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Sabriel (Abhorsen,  #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) | Garth Nix
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llwheeler
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Two weeks of #bookreport but not much to show. I'm making steady progress on audio, but reading with my eyes has been slow going. That's ok.

My #weeklyforecast is more just a bunch of possibilities. Who knows what I'll actually get to.

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humouress
Sabriel | Garth Nix

Most of the book is set in the Old Kingdom, with medieval-type magic, but parts take place over the Wall in Ancelstierre, which seems to have WWII era technology (cars, b&w films, tanks, guns, planes).

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Librarianaut
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1. Yes!!! Many!!! I am so fortunate to have met many authors & illustrators of children‘s books (perk of being a school librarian) but also have met Orson Scott Card, Deborah Harkness, and Garth Nix.

2. *so* many times

3. Tough question! Probably The Old Kingdom…or Hogwarts…or Middle Earth

@Eggs #WondrousWednesday

Eggs Love your thoughtful responses 🥳👍🏼 10mo
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Tea_and_Starstuff
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

This wound up being a low pick for me. Delicious world-building, fascinating magic and setting, and I loved the way the setting was introduced-we learn more as it's important to the main character. Unfortunately, the character work wasn't as compelling as I wanted it to be. Sabriel's highs and lows fell flat as I read. It was saved by a solid plot that kept things moving around in a world I wanted to know more about.

BarbaraJean Yay! Are you thinking you‘ll pick up the next one? As much as I did love Sabriel, I think Lirael has better character development. 14mo
Tea_and_Starstuff @BarbaraJean Yes definitely - I'm in the middle of many library holds pouring in so maybe not right away, but I am curious how Lirael lands. And Sabriel's good parts were good enough to make me interested. 14mo
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Tea_and_Starstuff
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Reading Sabriel by candlelight (and regular old electric light, but that's less fun to photograph). I've been told by several friends, including @BarbaraJean that I should really read this book, even though I bounced off the Left-Handed Booksellers of London. I've been dragging my feet - very silly of me. Started last night, and enjoying it tremendously!

BarbaraJean It is VASTLY different from Left-Handed Booksellers. I‘m excited to hear you‘re enjoying it! 1y
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Twainy
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

🎧 I watched the Bald BookTuber‘s Top Ten Fantasy books with Christopher Ruocchio, author of the Sun Eater series.

He (Christopher) recommended this book as MG/YA. Tim Curry reads it.

I LOVED IT! GREAT NARRATION!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

StaceGhost This is my favorite in the series, although Lirael was fun too! 2y
KCofKaysville @Twainy I read and liked this one several years ago. Still haven't read any others. 2y
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StaceGhost
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Pickpick

@Yuki_Onna a much delayed response 😅 Sabriel was my favorite. I admit mostly because of nostalgia but also because magical zombies 🧟‍♀️ @TheSpineView #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2y
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StaceGhost
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Pickpick

Read the whole series again except the last one. Had a family trip today to cape may so no dice getting to the library 🙃⛴ hope to get Goldenhand soon so I can speed read! ⏱🐌Busy summer & I‘m ready for autumn 🍂🎃🧙🏻‍♀️

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Sabriel appreciation post

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sarahgreatlove
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

My first Garth Nix and I REALLY enjoyed it. The narration was fabulous. Sarah j Maas gives this book 5 stars and if you‘re a fan of her early work I highly recommend checking this out. I got like PG throne of glass vibes from parts of it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

StaceGhost I looooved this book when I was a kid— reading terciel & Elinor now too 2y
BookmarkTavern Such an amazing series! ❤️ 2y
sarahgreatlove 😻😻😻 2y
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wen4blu
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Spring = cherry trees + necromancy

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HeyT
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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The reminder post is up and now my list for May is too. New to the list this month are In the Night Garden and the tagged. I‘ve kind of gotten stuck in a mood reading phase so I‘m behind on the last two months of #BookSpin. Here‘s to hoping I can catch up in May!

