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Finally finished this #audiobook (while sick)! Okay, so I LOVED the setting. What ruined the book for me was the romance... which I saw coming from very early in the 14 hour long journey and which I hated so much. It's abusive and manipulative, more in the comments. Also found a lot of plot points surprisingly predictable? Disappointed because I enjoyed The Ghost Bride and wanted more out of her second novel. Book 3/4 for #BFCr4. #RunningonReading

No run today, but I did a pre-dawn body sculpt class at the YMCA and I'm gonna be soooo sore. 😂 Now I'm enjoying the sunrise, eating breakfast, and listening to an audiobook while I recover for a bit. 😂💪 Determined to finish this book this week! #BFC #BFCr4 #RunningonReading YMCA workouts aren't technically part of my challenge goals, but I'm loosely working towards 2-3 visits a week. @BarbaraJean @Catlover23 @hermyknee

Literally ran as slow as I could without walking, and ran a shorter distance than usual, and my knee felt fine!! 🎉 The race on Saturday helped me realize that a) I can get back to running and b) I need to take it painfully easy as I get back to it. This is a good start. 👍🏃‍♀️ Also I didn't finish this audiobook last time I checked it out, and it finally came back in! #audiorun #BFCr4 #BFC #RunningonReading @BarbaraJean @Catlover23 @hermyknee

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I randomly picked it up at the library based on the cover, and didn't know what too expect.

The cultural folklore and history were fascinating to me and by far my favorite part of the whole story. The romance felt a little forced, but it worked within the plot. There's also a bit of mystery as well to keep you turning pages to connect all the dots.

Although I didn't love it, it's still a pick. 😁

Went to #Writers with Drinks” event tonight to see/listen to Fonda Lee and Yangsze Choo! I obviously turned into a super fan girl and asked them to sign my book and take a photo with me! 🥰🥰😘

P.S. I just want to say I want Yangsze Choo to narrate everything in my life. I can listen to that woman speak forever! 😍

so glad i tried this despite some hesitation. (i‘d been disappointed by The Ghost Bride.)
the last scene was a delight and so satisfying. i mean, there are some bumps, for sure—mainly with characterization—but im happy with the overall experience. the historical details are great. i do think the commentary on colonials could‘ve been sharper, but 🤷🏻‍♀️ there‘s no such thing as a perfect book. 🌟

Suggest a next read out of these!

i was a mild fan of The Ghost Bride so this has been a really pleasant surprise. quite enjoying it so far. at about halfway...

When your book review says more about you than it does about the book. Oh, Sherry. 🙄

Not every reader has to like every book, of course, but maybe make an attempt to hide your racism and intolerance of different experiences? I'm not a huge fan of fantasy either, but Sherry definitely convinced me to buy this book. I hope I like it just to spite her review. 😂

On sale today in US ebook stores, $2.99

Forced myself to return to this #audiobook today. The romance has been driving me crazy for the last few hours, and I still have over 6 hours left and don't know if I can take it. 😬

Hurt my right knee and hip while running today on a weird steeply sloped bit of the Ohlone Greenway at a road crossing. Sitting with ice and my breakfast now, hoping I feel good enough to head into SF today!

#BFC #BookFitnessChallenge #BFCr3 #bookdragons #audiorun

I'm loving all the different kinds of plants I'm seeing on my runs!! Talked to a new seminary friend until 12:30 AM last night (usually my bedtime is 9:30) and felt pretty rough today, but I made it out for a 12:30 pm run JUST so I could post it on Litsy! So thanks for the motivation! I actually really enjoyed my run once I started, and feel much better now than I did before. 😊🏃‍♀️💪 #BFC #BookFitnessChallenge #BFCr3 #audiorun #bookdragons

Alright y'all, this is officially my longest run ever! 🎉

Pace isn't quite accurate because I have to jog in place at traffic lights and don't bother pausing Runkeeper unless it's a really long light. I had no idea until today that I could run 5 miles or 1 hour! 😄💪🏃‍♀️ #audiorun #BFC #BookFitnessChallenge #BFCr3 #bookdragons

