading Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. Seltzers in the sun, plus reading, is a wonderful combination!

My reading spot for the weekend. Camping in Hope, AK with very sketchy cell service.

What a gorgeous story, and it‘s a chunker at 800 pages!

Eadaz was my favourite character, her relationship with Sabran was just so sweet, honest and loving.

I loved the world, the story, the characters, everything came together beautifully and I really loved reading it, didn‘t want it to end!

117 pages in and I like it so far. So much world-building!!

#currentlyreading #fiction #novels #doorstoppers #tomes #hardcovers #librarylends #fantasy

What an amazing book. Such a joy to read. There are 4 different story lines that interweave, drawing together, then apart, until the final battle unites them. This is an epic fantasy with many characters, but it was pretty easy to tell them apart. I wanted more dragons. I felt that Tane's story was not given enough time. The dragon rider was the best part of the book. The book is huge, but once I started reading, I wanted to continue. 5 ⭐️s

Book #16: This is a long one, but for good reason! Like most other people, I was intimidated by the length (even though I‘ve read several other books of this length just fine), but it‘s so worth it for this epic story. It was like Game of Thrones lite with dragons, battles, epic world traveling and magic. Also, the title is just so cool.

"Reading," Ead said lightly. "A dangerous pastime."
Truyde looked up at her, sharp-eyed. "You mock me."
"By no means. There is great power in stories."
"All stories grow from a seed of truth," Truyde said. "They are knowledge after figuration."

#currentlyreading #fiction #novels #bookblurbs

♡︎ 𝐿𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 ♥︎

#currentlyreading #fiction #novels #fantasy #bookblurbs

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Beautiful cover. Let's see where it goes!!

#alwaysreading #booksarelife #herebedragons #fiction #novels #fantasy #doorstoppers #bigassbooks #librarylends #beautifulbookcovers #instabook

This book was EXCELLENT! It kept me intrigued the entire time I was reading. I really enjoy fantasy novels and if that‘s your thing, this should be your next book. It made me wish I was some of the characters and it made me want to smack some of them upside the head. Absolutely great.

I joined a multi-genre book club on Facebook. This behemoth(the picture doesn't do it justice) is the first book they chose to read.🤦‍♀️ I am slow reader so I'm hoping I can keep up! I'm excited to read this but thought I would have longer than a month to finish it!😄 #bookclub #fantasy #ilikebigbooks

I started reading this yesterday. I‘m on page 153 of 804. So far so good. I just wish there were more dragons!

What happens when you just keep reading one page at a time? You complete a chunkster! Way to go, Ashley!
#chunksterchallenge2021

My #chunksterchallenge is complete! 🎉🎉🎉 804 pages!
I quite enjoyed the overall story but I will say it‘s a lot for a single book. Great world building and interesting characters! I did have to look a few things up but overall I could keep up and loved the story! My arm is tired just from looking at this picture!

This book is LONG and I‘ve been intimidated by it for a while not only because of the length but because I am still learning what I do and don‘t enjoy when it comes to fantasy. My foray into this world was definitely successful. First and foremost, I loved the characters. Tane and Truyde were among my favorites. I think they both were so complex and my feelings about them were constantly challenged and changing. Continued IG dearb00kshelves

Just a little #chuncksterchallenge2021 update which I have yet to do. I got behind but today I just took time to sit down and read! A lot of information so my stopping point is page 647 out of 804. I‘m sooo close I can almost taste it.
Quite enjoying the story, though, I have to look things up a lot. 😬🤣
Thanks @Amiable for the hashtag and encouragement that is getting this monster of a book off my shelf! 😁

I just love this cover. #tbrpile

!!!! Thank you so much @Bookwormjillk !! It's so funny because I bought this book to send away in another swap and really wanted to keep it for myself, so this is perfect! 😂 I also LOVE hazelnut!!!

Thank you so much for hosting @candority !!

Although I'm still trying to get a few more reads for this month's #BookSpinBingo, here's my list for February.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpin #DoubleSpin

🥇Nope
🥈I won't call it a review. But I like to type a short reminder to myself on GR of why I liked or dislike the book
🥉The Priory of the Orange Tree

Want to play @NatalieR @JazzFeathers @Mccall0113 @OutsmartYourShelf

#wondrouswednesday
Thanks for the tag @Eggs

Any review I give could not do this book justice. It as absolutely perfect, it is like LOTR except better

❄️The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. A close friend designed the hardcover and gifted it to me when she found out that I had lost my copy.

❄️The tagged book was my last read of 2020. I was daunted by the size and had expected it to be too YA. Instead it was fast-paced, and a great palate cleanser.

❄️I bailed on Crazy Rich Asians. I was left with less than a 100 pages but I couldn‘t go on. 😑

#wondrouswednesday

And the book we‘re reading is really good too!!
Hear hear for Priory! A breath of fresh air from actual strife and strain...
#SFF #dragons #wyverns #magic #catsaremagictoo

This book, It had me hooked from the first page, I was not prepared for the weeks of processing the ending.
The plot moved fast, causing you to devour the pages, eager to know more and how it all ends. With characters that you love...or hate.
However, I do wish the end battle lasted a longer after such a huge build up and effort put into story.
If you haven't read this yet, I highly recommend it, especially if its been left in your tbr pile.