HeyT Also @TheAromaofBooks put in a good word to the bowl not to pick a chunkster lol. 2y
Zoes_Human Oh man, you have some good selections on there! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! And BookSpin has definitely been handing me some fat books as well! 😂 2y
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galueth28
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

It's been a few years since I last read Sabriel and it was nice revisiting the world. I liked the world building more than the characters, though.

Except Mogget. Supernatural beings of cosmic power trapped in the form of a cat are like, well, catnip to me 🤷‍♂️

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galueth28
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Avoiding the people at home with a bit of outside reading 😎

BookDadGirlDad I like your venue choice better than mine. I tend to disappear into the room with the lidded porcelain sest.....😳😳😳 2y
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Mrs_B
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

Managed to get the whole old kingdom series on kindle a while ago when they were 99p each. I‘ve not had much time for reading recently but have enjoyed working through a chapter or two a night of this. It‘s just such amazing world building.

KCofKaysville I enjoyed it several years ago, but I never went on to the rest of the series. I like a good heroine. @Mrs_B 2y
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WJCintron
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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#littensdressedinblood #TBR
#September 7 #dontfearthereaper
Aren‘t those covers BEAUTIFUL? 😍😍😍 I confess I bought Sabriel because of the cover. It was kind of an instalove kind of crush. 😂🤣 Now that I finally completed the series, I‘m ready to read Sabriel. The downfall is after the third book, he changed the covers. 😭 Don‘t you hate when that happens?
#series #fantasy #garthnix #sabriel

MidnightBookGirl Those are some gorgeous covers! And yes, changing covers mid-series is a crime against readers. Maybe look on Etsy to see if anyone sells covers that “fixes“ that problem? 3y
WJCintron @MidnightBookGirl Right? 😃 👍 3y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Me : we can buy the special 25th anniversary hardback and put this one in the little free library pile

Also me : ok, I‘d forgotten that I‘d had this signed *puts it in the keep pile and buys the new edition*

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Laughterhp
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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@Chrissyreadit I got the #LMPBC book today!

Can‘t wait to start this one!

#GroupD

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I loved this series! 3y
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Chrissyreadit
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

Absolutely loved this book. I enjoyed the characters, story and setting. Fantasy that includes evil dead, sorcery and modern contraptions. I will be sending it on Tuesday #lmpbc

Laughterhp Yay! Can‘t wait to read this one! 3y
Lucy_Anywhere I really liked this one as well - I just like how Garth Nix writes characters 3y
LazyOwl Love this series as well, one of my favourites 3y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Excuse me but WHY are there two versions of the 25th anniversary edition? It‘s bad enough that Victoria is back in lockdown (although the Mambo #5 tiktoks have been quite entertaining)- I can‘t also be expected to make difficult decisions like this!

TrishB Sorry you‘re in lockdown again 😞 you could‘ve in a country with 50k plus cases a day and about to reopen everything. The worlds gone bonkers. 3y
BookmarkTavern If I remember correctly, the one on the left is exclusively an Australian edition. I think. And I‘m so sorry about the lockdown. My work just lifted the mask mandate and I‘m just about tearing my hair out in frustration. 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @TrishB, the speed of this lockdown caught me by surprise. The mask mandate for offices that are not public facing had just lifted a day or two before lockdown was announced. That‘s so many cases! Are they declining at all? 3y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ozma.of.oz, the one on the left did pop up as an option on an Australian online bookseller newsletter but my screenshot is from book depository which is not (so I think available for anyone to purchase worldwide). Ive just bought more face masks - at this stage I feel like I‘ll wear them (regardless of the mandate) until the vaccine rollout rolls around to my age group. I feel for you - the frustration is real! 3y
BookmarkTavern Huh. Weird about the book. I have no idea then. 😅 And yeah, I‘m also just going to continue wearing my mask. The number of people that I‘ve heard flatly refusing to get the vaccine at my work is just so disheartening. 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @ozma.of.oz, it‘s so disheartening. There are a few people at work now that are not doing the right thing and I‘m ready to start losing friends over it. Im still no closer to deciding which version I want 🤣 I‘ve got awhile to think on it… 3y
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Awk_Word_Smith
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

I‘m not a huge fantasy book reader. I enjoy Tolkien & Martin, but have found very little else in the genre to hold my attention. Until Garth Nix. I took a chance on this one since the audiobook is narrated by none other than Tim Curry. It‘s really unlike much else that I have dabbled with in the fantasy genre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5.

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Chrissyreadit
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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#lmpbc some options for round 12. I have a mix of su genres in fantasy- are there any you absolutely would love or absolutely do not want to read? Group D

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Marmie7 Daughter of the forest and Nevermoor are on my tbr! 3y
alisiakae Definitely the House in the Cerulean Sea! I don‘t see any I wouldn‘t want to read 3y
Marmie7 I forgot to add, I already read House in the Cerulean Sea, which was fantastic btw! 3y
Laughterhp I‘ve read Red Sister, House in the Cerulean Sea, Nevermoor and Doors of January. But the other 3 sound good to me! 3y
Chrissyreadit What would you pick then of Sabriel, The Golem and The Jinni, Daughtrr of the Forest, @Laughterhp @Marmie7 @4thhouseontheleft ? 3y
Marmie7 Daughter of the Forest, then Sabriel. 3y
Laughterhp Probably Sabriel then Golem and the Jinni. But I‘m open to any of the 3. Sorry I‘ve read so many fantasy books 😂😂 3y
alisiakae Golem and the Jinni 3y
Chrissyreadit @Laughterhp I love it- it‘s gets me reading books not on my radar 3y
Chrissyreadit How does Sabriel sound? That‘s on 2/3 choices @Marmie7 @4thhouseontheleft @Laughterhp 3y
Marmie7 Sounds good! 3y
Laughterhp Works for me!! 3y
alisiakae 👍👍 3y
DarkPizza Daughter of the Forest is one of my favorite books of all time, I've read it probably 8 times. Sabriel is also very good. 3y
Chrissyreadit @DarkPizza I‘ve read so many good reviews of it! I suspect I will love it when I finally read it. 3y
alisiakae Do you know if the email with addresses been sent out? I have my seen it. 3y
Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft it was- I‘m just getting home but will forward it to you 3y
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Awk_Word_Smith
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Let‘s try this again. 😃

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Awk_Word_Smith
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Apparently I have had other things on my mind — what with the move, my mother-in-law‘s decline, and now career opportunities — and my book expired on Libby through the NYPL. So once it‘s available, I‘ll try again.

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BarbaraJean
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

I‘d heard a lot of good things about this. They were all true. A strong & capable main character, with just enough self-doubt & inexperience to make her believable & thoroughly likable. The magic system—using bells—was fascinating & I also enjoyed the intrigue of the Old Kingdom‘s history. ALSO, it was refreshing how this mid-90s YA fantasy didn‘t put romance or a love triangle center stage. A wonderful start to a series I‘m excited to continue.

KCofKaysville I liked Sabriel a few years ago but that's as far as I read. @BarbaraJean 3y
BarbaraJean @KCofKaysville I did like that this one works as a stand-alone. I‘ve heard that the next two books are kind of a pairing, and are set quite a few years later than the first. 3y
JLaurenceCohen One of my absolute favs 3y
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Awk_Word_Smith
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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I checked this out from NYPL after seeing it on a list of great audiobooks read by celebrities — Tim Curry, ppl, Tim effing Curry.

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LazyOwl
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

I absolutely love this series. Listened this time round to the audiobook and whilst I enjoyed I think I prefer to experience print rather than audio.

I love this unique world and magic system that Nix has created, where magic exists beyond the wall and the dead return to life. The only way to return the dead back is with a set of bells that often have a mind of the their own.

Awk_Word_Smith I‘m really enjoying Tim Curry‘s narration. 3y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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I somehow never heard of this book while growing up so I'm giving it a shot now

LazyOwl I'm just about to do a reread of this, but via audio. Hope you enjoy 3y
Palimpsest I love this book! ♥️Hope you enjoy it! 3y
BookmarkTavern I love this whole series! If you like audiobooks, Tim Curry narrates the first three! ❤️ 3y
Lucy_Anywhere I love this series! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did 3y
CruelSister This is one of my fave series! I was so entranced by this book when I was in HS that I tracked down Garth Nix‘s email address from his website (this was way back in ‘98 or ‘99) and I wrote him a gushing email about how much his writing inspired me to try to write my own stories. I‘m still trying to get the writing thing down all these years later, but his response was kind and personable. Anyway, excellent series. I love Mogget. 3y
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ParkerFinn
Sabriel | Garth Nix
Mehso-so

I give this book a solid 3 stars. It‘s very slow going, or maybe it was the audiobook that made it feel like that. The ending was fantastic and made me feel like getting there was worth the boring start. It also made me want to continue the series!! Definitely give this a go, just maybe not the audiobook.

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BookmarkTavern
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Oh my god, I feel so unobservant.

For years, I have read and loved the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix.

And I studied Shakespeare in college. A lot.

And how old was I when I realized that the Abhorsen is named after the executioner in Measure for Measure?

Today. I was today years old.

Leniverse Thank you! I didn't know that either. (I haven't read Measure by Measure). I wonder if any of the other names in the series are from Shakespeare. Touchstone? 3y
BookmarkTavern @Leniverse I actually know that one! Touchstone is the fool from As You Like It! 3y
Leniverse Hah! I thought that was a strange and Shakespearian sounding name. 3y
Clare-Dragonfly Measure for Measure is one of my favorites. Garth Nix has great taste. 🥰 I‘m pretty sure I noticed the connection, but I‘d read Sabriel two or three times before I ever read Measure for Measure. 3y
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Librarianaut
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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1. Mogget from Sabriel; he is the perfect amount of snarky
2. Yes, but not every year (and rarely more than a few days of it)
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 3y
BookmarkTavern 😻😻 What excellent taste you have! 3y
Librarianaut @ozma.of.oz 💖💖 3y
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asterese
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Not too late to the party, am I? 😅

One good thing about this year is that I finally got to start reading Garth Nix's works. 👀

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asterese
Sabriel | Garth Nix

"Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?"

I've been seeing more of this book around lately, and finally ordered a copy today. I hope I'll enjoy it as much as I'm wishing to. My first Garth Nix book was Angel Mage, and I loved his storytelling skills there. This is an older work, and it'd be interesting to compare his work then and his most recent ones.

BookmarkTavern I adore this whole series! I hope you like it! ❤️ 4y
asterese @ozma.of.oz I'm looking forward to it! 😄 4y
BookmarkTavern If you like it, and you enjoy audiobooks, I also recommend those! Tim Curry reads the first three, and he is utterly delightful. 4y
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SkeletonKey
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Currently reading. I‘ve owned this book for over 10 years and never got around to it. It‘s about time.

Clare-Dragonfly I love this book! I hope you love it too! Now I‘m trying to think of how long it‘s been since I read it. 🤔 4y
SkeletonKey @Clare-Dragonfly - I hear good things! 4y
jmofo I‘m not into most YA or a big fantasy person but I thought this book was interesting and worth the time. Fascinating premise, I thought. I lost the plot a bit for a while but that was more likely me than the book. I hope you enjoy it. 4y
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Tianarose
Sabriel | Garth Nix
Pickpick

Well worth the wait! This book was lovely.

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Tianarose
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Finally! This ones been on hold since mid November!

emtobiasz Oh! This is such a great listen! Hope you love it! 4y
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reading_rainbow
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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i‘ve heard great things about this series, can‘t wait to start, what a beautiful cover ❤️🌙

Eos462 My favorite fantasy! This is one of the few books I've read multiple times and the audiobook is read by Tim Curry, its wonderful. 4y
reading_rainbow @Eos462 i‘m starting it next! but now i‘m absolutely tempted to just listen to the audiobook now because Tim Curry is incredible 4y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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S is for Sabriel

And is another example of yet another series that I‘ve been meaning to reread and finish for quite some time! Eep! At least I have finally crossed Frogkisser off my tbr 😂😬

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BoleyBooks
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks

EagleReader 👍 3y
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BookmarkTavern
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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#chillingphotochallenge #blackcat

So, I picked this one because every time I pick up any of the five in this series I picture Mogget as a black cat until he‘s described again. 😂 But no, he‘s a white cat. [NAME REDACTED] is the black cat.