Decided to run a little faster than my usual, comfortable pace of 12:00-12:30 min/mi today. It was fun to push myself, although I still love my easy runs too. Just found out that one of my seminary intensives clashes with the Pride Run that my seminary encouraged me to sign up for 2 months ago, so that 5K race is off my #BFC now. 😣 Very disappointed since I'd been looking forward to it. #audiorun #BookFitnessChallenge #BFCr3 #bookdragons

I recently discovered the world of book swapping! Have you ever swapped one of your already read books out for one from your wishlist? While I did have other methods I used to unhaul books I no longer wanted, I really like the idea of getting something from my wishlist in return!

The Night Tiger arrived yesterday and I am looking forward to reading it. I saw it recently in the secondhand section at Barnes and Noble but the

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Not really sure what I just read with this book. It did not wow me & honestly it left me feeling "what the heck did I just read". I loved the style of writing ,& the basic storyline but the romance part just wasn't my cup of tea... Hopefully my next read will go better

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I could hardly put it down. If you enjoyed The Ghost Bride you will probably enjoy this one as well. I really appreciate how the author weaves the lore and superstition of her culture into the narrative. I thought this was a fantastic read that clipped along briskly and I wasn‘t ready for it to end. 🖤

I could not stop reading it. It's entertaining and very satisfying, pulling together a lot of threads in some fun and complicated ways. Great summer read.

Wasn't the book I normally enjoy, but I really enjoyed listening to this one it held my interest all the way through

Book and amateur art 😂😂

oh my goodness inner turmoil. I'll post twice and mark the second as spoiler. There are goods and bads to this book but in the end, the bad is really outwaying the good for me.

Okay! The goods: I liked the mystery, geography, most of the cast, the settings, and the writing as a while but I don't know if they out way the weird and problematic romance...

I am so excited to start this!

We‘ve wrapped up another superb meeting of the awesome #ThePoconoBookClub! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 It was great having the absolutely fantastic @Molly_the_mezzo and @jenbradley2017 out! 🤗🤗🤗 Everyone loved the book!

We tried a new eatery today and sat outside. The food was phenomenal and the weather was almost perfect (just slightly too humid)! Accompaniment was: a bacon cheeseburger with Taylor ham, fries, pickle, and Coke!

If you like mysteries about fingers, then this is for you.

I felt the book had a lot of promise with all the culture and mythology, however the story and characters became a little "meh" for me.

There were times where I found myself thinking, "How am I still listening to this!"

2/5⭐ The 1st half was structured w/ magical tiger tension & the 5 virtues, but both fizzled into a weird mystery that dominated the 2nd half. The plotting & themes set up at the beginning became scattered.

I didn't like Ji Lin's constant presentation as “not like the other girls.“ Shin turned into a horrible, demanding, possessive, assuming, entitled flat character. My issues boiled down to all the characters being weak & nondimensional.

#BookNLunch! Late meal today. #Subway Edition. Accompaniment this hot and bright afternoon: rotisserie chicken with fresh mozzarella and basil pesto; Harvest cheddar chips; watermelon-cucumber juice. MMMmmm 😋! Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

Monday Vibes ☕

I'm currently reading, The Night Tiger and Whisper Network. 📚

My final time for #24B4Monday! I had to work all three days, but not bad. Got one book done, a chunk of Bradbury‘s “The Martian Chronicles” on audio, and the a chunk of the tagged book done. I enjoyed it! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Giant thank you to @TheReadingMermaid , @Andrew65 , and @jb72 for coordinating and hosting this fantastic #readathon! 🤗🤗🤗

Currently listening to this one 🎧
Checking off my Hello Sunshine book club list

I stayed up late to finish this for book club, only to realize that book club is NEXT week! 🤦‍♀️

Went to the library recently! I'll be talking about many of these lovely #books on the #blog before the end of the month :D Most of them are for upcoming #blogtours but some have been in my #tbrpile for some time and Night Tiger is by Yangsze Choo so I just HAD to get it!