BUT STILL! EVERY TIME! 🤣

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon @Clwojick 1 point (10 total)

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DimeryRene
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

Sabriel was great! It‘s there in the middle of my fall stack. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Initially did not even want to read, but glad I did!!

BookmarkTavern I adore this series! If you like audiobooks, you should give them a try. Tim Curry reads the first three and he is utter perfection as Mogget. 5y
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Vinjii
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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I‘ve just started this because it‘s been recommended to me so many times #fantasy

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jcalyn5
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 3

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@emilyrose_x

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DimeryRene
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Finally getting into this. I don‘t think I was really in the mood for fantasy YA when I started. Enjoying it now though!!

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GingerPicks
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

My friend recommended this book to me after I bugged him about the fact that I just can't seem to “get into“ Fantasy. He knows I'm more of a horror fan, and seeing as Sabriel's job is to banish the dead, this book seemed like a good way to ease me into the genre. Nix's writing also has a YA feel to it, so it was easy to get through. Overall I found myself falling for the characters, and I'm curious to see what this series has in store 4/5 😻

MrBook Nice review! Welcome to the #LitsyFamily!!! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @LitsyWelcomeWagon is a great place to find new Littens. 5y
GingerPicks @MrBook Thank you for the warm welcome! I didn't realise there was a character/word count, otherwise I would've had more to say, but in some ways it's a challenge 😄😸 5y
MrBook @GingerPicks Yeah, it‘s helped me quash my verbosity. 😆🙈 5y
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BookmarkTavern
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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1 - Done! Y‘all, Tim Curry does the audiobooks for the first three in this series! ❤️❤️❤️
2 - manipulate probability (probability I win the lottery tomorrow? 100%)
3 - Libra ♎️
4 - baking goodies and making dinner for visiting family
5 - ❤️❤️❤️

#friyayintro @howjessreads

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Maewyn
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

This was good. I am intrigued by the world. The book kept up a good flow of action. I am a bit disappointed that book two takes up with a different protagonist. We'll see how it goes.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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I‘m not entirely sure what it is about Garth Nix... but my ability to speak coherently leaves me in the signing line 😂

AlaMich I love him and his cool signature!! 5y
BookFreakOut That's awesome! 5y
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Brinx
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

This is a good start to a series. Recommend if you are going through Game of Thrones or The Divine Cities withdrawals.

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hes7
Sabriel | Garth Nix
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Pickpick

“A tale of dark secrets, deep love, and dangerous magic!”

I tried to read this book multiple times in middle/high school, but I couldn‘t do it. But this time around, Tim Curry‘s narration kept me going, and I enjoyed this story. Definitely planning to keep going in the series.

Book 1 of #24b4Monday finished.
Current time: 3h23m

#bookfitnesschallenge #bfc

VioletBramble I love this series. Lirael‘s story is my favorite and I would love to work in the Library of the Clayr. 5y
KathyWheeler I keep meaning to read this because it had such an influence on a lot of writers I like. I‘ll probably move it up on my TBR. 5y
ReadingRover I absolutely love this series!!! 5y
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teainthelibrary This has been on my TBR for at least 15 years 😂 Might be time to finally pick it up! 5y
juliegumdrop This is a good one. 5y
Andrew65 Great start. 😊👍 5y
Clwojick Awesome start to the readathon! 5y
VanChocStrawberry This is one I read so long ago I can‘t remember it. It‘s been rec‘d by Get Booked a lot and I‘m ready for a re-read 5y
Megabooks 😁😁😁📚🥳🎉 5y
BarbaraJean I‘ve had this on my TBR for a while... just might have to check out that Tim-Curry-narrated audiobook!! 5y
Abby2 I loved the whole series. 5y
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