I also have a few other titles in transit from the library. After these titles, my #goodreads #reading challenge will be Complete 😤😤😤

#ARC #fantasy #yarc2019

I haven‘t actually FINISHED a book during 24in48, but of the two that I‘ve started, I think this one is the most intriguing. It has a really interesting kind of magical realism that I enjoy. #24in48

I brought a bunch of books with me to the hospital in case I get the gumption to do #24in48
I doubt I‘ll do the full 24, and I certainly won‘t finish my books, but I might as well try!

4/5
Slow start for me, but once it picked up I couldn‘t put it down. I loved the Malay superstitions and folklore and wanted more explanation or depth to the connection the characters had to one another. I didn‘t mind the romance but I could‘ve done without it if it meant more magic realism.

#Booked2019 (Night-oriented title)

This book was very confusing for me and it was only towards the end that I felt like I was maybe starting to understand what was going on. I then had the feeling like I should read it again, but unless it's chosen as a book club book, I'm not sure I want to invest any more energy into it.

Gotta say, I wasn‘t expecting this completely ridiculous and unnecessary love story. Not my favorite.

Book 1 of vacation finished.

Day 1 of vacation. New book. 🖤

This was a very different, interesting book for me. There were a few things that bothered me about it, but I loved the superstition/beliefs that drove the plot. For the most part, I felt happy with where the characters ended up and with the end of the book.

Here is my wrap up for #Booked2019 #Spring 🌼
Night-oriented Title - The Night Tiger
Cli-fi - The Obelisk Gate
Indigenous Author - Trail of Lightning
Features a Musician - The Phantom of the Opera
Social Media Focus - Follow Me Back
Food or Beverage on Cover - The Finnish Way
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

I finished my first book of #24B4Monday at 11:36:35:09. The audio version of this was a lot of fun. The story was something slightly out of the ordinary for me, but I do tend to enjoy magical realism when I pick it up. Parts of the plot seemed a bit contrived, but overall I thought it worked, I'm in love with the cover art, and I really like that this left a few questions unanswered. #booked2019 #nightorientedtitle

#hellosunshine #malaysia #readingaroundtheworld #ghost Page turner about a young dressmaker, her stepbrother and a young houseboy set in 1930‘s colonial Malaya. The Malaysia superstition about a tiger who walks in a man‘s skin mixed with Chinese numerology and belief in ghosts sets the stage for a nice little thriller complete with a shared dream environment. Didn‘t care for the love story component but gobbled up the ghost story.

I stayed up until 2am on a weeknight to finish this, and have no regrets! It‘s a fantastic book with interesting characters and a plot that kept me hooked!

Enjoyed a baked onion soup and boxty while reading this #Malaysian #supernatural novel.

Started The Night Tiger tonight as I did some #audiocooking one - of my #bfc goals - I wasn't brave enough to turn the oven on in this heat yet, but I made a strawberry spinach salad, and prepped the ingredients for a casserole later in the week
#bookdragons

And on my drives to and from the trailhead, I finally finished this book on Audible. I don‘t usually like books with a fantasy/supernatural component but I loved this one. I feel like it would make an amazing movie.

It's a good story premise peppered with severed fingers, romance, superstition, gambling debts, weretigers & colonial cocktail parties. There's a heavy dose of dream sequences and a touch of magical realism as well as a murder mystery central to the plot. But it's the scope of the novel that for me is its achilles heel - there's lots going on and the author uses a few to many coincidences to get a rather convoluted plot move along.
#botmbuddyread

Night Tiger combines magical realism, historical fiction, and mystery genres. I loved the 1930s Malaysia setting and the folklore (weretigers-- hello!). Plot needed tweaks but kept my interest.

Sharing and discussing this book with #BOTMbuddyread Littens made it all the better.😘

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#Booked2019 • #Genrebusting • @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft